Kirk Douglas
The iconic actor, Kirk Douglas, left the world at the age of 103. On Instagram, Michael wrote, “It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103.” He continued, “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 setting a standard for all of us to aspire to.”
Kirk Douglas
John Singleton
The director was the first African American and the youngest person ever nominated for Best Director at the Academy Award when he was 24, and is known for directing Boyz n the Hood in 1991. Singleton has also directed 2 Fast 2 Furious, Shaft, Higher Learning, Poetic Justice and Rosewood, the 1997 drama. In April 2019, days before the stroke, after being taken off life support, Singleton passed away.
John Singleton