Legendary Film Star Kirk Douglas Died At 103

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Kirk Douglas, Hollywood legend, dies at 103


Actor Kirk Douglas, a fixture of cinema for six decades, has died aged 103

The stage and screen actor was well-known for a range of roles, including the 1960 classic Spartacus, in which he played the titular character

Born in New York in 1916, he rose to prominence during Hollywood's "golden age", earning his first Oscar nomination for the 1949 boxing story Champion

He was also the father of Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas

Michael said in a statement: "It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today."
"To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies... but to me and my brothers Joel and Peter he was simply Dad," it read in part

Obituary: Kirk DouglasIn pictures: Kirk Douglas at 100BBC Arts: Three of Kirk Douglas's finest scenes"Let me end 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."
Kirk Douglas was prolific as a film actor, with more than 90 credits to his name - ranging over six decades from the 1940s to the 2000s

He is perhaps best-known as Spartacus, a Stanley Kubrick film which won four Oscars and was so popular that its iconic "I am Spartacus" scene entered the pop culture lexicon

Douglas was himself nominated for an Oscar three times - for Champion (1949), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), and Lust for Life (1956). He eventually won the honorary award in 1996 in recognition of his 50 years in the industry

Source : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51394855

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