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Michael Douglas is mourning a loss.

On Thursday evening (April 29), it was announced that the 76-year-old actor’s stepmom Anne Douglas had died earlier that day at the age of 102.

Anne married Michael‘s dad Kirk Douglas in 1954 and they were together until his death last year at the age of 103.

Shortly after the news broke, Michael shared a statement with People honoring Anne.

“She brought out the best in all of us, especially our father. Dad would never have had the career he did without Anne’s support and partnership,” Michael shared, adding that Anne “will always be in our hearts.”

During their 65-year marriage, Anne and Kirk had two children together, sons Peter and Eric, who were born in 1955 and 1958, respectively. Kirk shared Michael and his other son Joel with his first wife Dianne Dill.

Our thoughts are with Anne‘s loved ones during this difficult time.

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We are very sad to report that Anne Douglas has died at the age of 102, according to THR.

Douglas was a film publicist who married actor Kirk Douglas in 1954 and they were together until his death last year at the age of 103.

Anne and Kirk had two children together, sons Peter and Eric, who were born in 1955 and 1958, respectively. He also had two children from his previous marriage to Diana Dill, sons Michael and Joel.

One of the most famous stories involving Kirk and Anne was when she refused to allow him to fly on a private plane from Palm Springs to New York with director Michael Todd back in 1958. He was reportedly furious and said he wasn’t going on the trip if he couldn’t fly on the plane. While driving back to Los Angeles together, they heard on the radio that the plane crashed and everyone on board had died.

Anne wrote in their book, “I don’t know what came over me, but I had a strange feeling. Absolutely not, Kirk. I don’t want you on that plane. You can fly commercial and meet him there.”

Kirk told Anne after they heard the news, “Darling, you saved my life. I will always trust your intuition from now on.”

We’re sending our thoughts and condolences to Anne‘s loved ones during this difficult time.

Anne Douglas celebrated her 101st birthday with a drive-by celebration in Los Angeles on Thursday (April 23).

Cameron Douglas shared a video of Kirk Douglas‘s widow’s party as they drove by her home with a lot of other people to show their love.

The 41-year-old son of Michael Douglas shared the video to his Instagram Stories, saying that “Here we are, coming to Anne’s 101st birthday. First birthday without Pappy. Now we’re going to stay with it as we go through this amazing procession.”

He continued, “Now, we’ve been in line for about 20 or 30 minutes. I’d wait 20 or 30 hours to say happy birthday to Anne and here we go.”

As they approached a mask wearing Anne, Cameron delivered a bouquet of flowers to her.

“Happy Birthday Oma 🥂 Here’s to 101 years of Love, Light and Guidance! We Love you!” Cameron added in an additional Instagram.

Anne‘s husband Kirk passed away earlier this year at 103.