1. Shirley Douglas's acting career combined with her family name made her recognisable in Canadian film, television and national politics.
13 Facts About Shirley Douglas
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Shirley Douglas attended high school at Central Collegiate Institute in Regina.
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Shirley Douglas attended the Banff School of Fine Arts at the age of 16.
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Shirley Douglas's acting career began in 1950 with a role in the Regina Little Theatre entry at the Dominion Drama Festival, where she won the best actress award.
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In 1952 Shirley Douglas graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and stayed in England for several years, performing for theatre and television, before returning to Canada in 1957.
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Shirley Douglas continued to act; and her career encompassed several memorable roles on stages in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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In 1997, Shirley Douglas appeared on stage with her son Kiefer Sutherland at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and at the National Arts Centre in The Glass Menagerie.
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Shirley Douglas was the mother of three children: Thomas Emil Sick from her marriage to Canadian prairie brewery heir Timothy Emil Sicks in 1957, and twins Rachel Sutherland and Kiefer Sutherland from her second marriage to Canadian actor Donald Sutherland.
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Shirley Douglas died on April 5,2020, due to complications from pneumonia, three days after her 86th birthday.
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Shirley Douglas moved to Los Angeles, California in 1967 after marrying actor Donald Sutherland.
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Shirley Douglas became involved in the American Civil Rights Movement, the campaign against the Vietnam War, and later on behalf of immigrants and women.
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Shirley Douglas helped establish the fundraising group "Friends of the Black Panthers".
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Shirley Douglas co-founded the first chapter in Canada of the Performing Artists for Nuclear Disarmament.