I Am Spartacus!

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In an interview with Royal Young, Kirk Douglas, iconic screen legend and son of Russian immigrants, tells tales of breaking the blacklist in HUAC-era Hollywood. His memoir, I Am Spartacus!: Making A Film, Breaking The Blacklist, comes out tomorrow.

“I think because I was young enough I had more guts—when you’re older, you have more to lose… That was a terrible time in Hollywood history. It should never have happened. We should have fought it. But it’s over and I, in my old age, take solace in the fact that I remember.”

Charley Locke finds autumn beautiful in New Haven but prefers the sunny disposition of her hometown, Berkeley. When not interning at The Rumpus, she loves reading almost everything and traveling almost everywhere. She recently wrote a cookbook of recipes and interviews with Moroccan women, and hopes to return to the Maghrib soon, despite the lack of bacon. More from this author →