dirac Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Kirk Douglas is 100 this week. This milestone getting rather more media attention than Miss de Havilland's. He's never been one of my favorites, but I wish him and his family well. Happy birthday! Quote Flanked by Anne Douglas, his wife of over 62 years, his son Michael Douglas, his daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones and his grandchildren, Kirk Douglas looked out over the crowd of about 150 people, including Don Rickles, Jeffrey Katzenberg, his Rabbi and many of his closest friends and smiled. Not only was he surrounded by friendly faces, he knew, as promised by his doctor years ago, that if he lived to 100, he would get to have a glass of vodka. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Douglas turns 102 today. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Douglas enjoyed his 103rd birthday this month. He and wife Anne have been married 65 years. Link to comment
Mashinka Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Just heard the news that the great Kirk Douglas has passed away. He was 103, so a terrific innings. May he rest in peace. Link to comment
dirac Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 Yes, he had a good run. RIP. Quote Since the local factories refused to hire Jews, his father collected rags, scrap metal and junk. (This was why Douglas titled his 1988 autobiography, The Ragman's Son.) While his mother, who took care of seven children and was always working, Douglas wrote that his Pa 'was no help. Almost all his daily take was spent at his favorite bar, Bogie's. He rarely came home for dinner. He never seemed to care whether we had food on the table or went to bed hungry. Link to comment
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