Kirk Douglas, Hollywood Icon and Spartacus Star, Dies at 103

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Kirk Douglas, Hollywood Icon and Spartacus Star, Dies at 103

With over 92 acting credits, including some 75 movies, Douglas became a superstar even before the term was coined.

Kirk Douglas, one of the first box-office stars of the silver screen, has died. He was 103. The acting legend, who had been in good health since suffering a stroke in 1996, is survived by his wife of 65 years, Anne, and his sons Michael, Joel, and Peter.

“It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103,” Michael said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. “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.”

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