Reports also suggest that Kirk Douglas' famous son, Michael Douglas, will receive nothing from his estate. It is not surprising that Kirk Douglas left his estate to the Douglas Foundation, because he and his wife, Anne, founded it in 1964.
According to The Mirror, the Douglas Foundation will receive $50 million of his estate. It is not clear where the remaining $11 million will go, but Kirk has reportedly left no money to his actor son Michael Douglas, who is estimated to be worth $278 million himself.”
Kirk and Anne are surrounded by six of their seven grandchildren in a 2017 family photo. Kirk died at age 103 in 2020, while Anne followed him one year later, at age 102.
Diana Douglas, an actress for six decades and a model who was Kirk Douglas's first wife and Michael Douglas's mother, has died in Los Angeles. She was 92. The cause was cancer, according to Michael Douglas's production company, Furthur Films, citing Ms. Douglas's husband, Donald A.
The Foundation supports organizations that provide or enhance quality educational experiences for the less advantaged members of the communities they serve. We are dedicated to supporting organizations that help children, women and families live healthier lives.
Established in 1993, the DOUGLAS USA CONSULTANCY is a woman-owned business that enables organizations to be more recognized, likable, revered, understood, profitable, and customer-centric.
It is not surprising that Kirk Douglas left his estate to the Douglas Foundation, because he and his wife, Anne, founded it in 1964. The Foundation helps to fund medical care and research and it supports children and local communities.
Even though he struggles with aphasia after his stroke, he sees the silver lining to that life-changing event: My stroke, 11 years ago, was a blessing in disguise. I learned that we take too many things for granted in this world—even speech.
The Beverly Hills home of the late actor Kirk Douglas has sold for $9.015 million, significantly higher than its asking price of $7.495 million, according to listing agent Rochelle Maize of Nourmand & Associates.
How much money was Kirk Douglas worth when he passed away?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Douglas was worth an estimated US$60 million at the time of his death – but he won't be leaving any of his fortune to his famous children.
Kirk Douglas is married to the former Anne Buydens; they have two sons. Peter Douglas is a producer in Los Angeles who also assists his parents in their foundation work. Their younger son, Eric, died in 2004.
Fox: The Back to the Future star stunned Hollywood when in 1998 he announced he had early-onset Parkinson's disease and had been keeping it under wraps since his diagnosis in 1990.
Douglas Outdoors is owned by H. Douglas Barclay, the 85-year-old patriarch of a politically connected family from Pulaski, and his wife and five children, including Will Barclay. The company sells high-end fly-fishing rods that can go for up to $700.
Douglas and Buydens eventually got married in May 1954 and had two children together, Peter and Eric; Douglas's other two sons—Michael and Joel—were from his previous marriage to actress Diana Douglas.
Kirk changed his name as he felt that with such a Jewish sounding name it would be difficult for him to make a good career in the Hollywood film industry. Was he right?
