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Douglas lives in Beverly Hills and Montecito, California, with his beloved wife of 60 years, Anne.

In 2009 Kirk starred in his own one-man autobiographical show called Before I Forget at the Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles. Doc would have seen James Earp and John Behan on a semi-regular basis at least, and almost daily seen Kate and Mattie. During his illustrious career, Douglas appeared in ninety movies the final being in 2004. Mattie Blaylock was Wyatts common-law wife, and John Behan was the sheriff of Cochise County in the year prior to the Gunfight at the OK Corral.

His 1960 epic, Spartacus, is credited with helping to end the practice of blacklisting people in the film industry who had refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Kirk has authored eleven books, one of the most notable being the memoir, The Ragman's Son (1988). 'The Gunfight at the OK Corral' was the result of an ongoing feud between two factions. When at 3 PM local time eight men met in what became the most famous gunfight of the old West. The date was Wednesday, Octoin Tombstone, Arizona. Some of his most notable films were produced through his own production company, Bryna, including Lonely Are the Brave, The Vikings, Seven Days in May and Paths of Glory. Corral, the famous shootout between the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday and the Clanton and McLaury brothers.except it. Hollywood turned 30 seconds into 30 minutes in some cases all over Tombstone. He has three Academy Award nominations, an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, a SAG award for best actor, and the Medal of Freedom. The film was a substantial hit at the box office and was nominated. Kirk Douglas is an acclaimed actor, producer and writer best known for his roles in Lust for Life, Spartacus, Gunfight at the O.K. The screenplay was written by Leon Uris, author of Exodus, from a story by George Scullin.