Oscar-winning actor Burt Lancaster has been slow to recover from a crippling stroke six months ago and still cannot walk or talk, said a friend of the actor's manager.

"Burt is progressing, but it is very, very slow," said a close friend and assistant to Ben Benjamin, the actor's manager.Benjamin, who usually speaks for Lancaster, has been ill himself. His assistant spoke on condition of anonymity.

Lancaster, 77, was stricken Nov. 30.

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He has starred in more than 60 movies, including "From Here to Eternity."

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