The Golden Globes honored Kirk Douglas Sunday night one month after the Hollywood legend turned 101 years old.
Douglas, who has a solid Golden Globes history of his own, appeared on stage with daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones to introduce the nominees for Best Motion Pictures Screenplay.
"In 1991, my father-in-law, this living Hollywood legend Kirk, was recognized by the Writers Guild of America for his role in ending the Hollywood blacklist," she said.
"He not only hired black-listed screenwriter Dalton Trumbo to write the epic 'Spartacus,' he insisted that Trumbo receive proper screen credit for his work."
Zeta Jones is married to Douglas' son, Michael.
The tribute to Douglas included clips from some of his most famous roles, including "Spartacus," "Lust for Life," for which he won a Golden Globe in 1957, and "Detective Story," which earned him a nomination in 1952.
He was also nominated in 1986 for "Amos," and scored the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1968.
"My trips around the world have taught me one thing: That movies speak a universal footage," he said in old footage of him accepting the DeMille Award.
Douglas followed up his daughter-in-law's introduction with a brief message of his own: "Catherine, you said it all… I don't want to say that because I could never follow you."
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