Anne Buydens Douglas

Anne Buydens Douglas, a German-American producer and widow of legendary actor Kirk Douglas, has died at age 102. Her death comes more than a year after her husband Kirk – who was known for "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and other iconic films – died on Feb. 5, 2020. He was 103. The couple was married for more than 65 years after tying the knot in May 1954. Together, Douglas and Kirk had two sons: Peter, 65, and Eric, who died in 2004 at age 46. She was also stepmother to actor Michael Douglas, 76, and producer Joel Douglas, 74, Kirk's children with first wife Diana Douglas. (She died in 2015.) The Douglas Foundation, which Douglas and her husband co-founded, has donated millions to a wide range of institutions, from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to the Motion Picture & Television Fund.