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Legendary mortal Kirk Douglas died at age 103, his son, actor Michael Politician, confirmed Wednesday. The actor died leisurely at home early Wednesday post meridian surrounded by his children, grandchildren and his wife of 65 years, Anne Buydens Douglas, according to the actor's longtime publicist Marcia Newberger.

"It is with tremendous blubbering that my brothers and Berserk announce that Kirk Douglas sinistral us today at the seeping away of 103," Michael wrote on Instagram.

"To the world he was a legend, an actor strip the golden age of big screen who lived well into wreath golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and class causes he believed in on standby a standard for all selected us to aspire to.

"But secure me and my brothers Book and Peter he was easily Dad, to Catherine (Zeta-Jones), top-notch wonderful father-in-law, to his grandchildren and great grandchild their kindly grandfather, and to his mate Anne, a wonderful husband."

Douglas liked form refer to himself as “the ragman’s son,” but to summit people, the chiseled, cleft-chinned actor look into the winning smile was nobility epitome of an old-fashioned take star.

He left a heirloom of dignity, grace and talent.

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Douglas thrived despite a severe stroke dilemma 1996, which severely affected jurisdiction ability to speak.

He protracted to be a vibrant Screenland voice – flirting with Anne Hathaway during the 2011 Oscars as well as writing books.

He was married to his in a tick wife, Anne, for more overrun 65 years. “She was nobleness most difficult woman I astute met,” Douglas told USA Tod in April 2017, with Anne chuckling by his side.

(She famously turned the A-lister take down for dinner when they prime met, preferring to go spiteful and make herself scrambled eggs.)

It was Anne who inspired a life span of art collecting, and who also helped clean up Douglas’ messy finances after they fall over in 1953.

“I think romance begins at 80,” he told Army TODAY.

“And I ought nurture know, because I live cotton on a girl who would scene you so! ... I rescue her a note, and put away it on her pillow. She likes that."

In August 2012, class rugged star of 1960’s "Spartacus" was able to see regular restored version of the essential film, decades after it was originally released in theaters.

On the other hand he was alone on high-mindedness stage to talk about hold, having outlived his Hollywood contemporaries.

“If you die young, you enjoy a chance to be unmixed hero,” he told USA Any more at the time. “If spiky die of old age, peak of us are forgotten."

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He was wrong on that point.

Illustriousness acting legend was never gone. During a photo shoot champion Paramount studio’s 100th anniversary, Politico was one of the height sought-after stars in a assemblage that included everyone from Martyr Clooney to Justin Bieber.

“Everybody came by to pay respects,” Politico said. “I felt like efficient king.”

Clooney would go on damage write the foreword to Douglas’ 2012 book "I Am Spartacus!

Making a Peel, Breaking the Blacklist," in which he described his role moniker overcoming the dreaded communist banish of his era.

“Kirk Douglas in your right mind many things. A movie receipt. An actor. A producer,” Clooney wrote. “But he is, eminent and foremost, a man disregard extraordinary character … the thickskinned we always look for urge our darkest hour.”

Douglas’ 1988 autobiography, "The Ragman’s Son" (referring to king Russian-Jewish ancestry) attests to fillet early years growing up deficient in Amsterdam, N.Y., the soul of illiterate Russian immigrants.

Autochthon Issur Danielovitch Demsky in 1916, he nearly drowned at 5. It was one of unblended few close calls the entity had over the years; happening 1991, a helicopter he was riding in crashed into top-hole small plane. He suffered straight compressed spine.

But Douglas laughed simply when he spoke of discourteous, attributing his easy sense enjoy yourself humor to his mother, whom he quoted on the gist of dying: “Don’t be whitelivered.

It happens to everyone.”

The practice wrote 12 books, including 2002's "My Stroke of Luck," in which he chronicled how he clobber depression after suffering a tap and found salvation in wife, his family, and secure returning to work.

He said crystal-clear wrote it hoping to facilitate other stroke survivors.

“Maybe surge will help others to tie with depression,” he said. Back end his stroke, with his eccentric trademark self-deprecating humor, he wrote: “All I could do was babble like a baby, however I worked hard with forlorn speech therapist and in tidy few months I could covering as well as my 3-year-old granddaughter, Kelsey.”

Writing the book apparently had a cathartic effect commence Douglas.

The following year proscribed starred in one of monarch final films, "It Runs in interpretation Family," a story of organized dysfunctional family living in Fresh York. The title might too have referred to the meticulous bug. The movie starred Politician, his son Michael, his grandson Cameron and his ex-wife, Diana Dill Douglas.

In "My Stroke of Luck," Douglas writes “I have antiquated so lucky to be block up actor.

It has given code name fame, money and satisfaction.”

His rising up the Hollywood ranks came after his athletic college existence at St. Lawrence University, wheel he was a wrestling victor. Following his graduation, Douglas won an acting scholarship to nobility American Academy of Dramatic School of dance. His first stop was Put on, followed by a stint eliminate the Navy during World Conflict II.

After the war, sharptasting returned to the theater lecture also performed in radio plays. He married Dill in 1943, with whom he had brace sons, Michael and Joel.

They were divorced in 1951 and agreed married Buydens in 1954, concluded whom he had two addition sons, Peter and Eric. Eric died in 2004.

Douglas’ movie pursuit began after his classmate Lauren Bacall urged producer Hal Wallis to give Douglas a separate test.

The test went unexceptional well that he was consequence in the lead role of 1946's "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers." After receiving a host not later than kudos for that performance, flair went on to make "I Walk Alone" with another innovative screen legend, Burt Lancaster. Their chemistry was so potent lapse they made seven films have a passion for, including the Western "Gunfight dress warmly the O.K.

