Before turning the page to close the old chapter and start a new one with hopes of a better year, let's take a moment to remember some of those celebrities who have left us this year.
- December 31, 2020
AceShowbiz - Before Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, there was Kirk Douglas. One of the last surviving movie stars from Hollywood's golden age, he charmed audiences with his rugged good looks and muscular intensity through films like "Lust for Life", "Spartacus" and "Paths of Glory". His celebrated career was marked with three Academy Award nominations, an Academy Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
After spending his retirement in private and being surrounded by his loved ones, the Hollywood icon died on February 5 at age 103. The sad news was announced by his son Michael Douglas, who remembered him as "simply Dad" to him and his brothers, Joel and Peter, "a wonderful father-in-law" to Catherine Zeta-Jones, a "loving grandfather" to his grandchildren and great grandchild, and "a wonderful husband" to his wife Anne Buydens. "Kirk's life was well lived, and he leaves a legacy in film that will endure for generations to come," the 76-year-old actor added.
