Kirk Douglas Dead at 103
Kirk passed Wednesday. Kirk's health had been in decline. In 1996 he suffered a stroke but recovered most of his faculties. Last time we saw him enjoying life was in April 2019 when he was"camping" in hisMichael told People,"It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103.
Michael ended it this way ..."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-grandchildren their loving grandfather, and to his wife Anne, a wonderful husband." Kirk's appeared in a few minor Broadway productions in the '40s but then put his career on hold and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1941. After several years of service, Kirk returned to theater, but his best work came on the big screen.
The famed actor and producer earned critical acclaim for his role in the 1960 classic,"Spartacus." In"Spartacus," Kirk gave onscreen credit to blacklisted screenwriter. Kirk's move started the dissolution of the infamous blacklisting policies that had begun nearly a decade prior. Kirk was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in 1949 for his role as boxer Midge Kelly in"Champion." He also earned 2 Oscar nominations as a producer for"The Bad and the Beautiful" in 1953 and"Lust for Life" in 1957.
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