In the wake of Kirk Douglas’s death on Wednesday at age 103, Hollywood came together on social media to share tributes to and memories of the late actor.
During his long career, Douglas starred in films including Spartacus, Champion and The Bad and the Beautiful. He received three Oscar nominations and won an honorary award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1996.
His son Michael Douglas said in a statement on Instagram, “It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103. To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to.”
Catherine Zeta-Jones wrote on Instagram of her father-in-law: “To my darling Kirk, I shall love you for the rest of my life. I miss you already. Sleep tight…”
(Excerpt) Read more in: The Hollywood Reporter