Kirk and Anne Douglas reaffirm marriage vows

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), May 25, 2004

Kirk and Anne Douglas said "I do" for the second time in 50 years at a hilltop mansion, renewing the marriage vows they first took when they eloped to Las Vegas in 1954.

The couple reaffirmed their commitment Sunday before 300 friends and family members in a traditional Jewish ceremony at the famed Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, said Kirk Douglas' longtime publicist, Warren Cowan.

The elegant, Gothic landmark is often used as a set for movies and television programs.

The couple first married on Kirk Douglas' day off while he was filming "20,000 Leagues," said Cowan, who was the best man at that wedding.

"The two met in Paris. She was here on a visa and was about to go back. He didn't want to take a chance of losing her," Cowan said. "So they went to Vegas."