“He was the last man standing of all the great stars of another time.”
And a great star he was, and sometimes a great social justice warrior, although his personal life was (allegedly) sometimes not so heroic.
Years ago I saw him tell an interviewer that his favorite Kirk Douglas film was “Lonely are the Brave,” a low-budget modern Western that has never received much attention, but was a damned good choice.
The Villain
A very good one!
103. Lived longer than James Dean(24), River Phoenix (23), Olive Thomas (25) and Heath Ledger (28) put together. With three years to spare.
I saw Spartacus when I was 11 in 1960. He was already 44.
I am Spartacus!
Au contraire. I am Spartacus.