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| occupation = Philanthropist, producer and occasional actress |
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| years_active = 1952–2009 |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Kirk Douglas]]|1954|2020|reason=d}} |
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Kirk Douglas]]|1954|2020|reason=d}} |
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| children = [[Peter Douglas]]<br>[[Eric Douglas]] |
| children = [[Peter Douglas]]<br>[[Eric Douglas]] |
Revision as of 12:03, 30 July 2020
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Anne Buydens | |
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Born | Hannelore Marx 23 April 1919 |
Other names | Anne Douglas |
Occupation(s) | Philanthropist, producer and occasional actress |
Years active | 1952–2009 |
Spouse | |
Children | Peter Douglas Eric Douglas |
Anne Buydens (born Hannelore Marx,[1] 23 April 1919) is a German-born American philanthropist, producer, and occasional actress. She has been a member of the International Best Dressed List since 1970.[2][3] She is the widow of actor Kirk Douglas, to whom she had been married for 66 years when he died in 2020 at age 103.
Early life
Buydens was born in Hanover, Germany.[4] She was in her adolescence when her family emigrated to Belgium, where she became a Belgian citizen. Buydens continued her education there and in Switzerland before moving to Paris, where her fluent knowledge of several languages kept her busy subtitling films.[citation needed]
Personal life
Buydens married actor Kirk Douglas on 29 May 1954. She had two sons with him: Peter (born 23 November 1955, Los Angeles) and Eric (21 June 1958 – 6 July 2004).[5] Buydens converted to Judaism when she renewed her wedding vows with Douglas in 2004.[6][7] She became a United States citizen in 1959.[1]
Charity work
One of Buydens' first forays into philanthropy came on the heels of recovering from breast cancer: With six fellow survivors, Buydens established "Research for Women's Cancers", which raised millions of dollars to help finance a research facility at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Both Kirk Douglas and Buydens were behind the establishment of "Harry's Haven", an Alzheimer's disease unit at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Home in Woodland Hills, which is named after Kirk Douglas's father. The couple was known for their efforts to rebuild playgrounds in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The effort began when Anne read in the newspaper that the district's school yards were so decrepit that children were being kept indoors.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Birth name per naturalization petition (1959), ancestry.com; accessed 19 July 2016. (subscription required)
- ^ Staff (1970). "World's Best Dressed Women". The International Hall of Fame: Women. Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ Zilkha, Bettina (2004). Ultimate Style – The Best of the Best Dressed List. p. 116. ISBN 2-84323-513-8.
- ^ "The Centennial Couple – Kirk Douglas is 102 and his Wife Anne Just Turned 100!" by Nancy Bilyeau, The Vintage News, April 23, 2019
- ^ Douglas, Family. "Douglas History". Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Hollywood gladiator Kirk Douglas has his eyes set on a third barmitzvah | The Jewish Chronicle". Thejc.com. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Jewish Community Centers and Federation of Tampa: "Jews in the News: Kirk Douglas, Natalie Portman and Max Cassella" by Nate Bloom. December 5, 2016
External links
- Anne Buydens at IMDb
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- 1919 births
- Living people
- American centenarians
- Breast cancer survivors
- People from Hanover
- Belgian emigrants to the United States
- German emigrants to Belgium
- German emigrants to the United States
- Converts to Judaism
- American film producers
- American Jews
- American philanthropists
- Douglas family
- People with acquired American citizenship
- Women centenarians