Michael Douglas

November 26, 2025 - Douglas attributed the cancer to stress, his previous alcohol abuse, and years of heavy smoking. In July 2011, Star magazine published photographs which appeared to show him smoking a cigarette while on holiday that month. A representative declined to comment on the photographs. In November 2010, Douglas's doctors put him on a weight-gain diet due to excessive weight loss that left him weak. On January 11, 2011, he said that the tumor was gone, though the illness and aggressive treatment had caused him to lose 32 pounds (14.5 kg).

West Palm Beach, FL – Longtime ... said she did not know the cause of death at this time, according to the Associated Press, some reports indicate cardiac arrest....

January 12, 2021 - With further analysis, it was determined that Mr. Douglas had stage IV squamous cell carcinoma oral cancer. He immediately began both radiation and chemotherapy treatments. After a long and difficult battle, Michael is now cancer free and in ...

2 weeks ago - Although the exact cause of his death was not revealed, his widow Genevieve told the Associated Press that he became dehydrated while golfing a few weeks earlier on a hot Florida summer day.

September 22, 2024 - Michael Douglas: The Untold Story of His Battle Against Cancer / Academy Award, ACS, American Cancer Society, biopsy, cancer, Cancer research, Catherine

June 22, 2018 - Family-Placed Funeral Notice MIKE DOUGLAS Mike Douglas, celebrated TV talk show host, born Michael Dowd, in Chicago, August 11, 1925, passed on August 11, 2006. Survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Genevieve (Purnell), his cherished daughters, Michelle Dowd, Christine Voinovich (Paul)...Read More

AKA Michael Delaney Dowd, Jr · Born: 11-Aug-1925 Birthplace: Chicago, IL Died: 11-Aug-2006 Location of death: North Palm Beach, FL Cause of death: unspecified

August 12, 2006 - Mike Douglas, the genial television host whose afternoon talk show was a beacon of popular culture in the 1960’s and 70’s, died yesterday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. His death came on his birthday, a generation after his irony-free broadcast style began to pass from the screen.

Born in Shelbyville on the 13th day of July in 1958, he was the son of the late Carl “Bugsy” and Carolyn Bailey Douglas. A truck driver, he drove a semi for over forty-two years. He was also a farmer and took great pride in his work on the farm and his cattle. Fishing, hunting, bowling, playing golf, boating, and spending time with his family were his favorite sports and pastimes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his two brothers, Buster Douglas and Randall Douglas.

July 16, 2007 - Douglas became dehydrated on the golf course a few weeks ago and had been treated on and off since. "He was coming along fine, we thought. It was really a shock," she said. "We never anticipated this to happen." Douglas' afternoon show aired from 1961 to 1982. It featured his ballad and big-band singing style, other musicians, comedians, sports figures and political personalities, including seven former, sitting or future presidents. "People still believe 'The Mike Douglas Show' was a talk show, and I never correct them, but I don't think so," Douglas said in his 1999 memoir, "I'll Be Right Back: Memories of TV's Greatest Talk Show."

January 14, 2011 - Douglas whose syndicated talk show ran from 1961 to 1982 on as many as 230 stations nationwide died yesterday in Palm Beach Gardens Fla. on his 81st birthday. His wife of 61 years Genevieve Douglas said he was admitted to a hospital Thursday. She wasn't sure of the cause of death but said he was being treated for recent dehydration stemming from the pursuit of his favorite pastime golf.

March 2, 2024 - Mike Douglas, a modest Midwesterner whose daytime TV talk show, with its mix of music, comedy and conversation, drew large audiences during the 1960s and 1970s, died Aug. 11 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on his 81st birthday. His wife, Genevieve Douglas, told the Associated Press that he had been admitted to the hospital the day before. She said that she wasn't sure of the cause of death but that he had become dehydrated while playing golf a few weeks earlier and had received treatment.

June 22, 2016 - Mike Douglas, the genial former ... after being admitted Thursday, said publicist and friend Warren Cowan. The cause of death has not been determined....

August 11, 2006 - Long time television host Mike Douglas died today at the age of 81. He was admitted to a hospital yesterday, no cause of death has been announced.

August 10, 2025 - However, the anaesthetist wrongly injected the second epidural into Michael's "spinal cord" - resulting in him dying for "two minutes, 47 seconds", because the "morphine" had "numbed" the hairdresser's brain and caused Michael's heart to stop ...

August 12, 2006 - Douglas became dehydrated on the golf course a few weeks ago and had been treated on and off since. "He was coming along fine, we thought. It was really a shock," she said. "We never anticipated this to happen." Douglas' afternoon show aired from 1961 to 1981. It featured his ballad and big-band singing style, other musicians, comedians, sports figures and political personalities, including seven former, sitting or future presidents. "People still believe 'The Mike Douglas Show' was a talk show, and I never correct them, but I don't think so," Douglas said in his 1999 memoir, "I'll Be Right Back: Memories of TV's Greatest Talk Show."

June 6, 2019 - The actor, 74, beat cancer in 2011, and is admitting that death was not something he contemplated as he fought the disease. “It’s weird, I know, but during the whole period of chemotherapy and radiation, it never crossed my mind that I could ...

January 4, 2013 - Mike Douglas, who drew on his affable personality and singing talent during 21 years as host of a syndicated television talk show, died today (Aug. 11) on his 81st birthday, his wife said. He died at 5:30 a.m. at a Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., hospital, Genevieve Douglas said. She wasn’t sure of the cause yet, but said he was admitted yesterday.