Kirk Douglas
The legendary actor, Kirk Douglas, passed away when he was 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 the Academy Award for Best Director at 24, and is known for directing Boyz n the Hood in 1991.2 Fast 2 Furious, Shaft, Higher Learning, Poetic Justice and Rosewood, the 1997 drama, were also directed by Singleton. Singleton passed away in April 2019, days before the stroke, after being taken off life support.
John Singleton