Kirk, Anne Douglas Donate To Theatre In Culver
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July 31, 2012
Last week 95-year-old actor Kirk Douglas said he is pledging $50 million to five organizations around the country. The exact amount that will go to each has not been disclosed but a portion will go to the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.
The pledges are being made by Douglas and his wife, Anne, through their charitable organization, the Douglas Foundation.
Douglas helped to launch the Culver City theater in 2004. The actor has provided the theater with an endowment for the development of new works. The space is run by L.A.'s Center Theatre Group, which also manages the Ahmanson Theatre and the Mark Taper Forum.
The actor's new $50 million pledge will also go toward St. Lawrence University, which is Douglas' alma mater; Harry's Haven Alzheimer's unit at the Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills; the Anne Douglas Center for Women in L.A .; and the Sinai Temple in Westwood.
St. Lawrence University will receive $5 million for the Kirk Douglas Scholarship fund.
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