Screen legend Kirk Douglas becomes oldest celebrity blogger with 4,414 online friends

Screen legend Kirk Douglas has become the oldest celebrity blogger on social networking website MySpace.

The 92-year-old, who retired from movies five years ago - has now racked up 4,414 online friends.

Douglas, the father of actor Michael Douglas, became a major star in the 1950s and famously starred in Spartacus.

Legendary actor Kirk Douglas, 92, has become the oldest celebrity blogger on social networking website MySpace

The actor began blogging in March 2007 to promote his memoir, Let's Face It, but has continued after seeing the interest generated by his posts.

His site details his views on politics. On Barack Obama's presidential victory, he wrote: 'I'm very happy that our country has made such a historical move.



'The world will be astounded that the United States has elected a black man to lead them.

Family man: Douglas with his son Michael and daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones at his 90th Birthday party

'I never imagined that such an event would be possible during my lifetime. I think our country will now go on a course that permits us to work with other countries.'

He also reveals his favourite movies: 'Champion, Spartacus, Paths of Glory and Lonely Are the Brave (I just happen to be in these movies.)'

Screen legend: Kirk Douglas in the 1960 movie Spartacus



Douglas, who has been married to wife Anne Buydens, 78, for 54 years, says that his greatest ambition on life is to meet Angelina Jolie, 'provided my wife lets me.'

Last year he wrote that he had been inundated with too many comments and messages to answer each one personally, which was his goal when he started.

'But I want you to know that I appreciate each comment that I receive - positive or negative.

'And I enjoy the opportunity to talk to so many people much younger than I am,' he wrote.

Douglas says he enjoys writing the blog because he gets 'personal satisfaction' out of it.

'I express my opinion, and I tell them that they don't have to agree with me because it's a free country,' he said.



'And their answers are very, very interesting.'

'And their answers are very, very interesting.



'I take it seriously. Otherwise I wouldn't do it. I don't have to do it, I don't make money. It's something that gives me personal satisfaction.'

MySpace celebrated the status of its oldest celebrity blogger this week.

'All the comments that he gets on his page are so supportive, and people really find him truly inspirational, said Angie Allgood, director of talent relations at MySpace.







