KIrk Douglas will always be an icon in the pantheon of Hollywood. He put himself on the line to break the blacklist. My love goes out to my friend Michael and the whole family. I did a play, and my mother made a black apron, and I played a shoemaker. After the performance, [my father] gave me my first Oscar: an ice cream cone. That trash? The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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Ad Choices. I hated being part of such a system. Douglas had his share of missteps. He starred in a couple of bombs, including the loopy western "The Villain" with Arnold Schwarzenegger and "Saturn 3" with Farrah Fawcett. Fortunately, I forget the bad pictures. He remained a staunch Luddite as he got older. I don't have a cellphone. I know nothing about computers. But one thing: I love having a place to play solitaire. I play all the time.
On his th birthday, Anne gifted him his first iPad, and the milestone was celebrated with a starry bash in Beverly Hills, with Steven Spielberg and Don Rickles among the guests present. Douglas was also known for his humanitarian work and had been a goodwill ambassador for the U.
State Department since Nearly two decades later, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the French bestowed him with the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.
At , he reflected on his charitable efforts. So I have a lot to be thankful for. Perhaps it was this sensitivity to those in need that informed his nuanced performances. A devout Jew, Douglas studied the Bible and began to read in depth about Judaism after his stroke. Though he had celebrated his bar mitzvah at the traditional age of 13, he decided to celebrate it again at He had learned to read Hebrew as a child.
On Wednesday, Michael wrote in his tribute that his father'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.
Michael closed his post "with the words I told him on his last birthday and which will always remain true. Dad — I love you so much and I am so proud to be your son.
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