Catherine Zeta-Jones suffered the loss of two family members within the space of a few weeks in early 2020. Firstly, her father-in-law, actor Kirk Douglas, passed away at the grand old age of 103 at his Beverly Hills home, per People. The America’s Sweethearts star later paid tribute to the Hollywood icon on Instagram, captioning a black-and-white photo of the pair, “To my darling Kirk, I shall love you for the rest of my life. I miss you already. Sleep tight…”
Zeta-Jones had always enjoyed a close relationship with one of the longest-surviving stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The pair were often pictured smiling while enjoying each other’s company, and the Welshwoman referred to the Spartacus lead affectionately as “Pappy.” Sadly, the actress had to deal with another death in her family shortly after.
On this occasion, it was her cousin, Seward Johnson Jr., who’d lost his life at the age of 89 following a battle with cancer, according to The New York Times. Zeta-Jones took to Facebook to pay her respects to the esteemed sculptor, posting images of his two most famous works with the message, “RIP our cousin Seward Johnson Jr., sculptor and great human being. Like his iconic sculpture ‘Double Check’ that survived 9/11, [his] work, love and inspiration will live on.”