Anne Douglas, widow of late actor Kirk Douglas, dies at 102

<p>BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. &mdash; Anne Douglas, the widow of Kirk Douglas and stepmother of Michael Douglas, died Thursday in California. She was 102.</p>
<p>Douglas died at her home in Beverly Hills, according to an obituary provided by spokeswoman Marcia Newberger. No cause of death was given. </p>
<p>Kirk Douglas, the Hollywood legend who starred in “Spartacus,” “Lust for Life” and dozens of other films, died in February 2020 at 103. </p>
<p>He married Anne Buydens in 1954 after they met in Paris while he was filming “Act of Love” and she was doing publicity. They had two sons, Peter, a producer, and Eric, an actor. </p>
<p>“I often wonder what would have happened to me if I hadn’t married Anne. I might not have survived without her business acumen and her finely-honed instincts," Kirk Douglas once said. </p>
<p>In 2017 the couple published “Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood.”</p>
<p>The Douglas Foundation, which Anne and her husband co-founded, has donated millions to a wide range of institutions, from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to the Motion Picture &amp; Television Fund.</p>
<p>Michael Douglas said his stepmother “will always be in our hearts.” </p>
<p>“She brought out the best in all of us, especially our father. Dad would never have had the career he did without Anne’s support and partnership,” the actor said in a statement. </p>
<p>Kirk Douglas’ first wife and Michael’s mother, Diana Douglas, died in 2015.</p>