I-Douglas egcwele yeKirk yaziwa kumafilimu athi "Uthando Olumangalisayo Martha Avers", "Emkhonoleni", "Ebubi futhi Muhle", "ukoma impilo", "Spartak" nabanye abaningi. Ubengumsunguli wenkampani yomkhiqizi uBryna Productions. Ngomsebenzi wakhe, uKirk wathola amaKinonagrad amaningi, kufaka phakathi iGolden Globe 'yendima yendoda ehamba phambili efilimu ebabazekayo "ekupekeni" kweminyaka engu-50 yemisebenzi esebenzayo e-cinema.
Lapho eneminyaka engama-80, ngemuva kokushaywa okuhlaselwe, uKirgyas uDouglas washiya umsebenzi ozosebenza futhi waqala ukubhala izincwadi. Unamadodana amathathu nawo abopha impilo nge-movie. Omunye wabo, uMichael Douglas, waba ngumlingisi odumile emhlabeni. Ngosuku lukababa, uMichael wathumela emyalezo we-Instagram:
Ngosizi olukhulu, mina nabafowethu sikwazisa ukuthi uKirk Douglas wasishiya namuhla uneminyaka eyi-103. Kuwo wonke umhlaba, wayesengukuthi, umlingisi ovela e-Golden Age of Cinema, umuntu obomileyo, osibophezeleleni ubulungisa kanti nalo lonke leli cala liyakuzama. Kepha kimi, uJoweli noPeter, wayengubaba nje, ngoba uCatherine - uvivinyo oluhle, kubazukulu bakhe nabazukulu bakhe - umkakhe onothando, umkakhe u-Ana - umkakhe onothando - umkakhe u-Ana - umkakhe onothando - umkakhe u-Ana - umkakhe onothando - umkakhe u-Ana - umkakhe onothando - umkakhe u-Ana - umkakhe u-Ana - umkakhe onothando.
UKirk waphila impilo enhle futhi washiya amagugu e-cinema, ezokwazisa izizukulwane eziningi. Uzokwehla emlandweni njengomuntu odumile wePhilanthropist owayesebenzela ukusiza umphakathi futhi alethe ukuthula emhlabeni.
Ake ngiqede ngamazwi engimtshele wona ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakhe kokugcina nalowo oyohlala uthembekile: Ubaba, ngiyakuthanda kakhulu futhi uyaziqhenya ngokuthi nginguNdodana yakho.