TRIBUTES TO AN ICON
● His daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones, posted this touching message: “To my darling Kirk, I shall love you for the rest of my life. I miss you already. Sleep tight…”
● Paying tribute to his “breathtaking body of work”, director Steven Spielberg said: “Kirk retained his movie star charisma right to the end of his wonderful life and I’m honoured to have been a small part of his last 45 years.”
● Sylvester Stallone tweeted: “KIRK DOUGLAS!!! The last great giant of my cinema heroes has passed on to infinite glory. Amazing artist! The likes of which we will never ever see again!”
● Mark Hamill, best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films, said Douglas was one of the biggest stars of all time and “a brilliant actor with an unforgettable,
blazing charisma”.
● Jamie Lee Curtis, whose father Tony was also in Spartacus, declared: “He LOVED you as the world loved you. Your Passion. Talent. Politics. Family. Art. Strength.”
● When Harry Met Sally… director Rob Reiner described him as an “icon in the pantheon of Hollywood”.
● Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston tweeted: “Thinking about Kirk Douglas and his family tonight. Not only was he a towering presence in film history, he also risked his career and financial stability to do the right thing to help break the blacklist. That kind of heroism makes all of us stand up and shout, I AM SPARTACUS.”
● Hugh Jackman posted a photo of himself visiting Douglas for tea a few years ago. “He was funny, self-deprecating, giving & brutally honest. In a word… LEGEND,” The Greatest Showman star wrote.
● Actress Sharon Stone tweeted: “I bid a fond farewell to Kirk Douglas and send my love to Michael, Catherine, Cameron and the rest of his family.”
● Star Trek star William Shatner wrote: “Condolences to the family of Kirk Douglas. What an incredible icon he was in this industry!”