Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AFI Life Achievement Award.
The elder son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, Douglas received his Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His early acting roles included film, stage, and television productions. Douglas first achieved prominence for his performance in the ABC police procedural television series The Streets of San Francisco, for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations.
Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor, producer, director, philanthropist and author. After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, he made his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck.
Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war films. During his career, he appeared in more than 90 films. Douglas was known for his explosive acting style, which he displayed as a criminal defense attorney in Town Without Pity (1961).
Anne Douglas, the wife of late actor Kirk Douglas and the stepmother of Michael Douglas passed away aged 102 on Thursday at her home in Beverly Hills.
Anne's death comes almost a year after the death of her husband, actor Kirk Douglas in February 2020. Anne and Kirk were married for 66 years and also shared two sons Eric and Peter.
Anne's passing was mourned by stepson, Michael Douglas in a moving note that the actor shared with People. According to a statement provided by Michael Douglas to People, the actor said, "Anne was more than a stepmother, and never 'wicked.' She brought out the best in all of us, especially our father.
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