Actor Kirk Douglas has died at age 103

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His son, actor Michael Douglas, announced the death in a statement to People magazine.

“It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103,” he wrote.

“To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to.

“But to me and my brothers Joel and Peter he was simply Dad, to Catherine, a wonderful father-in-law, to his grandchildren and great-grandchild their loving grandfather, and to his wife Anne, a wonderful husband.

“Kirk’s life was well lived, and he leaves a legacy in film that will endure for generations to come, and a history as a renowned philanthropist who worked to aid the public and bring peace to the planet.
Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas dead at 103
 
Kirk Douglas, Indomitable Icon of Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 103

The actor starred in such films as 'Champion,' 'The Bad and the Beautiful,' 'Lust for Life,' 'Gunfight at the O.K. Corral' and 'Spartacus,' to name just a few.

Kirk Douglas, the son of a ragman who channeled a deep, personal anger through a chiseled jaw and steely blue eyes to forge one of the most indelible and indefatigable careers in Hollywood history, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 103.

“It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103,” son Michael Douglas wrote on his Instagram account. “To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the Golden Age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to.”...
 
Such an amazing life! He was an amazing actor and is very Loved ! Godspeed Mr Douglas . Need to plan a movie marathon. I'm sure TMC will do his work justice ! Young people need to know who he was ! True Icon...
 
He was and is by many believed to be the "Kirk" in missing starlet Jean Spangler's mysterious note found after her disappearance, thought by some to be in regards to them having dated and her aborting their child.

He wrote about her disappearance in his auto-biography. Didn't sound very believable, imo.
Why would he call her mother to decline a date he never approved of?

A vile, sexist pig imo, but it was accepted in those days, and now, he dies "A Hollywood Icon."

(To be clear, I love the Golden Era of Hollywood, and I think most stars of the time were true Ladies and Gentlemen)
 
TCM FILM TRIBUTE - MARCH 5 (ALL TIMES EST)
6:00 AM (ET) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
8:00 AM (ET) Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
10:00 AM (ET) The Story of Three Loves (1953)
12:15 AM (ET) Along the Great Divide (1951)
2:00 PM (ET) Out of the Past (1947)
3:45 PM (ET) Young Man With a Horn (1950)
5:45 PM (ET) Lust for Life (1956)
8:00 PM (ET) Paths of Glory (1958)
9:45 PM (ET) Spartacus (1960)
1:15 AM (ET) Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival: Michael Douglas (2018)
2:30 AM (ET) The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)
4:45 AM (ET) Seven Days in May (1964)
 
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