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Diana Douglas, first wife of Kirk Douglas and mother of Michael, dies at 92

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 1993 file photo, actor Michael Douglas, top left, taking a turn as producer, poses with the cast of "The Best of Friends," which includes his mother, Diana Douglas, center, before they go into rehearsal at the Westside Arts Theater in New York City. His mother is flanked by co-stars Roy Dotrice, left, and Michael Allinson right. Director of the off-Broadway effort, William Partian, is at top right. Diana Douglas, the first wife of Kirk Douglas and mother of Michael Douglas, has died in Los Angeles. She was 92. Michael Douglas's production company says she died of cancer on Saturday at a movie industry retirement home in Woodland Hills. (AP Photo/Chrystyna Czajkowsky, File)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Diana Douglas, the first wife of Kirk Douglas and mother of Michael Douglas, has died in Los Angeles. She was 92.

Michael Douglas's production company says she died of cancer on Saturday at a movie industry retirement home in Woodland Hills.

Born in Bermuda, Douglas was an actress and model who appeared in dozens of movies and TV episodes. As a model, she was on the cover of Life magazine in May 1943.

Kirk Douglas, an acquaintance from acting school, saw the cover and vowed to marry her.

They tied the knot that year and had two sons, Michael and Joel, before divorcing in 1951.

They remained on amicable terms and appeared together in several later films, including her last movie, 2003's "It Runs in the Family."

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