Anne Buydens

Anne Buydens
Buydens in December 1987
Born Hannelore Marx[1]
(1919-04-23) 23 April 1919[1]
Hanover, Germany
Other names Anne Douglas
Occupation Philanthropist, producer, actress
Years active 1952–present
Spouse(s)
Kirk Douglas (m. 1954)
Children Peter Douglas (b. 1955)
Eric Douglas (1958–2004)

Anne Buydens (born Hannelore Marx, 23 April 1919) is a German-born Belgian-American philanthropist, producer, and occasional actress. She has also been a member of the International Best Dressed List since 1970.[2][3] She is married to actor Kirk Douglas.

Early life

Buydens was born in Hanover, Germany. She was in her early teens when her family emigrated to Belgium, where she became a Belgian citizen. Buydens continued her education there and in Switzerland before moving to Paris, where her fluent knowledge of several languages kept her busy subtitling films.

Personal life

Buydens married actor Kirk Douglas on 29 May 1954. She had two sons with him: Peter (born 23 November 1955, Los Angeles, California), and Eric (21 June 1958 – 6 July 2004).[4] Buydens converted to Judaism when she renewed her wedding vows with Douglas in 2004.[5][6] She became a United States citizen in 1959.[1]

Family tree

Charity work

One of Buydens' first forays into philanthropy came on the heels of recovering from breast cancer: With six fellow survivors, she established "Research for Women's Cancers", which raised millions of dollars to help finance a research facility at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Both Kirk Douglas and Buydens were behind the establishment of "Harry's Haven", an Alzheimer's disease unit at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Home in Woodland Hills. It is named after Kirk Douglas's father. The couple is known for their effort to rebuild playgrounds in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The effort began when Anne read in the newspaper that the district's schoolyards were so decrepit that children were being kept indoors.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Birth name per naturalization petition (1959), ancestry.com; accessed 19 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Staff (1970). "World's Best Dressed Women". The International Hall of Fame: Women. Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Ultimate Style – The Best of the Best Dressed List. 2004. p. 116. ISBN 2 84323 513 8.
  4. ↑ Douglas, Family. "Douglas History". Douglas History. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Hollywood gladiator Kirk Douglas has his eyes set on a third barmitzvah | The Jewish Chronicle". Thejc.com. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Jewish Community Centers and Federation of Tampa: "Jews in the News: Kirk Douglas, Natalie Portman and Max Cassella" by Nate Bloom. December 5, 2016
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