Joel Douglas
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Joel Douglas is an American
movie producer.
The second son of Kirk Douglas
and Diana Dill
, he was born one day after his mother's 24th birthday. Joel deliberately bucked following his father and older brother into the acting business, opting instead to work behind the camera, producing several movies throughout the 1970s and 80s.
Much of Douglas' work has centered around projects involving his family, including acting as co-producer on The Jewel of the Nile
and Romancing the Stone
, being an assistant director on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
and in 2003, acting as associate producer on It Runs in the Family
, which featured Kirk, Michael, and Michael's son Cameron.
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movie producer.
The second son of Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas is an American stage and film actor, film producer and author. His popular films include Out of the Past , Champion , Ace in the Hole , The Bad and the Beautiful , Lust for Life , Paths of Glory , Gunfight at the O.K...
and Diana Dill
Diana Dill
Diana Love Dill is a Bermudian actress, active in the U.S., who has also appeared professionally under the names Diana Douglas and Diana Douglas Darrid.-Personal life:...
, he was born one day after his mother's 24th birthday. Joel deliberately bucked following his father and older brother into the acting business, opting instead to work behind the camera, producing several movies throughout the 1970s and 80s.
Much of Douglas' work has centered around projects involving his family, including acting as co-producer on The Jewel of the Nile
The Jewel of the Nile
The Jewel of the Nile is a 1985 romantic adventure film, and a sequel to the 1984 film Romancing the Stone, with Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito reprising their roles...
and Romancing the Stone
Romancing the Stone
Romancing the Stone is a 1984 American action-adventure romantic comedy. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, it stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. The film was followed by a 1985 sequel, The Jewel of the Nile....
, being an assistant director on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey....
and in 2003, acting as associate producer on It Runs in the Family
It Runs in the Family (2003 film)
It Runs in the Family is a 2003 comedy-drama movie directed by Fred Schepisi and starring three generations of the Douglas family: Kirk Douglas, his son Michael Douglas, and Michael's son Cameron Douglas, who play three generations of a family....
, which featured Kirk, Michael, and Michael's son Cameron.