The mother of actor Michael Douglas has died at the age of 92 in Los Angeles, according to her family.Douglas was the first wife of actor Kirk Douglas and appeared in many films and TV shows including Planes, Trains and Automobiles, as well as ER and The West Wing.

She died of cancer in a retirement home on Friday 2 July, said her third husband Donald Webster.She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, where she first met Kirk Douglas and they were married in 1943. They had two sons, Michael and Joel. The couple divorced in 1951 and acted together in the 2003 film It Runs in the Family, about a dysfunctional family, which also starred son Michael and grandson Cameron.

She penned her autobiography after son Michael asked her to record her memories for her grandson Cameron. She wrote In the Wings: A Memoir, which included that she once had an affair with Hollywood matinee idol Errol Flynn. In her memoir, she revealed her personal philosophy: "Be courageous, be compassionate, and, for God's sake, have fun!"