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Rare Family Photos from Kirk Douglas and Anne Douglas' Glamorous Hollywood Life
The Douglas Family Archives
Next year, The Douglas Foundation turns 60 — and in celebration, trustee Michael Douglas is going back in time. The actor's dad Kirk and stepmother Anne started the organization in 1964 when Kirk's Bryna films including The Vikings and Spartacus turned a profit; since then, $118 million has been disbursed to worthy causes. Despite Kirk's death in 2020 and Anne's in 2021, the foundation keeps giving.
"When we finished the heartbreaking task of assembling the contents of Anne's private archive, we had over 10,000 items — photos, correspondence, awards and scrapbooks saved over seven decades," Michael tells PEOPLE. "We knew we had a treasure trove we should make available to family, friends, fans and students of film history. They were a golden couple who lived through the best of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and well beyond it. Theirs was a 66-year union of two people who found fulfillment and joy in each other and sharing good fortune with others.
"They were at home wherever they went: the White House for private time with President Kennedy and Jackie; sleeping in the Lincoln Bedroom when President Johnson and Lady Bird were in resi
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'Family first': Kirk Douglas, 102, poses for sweet family photo featuring four generations
It runs in the family.
Kirk Douglas, 102, posed alongside the expanding Douglas clan in a picture shared on Instagram Monday by his grandson Cameron, the eldest son of Michael Douglas.
In the sweet family photo, a sunglasses-wearing Kirk sits at the head of the table near his wife of 65 years, Anne Buydens, 100. Michael, Catherine Zeta-Jones and their two children – son Dylan, 19, and daughter Carys, 16 – are also pictured.
In the farthest right corner, Cameron holds his 19-month-old daughter Lua with girlfriend Viviane Thibes, representing the fourth generation of the Douglas family.
Cameron captioned the post with the hashtag #Familyfirst.
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In December, the family paid tribute to their patriarch on their respective Instagram accounts.
"Happy 102nd birthday to the most beautiful man. We love you Kirk," Zeta-Jones captioned a slideshow of family photos and videos, while Carys wrote: "102 years young. to my inspiration, my pappy. i can't put into words how much you mean to me."
Cameron added, "Happy Birthday to a gentleman’s gentlemen, with a true heart of gold.
We Love you Pappy!"
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