Kirk Douglas pays tribute to Karl Malden

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Kirk Douglas has paid tribute to actor Karl Malden, who recently passed away aged 97. Malden reportedly died from natural causes and Douglas, 93, talked about the loss of his old friend on his MySpace blog.

He said: "Nobody knew me as long as Karl Malden knew me. I first met him when I worked with him doing summer stock during college vacation. "Karl and [wife] Mona are great people. We started a friendship that continued for 70 years. I learned a lot from Karl and so did my son Michael. "Karl took Michael under his wing and they had a fantastic relationship for four years, which continued to this day. Karl was a great actor but always remained the simple guy from Gary, Indiana. I will miss him."

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