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The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences and inspirations of some of today's great screen artists. Every installment asks the same five questions…

Anne Douglas, a longtime philanthropist and former publicist who was married to Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas for 65 years until his death in 2020, died today at her Beverly Hills home. She was 102. Her stepson, Oscar winner Michael Douglas, said in a statement released by the family: “My father could never keep a…

As we finally turn the calendar on the Cruelest Year, let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the memorable people we lost from the world of entertainment. Click through the photo gallery above. Among those who passed during 2020 were big-screen Hollywood legends from Kirk Douglas and Olivia de Havilland to Sean Conn…

The passing of a fabled star like Kirk Douglas always prompts obits that are respectful, if not adulatory, replete with a signature photo – Spartacus in Douglas' case. But now a major re-think is overtaking the obit business. Yes, even death is getting a makeover, as evidenced in several arenas. A new documentary, Over…

Kirk Douglas represented the embodiment of Hollywood stardom, but he likely would not have been a fan of Sunday’s Oscar show. Indeed, he might have ended up standing offstage with Quentin Tarantino, both wondering why the ceremonies seem oddly distanced from both Hollywood and its stars. Tarantino made a downright…

We lost Kirk Douglas last week, and TCM today set a 24-hour marathon of programming featuring the legend of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The seminar actor’s life and career will be in the spotlight on March 5. The “TCM Remembers Kirk Douglas” block will showcase 11 of his classic films — including Spartacus, Man with a…

Supporters and potential backers of presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg gathered on Wednesday evening in Hancock Park for an event to build buzz for his candidacy, with a special celebrity guest among the speakers: Michael Douglas. Hours earlier, Douglas had announced that his father, legendary actor Kirk…

Everyone knew this day was coming. No one lives forever, and Kirk Douglas was 103, but for some reason he seemed invincible to me. Maybe it was all those movies, but for my entire life Kirk Douglas has always been there in so many memorable performances I can’t begin to count. Ace in the Hole, Detective Story, 20,000 L…

Kirk Douglas’ acting career spanned 60 years, three Best Actor Oscar noms and a host of lifetime honors. Click on the image above to launch a photo gallery of some iconic screen roles of the Golden Age legend who died Wednesday at 103. The images include his most famous characters — the boxer Midge Kelly from Champion…

Michael Douglas reminisced just last Friday about the father/son kinship and occasional rivalry shared with Kirk Douglas, which came to a head over the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Michael made his remarks at the closing event of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, during an onstage conversation with…

Two-time Oscar winner Michael Douglas, the eldest son of Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas, paid tribute to his father Wednesday in officially announcing his dad’s death at age 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…

Hollywood lost an icon today, as Kirk Douglas died at age 103. The acting legend drew immediate comment from friends, industryites and fans who remembered him in such films as Spartacus, Lust for Life and The Bad and the Beautiful. The outpouring for the actor on Twitter and other social media often called him…