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The Final Resting Place of Eric Douglas.

 

Eric Douglas  June 1958 -  6th July 2004

Actor son of screen legend Kirk Douglas and brother of Michael Douglas.

Located at the front of the Garden of Serenity.


He was born Eric Anthony Douglas in Los Angeles, California, the youngest son of actor Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens. His half-brother is Michael Douglas. Unlike his more-famous Academy Award-winning relatives, Eric Douglas' most notable movie was the 1986 comedy The Golden Child, which starred Eddie Murphy. Douglas battled with drug and alcohol problems for years, and had numerous brushes with the law. He was found dead in his New York apartment by a maid who had come in to clean.