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Kirk Douglas dead: Legendary Hollywood actor dies aged 103

Kirk Douglas: Rex
Kirk Douglas: Rex

Kirk Douglas, star of Spartacus, Lust for Life and Paths of Glory and one of the legends of the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died at the age of 103.

In a statement to People magazine, his son Michael said: "It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103

"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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