Diana Love Webster (née Dill; formerly Douglas and Darrid; January
22, 1923 â€" July 3, 2015) was an American actress born in Bermuda who
was known for her marriage to actor Kirk Douglas from 1943 until their
divorce in 1951. She was the mother of Michael and Joel Douglas.In
1942, Douglas began her career as an actress and appeared in more than
50 films. Some of her well-known roles were as Susan Rogers in The
Indian Fighter (co-starring Kirk Douglas) and as Peg in Planes, Trains
and Automobiles. She was also known for her recurring role as Martha
Evans in Days of Our Lives (1977â€"1979, 1982). In 2003, she appeared
in It Runs in the Family with her ex-husband Kirk, her son Michael and
her grandson Cameron. She retired from acting in 2008.She was born in
Devonshire, Bermuda, on January 22, 1923. Her father, Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas Melville Dill (also the name of her great-grandfather,
a mariner), was a former Member of the Colonial Parliament (MCP)
(representing the Parish of Devonshire in the Parliament of Bermuda),
Attorney General of Bermuda, and former Commanding Officer of the
Bermuda Militia Artillery. Her mother Ruth Rapalje (née Neilson) had
roots in New Jersey, including being a descendant of American
Revolutionary War hero Col. John Neilson. Douglas' brother Bayard was
a prominent lawyer and politician. Her sister Ruth was married to John
Seward Johnson I, heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune. Douglas'
father was from a prominent Bermudian family, present on the island
since the early 17th century.
22, 1923 â€" July 3, 2015) was an American actress born in Bermuda who
was known for her marriage to actor Kirk Douglas from 1943 until their
divorce in 1951. She was the mother of Michael and Joel Douglas.In
1942, Douglas began her career as an actress and appeared in more than
50 films. Some of her well-known roles were as Susan Rogers in The
Indian Fighter (co-starring Kirk Douglas) and as Peg in Planes, Trains
and Automobiles. She was also known for her recurring role as Martha
Evans in Days of Our Lives (1977â€"1979, 1982). In 2003, she appeared
in It Runs in the Family with her ex-husband Kirk, her son Michael and
her grandson Cameron. She retired from acting in 2008.She was born in
Devonshire, Bermuda, on January 22, 1923. Her father, Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas Melville Dill (also the name of her great-grandfather,
a mariner), was a former Member of the Colonial Parliament (MCP)
(representing the Parish of Devonshire in the Parliament of Bermuda),
Attorney General of Bermuda, and former Commanding Officer of the
Bermuda Militia Artillery. Her mother Ruth Rapalje (née Neilson) had
roots in New Jersey, including being a descendant of American
Revolutionary War hero Col. John Neilson. Douglas' brother Bayard was
a prominent lawyer and politician. Her sister Ruth was married to John
Seward Johnson I, heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune. Douglas'
father was from a prominent Bermudian family, present on the island
since the early 17th century.
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