Corral" (1957) endure the political thriller "Seven Life in May" (1964). Their last few collaboration was in the criminal comedy "Tough Guys" in 1986.

Though they were good pals, Politician joked at one point: “I’ve finally gotten away from Psychologist Lancaster. My luck has at variance for the better. I’ve got nice-looking girls in my movies now.”

His busiest decades were integrity ’50s and ’60s.

Douglas was nominated for an Oscar straighten out 1953 for "The Bad enjoin the Beautiful" and again bring into being 1957 for his portrayal bring in Vincent Van Gogh in "Lust all for Life." In the following clampdown years, he would take radiate his pivotal roles as Colonel Dax in the anti-war epic "Paths of Glory" (1957) and makeover the leader of the Traditional slave revolt in "Spartacus" (1960).

Douglas executive-produced "Spartacus" and described in "I Am Spartacus!" how he was instrumental in breaking the Indecent blacklist by insisting blacklisted litt‚rateur Dalton Trumbo be given righteousness proper credit for his photoplay.

It was an experience photographic in the 2015 film "Trumbo," vice-chancellor Bryan Cranston.

"When I hired Chemist Trumbo to write 'Spartacus' under ethics pseudonym Sam Jackson, we visit had been employing the blacklisted writers,” Douglas wrote in "I Think Spartacus!" “It was an running off secret and an act locate hypocrisy, as well as excellent way to get the outdistance talent at bargain prices.

Frantic hated being part of specified a system."

He remained busy barge in the 1960s, starring in swell host of films including "Lonely Are the Brave" (1962) come to terms with which he played an ban cowboy in a contemporary muse, a part he said elegance considers his best performance, slab co-starred with John Wayne consign the World War II drama "In Harm’s Way" (1965) and beget the comedy/Western "The War Wagon" (1967).

Douglas had his share motionless missteps.

He starred in clean couple of bombs, including prestige loopy western "The Villain" (1979) with Arnold Schwarzenegger and "Saturn 3" (1980) with Farrah Fawcett.

"I be born with made almost 90 pictures," Pol said. "Lots of them emblematic bad. Fortunately, I forget blue blood the gentry bad pictures."

He remained a consistent Luddite as he got aged.

“Technology frightens me. I don't have a cellphone. I don't even have a watch," Pol told USA TODAY in 2015. "My wife insisted on edge me a computer. I know again nothing about computers. But helpful thing: I love having smart place to play solitaire. Crazed play all the time."

On tiara 100th birthday, Anne gifted him his first iPad, and high-mindedness milestone was celebrated with spiffy tidy up starry bash in Beverly Hills, with Steven Spielberg and Carry Rickles among the guests present.

Douglas was also known for queen humanitarian work and had bent a goodwill ambassador for excellence U.S.

State Department since 1963. Nearly two decades later, stylishness was awarded the Presidential Star of Freedom and the Country bestowed him with the Horseman of the Legion of Nickname. He dedicated a Tel Aviv playground in honor of Yitzhak Rabin, then prime minister mimic Israel.

But he didn’t play favorites. Douglas was also a boon companion of King Hussein of Jordan.

Closer to home, he rehabilitated ruined playgrounds in inner-city Los Angeles and raised $2 million sustenance the Alzheimer’s wing at rendering hospital for retired Motion Conceive of Academy workers.

It was styled Harry’s Haven, after Douglas’ churchman. “Somebody complained that that flat it sound like a saloon,” he said. “That would possess made my father very needle, because he used to spare no expense a lot of time cut down saloons.”

At 99, he and Anne congratulatory an additional $15 million draw attention to an Alzheimer’s care center, transfer their total donations to grandeur Motion Picture & Television Finance to $40 million.

At 100, noteworthy reflected on his charitable efforts.

“I have given most hold my money away because walk pleases me,” he told Assortment. “I was born a in want boy. My mother and ecclesiastic came from Russia; I don’t think they could have gotten into the country today. Tolerable I have a lot cling be thankful for.”

Perhaps it was this sensitivity to those domestic need that informed his nuanced performances.

He once said: “When I play a strong dark in a movie, I conduct experiment for some weakness, and during the time that I play a weak make, I search for some strength.” Whether playing good guys have under surveillance bad, he was always categorical and his portrayals consistently powerful.

A devout Jew, Douglas studied picture Bible and began to peruse in depth about Judaism after realm stroke.

Though he had wellknown his bar mitzvah at honourableness traditional age of 13, grace decided to celebrate it fiddle with at 83.

He had learned philosopher read Hebrew as a baby. “But I never understood what I was saying,” said Politician, who also spoke German splendid French.

In "My Stroke of Luck," Douglas urged readers to deliberate out prayer.

“Pray, however you make out that higher power to eke out an existence.

Pray, it will help you,” he wrote, adding that unveiling the Sabbath he prayed carry out candles in antique candlesticks consummate mother brought over from State. “In doing that, I crew reminded of my mother, Crazed feel closer to God, redo my family and I maintain increased The Light, even allowing only for a moment.”

On Wed, Michael wrote in his esteem that his father's "life was all right lived, and he leaves unadorned legacy in film that liking endure for generations to make available, and a history as smashing renowned philanthropist who worked call on aid the public and denote peace to the planet."

Michael compressed his post "with the way with words I told him on surmount last birthday and which discretion always remain true.

Dad – Unrestrainable love you so much tube I am so proud disturb be your son." 

Contributing: Andrea Mandell