Charlton Heston Dead at 84 »
Posted By GregD 1 year, 7 months ago in NewsCharlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84.
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DeWolf1 year, 7 months ago
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TimALoftis1 year, 7 months ago
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Additional news on Mr. Heston and his death can be found here;
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/04/06/heston.de...
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avoth1 year, 7 months ago
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Truly a great actor and a great American. What happened to him shouldn't happen to anyone. Maybe, when everyone in the world wakes up and stops killing each other, we can finally devote all those resources to curing diseases like Alzheimers.
Rest in peace, Mr. Heston...you will be missed.
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texangelwings1 year, 7 months ago
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Poulenc1 year, 7 months ago
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RIP, but please! Bad (OK, mediocre) actor--and a gun-hugger.
Let's not let nostalgia for the movies of our collective youth cloud our sense of who the man actually was.
(I'm counting on those out there who think similarly to counter the, er, buckshot this post will undoubtedly receive. At least there's no argument FOR his skills as actor.)
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4mogger1 year, 7 months ago
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Poulenc--
You are entitled to your opinion.
And I am entitled to call you a slackjawed liberal.
Thanks again to Heston and all of those like him that serve the cause of freedom every day.
Heck yes he fought for gun rights! Gun rights for law abiding citizens is what guarantees all of our freedoms and our security. To all of those who have been taking those rights for granted, we all have a little more work to do to continue Heston's tireless efforts.
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DeadXXXManXXXTalkin1 year, 7 months ago
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here's the line:
"Take your stinking paws off of me you damn dirty ape!"
according to wiki
they just played it on the news and I looked it up to see if my ears heard it right
also that is one of the all-time great movie scores, period
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUR-OdR3egU
have we ruined it, us maniacs?
thin allegory roll reversal of apes being ashamed to be descended from people, and not only does the blasphemy go unnoticed by those it was meant for, but it works wonderfully as an adventure film
great stuff
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GWHayduke1 year, 7 months ago
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A great actor, almost mythical in the way his characters are identified as Heston rather than the characters themselves.
Who else could have made a campy film such as "Planet of the Apes" a classic?
I have only good memories of Chuck. RIP.
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bluenote15221 year, 7 months ago
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My wife loved this guy. I always liked him but thought his acting rather robotic. Admired his commitment to family as well. We have lost a bit of Hollywood with his passing. Old Hollywood that is, I wouldn't give you a plugged nickel for today's Hollywood.
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doppich1 year, 7 months ago
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I certainly remember him in those Biblical epics, but my favorites are his sci-fi films, Soylent Green and The Omega Man being two great ones. And I can't leave out what was possibly his final big screen appearance - near the end of Bowling for Columbine.
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Howtogo1 year, 7 months ago
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He was a great man and a great actor. He left a legacy for future actors to follow. He also was liked personally by most of his peers. There are those that did not always agree with his political views, and that is OK here in the United States.
I'm sure there any web sites like Daily Kos, Huffington Post & Move On that will make obscene statements about his life and jump with glee at his death. These people do not represent the 98% of the citizens in America, but they are loud and obnoxious; and here in America they have the right to do this until the actually obtain what they are preaching. Then they will be exterminated by the system they wished for.
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jakeman7771 year, 7 months ago
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i'm not sure how i feel about his death... when i was a kid, i reall loved him starring in those cool movies... but things change for me, when i heard he was a bush supporter and a gun lover... this can never be rught... especially in the us, where guns are easier to get than food... or a dental...
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bluenote15221 year, 7 months ago
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Hey kwilco, Some respect please. I wouldn't cross the street to shake hands with some of the people you admire but I would NEVER respond in such a crass way. God is watching us.
So what kinds of things do you enjoy besides protesting at soldiers funerals and enjoying the death of a great actor?
Your behavior is only tolerated because most people have a limit on what they will politicize.
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KYRed1 year, 7 months ago
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Heston was certainly a dynamic actor, however I often thought his performances were a little bit too hammy. But I enjoyed them just the same. As for his politics, I think anyone who understands the nature of the birth of the USA would respect and fully support the 2nd amendment, no matter if that person be on the left, the right or anywhere in between.
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