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In this Sept. 9, 1947, file photo, actors Kirk and Diana Douglas pose with their second son, Joel, for his first portrait in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. Diana Douglas, the first wife of Kirk Douglas and mother of Michael Douglas, has died in Los Angeles. She was 92. (AP Photo, File)

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Mr. Douglas' mother, Diane, is not Jewish, though his father, Kirk Douglas, is: "While some Jews believe that not having a Jewish mother makes me not Jewish, I have learned the hard way that those who hate do not make such fine distinctions," he wrote.

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