Eternally Spartacus: Superstar Kirk Douglas turns 90 but has no desire to slow down

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: December 22, 2006| Author: Evan Henerson Los Angeles Daily News | Copyright information

He's still Spartacus.

And Col. Dax, Vincent Van Gogh, Ned Land, Doc Holliday, Jonathan Shields and every other film and TV incarnation Kirk Douglas has undertaken over a film career that spans seven decades.

The author of eight books -- with a ninth due out in January -- Douglas is a longtime goodwill ambassador for the State Department and one of show business's most generous philanthropists. Through the Anne and Kirk Douglas Playground Award, the Douglases have given more than ...