Published on Tuesday, May 01, 2007
By Daily Bulletin Staff Writer
HE'S 90, and every morning he works out at the gym. He's published his ninth book. He's starred in more than 80 movies and wouldn't mind making more.
"Trouble is," says Kirk Douglas, half in jest, "there aren't many scripts for an old man with impaired speech."
The speech problem is the result of his stroke in 1991. Otherwise, he shows little evidence of his age. His face is smooth, his eyes clear, his white hair sweeps back to neck length.
Kirk and Anne Douglas live in Beverly Hills. Every room is filled with modernist paintings, sculptures and artifacts collected on their worldwide travels. Douglas took a seat in the plush living room and talked of many things, particularly his new book, "Let's Face It."
"I call the book 'Let's Face It,' because the world is in a mess," he remarked. "My generation hasn't done much to cure it. The world has the lowest esteem of my country. I dedicated the book to the next generation and to my seven grandchildren
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