Yesterday, the legendary actor of the last century Kirk Douglas turned 101 years old. To congratulate the star of the screen with this significant date, his closest people hurried: son Michael Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, using for this purpose known social networks.
Touching words from Michael and Catherine
The first to congratulate the birth of Kirk took Zeta-Jones, who published a very interesting picture on his page in Instagram. On it you could see Catherine, dressed in a luxurious dark blue dress, which held the birthday girl. Under the picture, the famous actress wrote these words:
"It's hard for me to believe this, but my dear dad turned 101 today! This is simply amazing news, which I want to share with the whole world. I hold my beloved daddy on my lap and feel incredible feeling from this. Kirk, happy birthday! You are the most amazing, inspiring, incredible and loving dad. We adore you! You are my hero who will always live in my heart. "
After that, the son of the birthday boy Michael Douglas wrote a rather warm congratulations on his birthday. Here's what content appeared post on Facebook's celebrity page:
"Father, with 101st birthday you! For many, you are a living legend, but for me you are the best person on the planet! I'm madly happy that I can congratulate you on this birthday. I'm glad that I can tell you these words, looking into the eyes. Love you!".
In that Katherine and Michael wrote such warm and touching congratulations, there is no secret, after all after 73-year-old Douglas doctors diagnosed cancer, the family is very united. In one of his recent interviews, Kirk said in his son:
"We have always had a very warm and trusting relationship, but after this terrible diagnosis we became even closer to each other. I admire Michael, because the ability to stay steadfast in this situation can not everyone. I remember that when the son was told of the illness, it was very difficult for him, I would even say a critical period. Despite all this, he was very open to his family and fans. I saw him trying to lead a normal lifestyle, and this despite the fact that every day he took a handful of pills and lay under droppers. For him, perhaps, at that time the most difficult was the daily pressure from the press. Despite all this, Michael continued to be a kind and sympathetic person. "
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Kirk is a man of legend
Those fans who follow the life and work of actors from the Douglas family know that Kirk is called a human legend. In fact, it's no accident, because the 101-year-old celebrity can boast not only of his long life and work in the cinema, but also his political activity. For the first time Kirk appeared on the theatrical stage in 1945, when he was approved for one of the roles of the Broadway musical. His first role in the movie, which made it so that almost everyone began to talk about Douglas, was the work in the tape "Champion". After deafening success, Kirk was invited to the films "Evil and Beautiful", as well as "Lust for Life". All these three roles brought the young actor an Oscar nomination. According to many critics, the top of success is the participation of Kirk in the films "Trails of Glory" and "Spartacus", directed by Stanley Kubrick.
In the 80 years of the last century, Douglas decided to leave the cinema, devoting his life to political career and charity. 20 years ago, Kirk suffered a stroke, after which the celebrity had problems with pronunciation.