Charlton Heston Dead at 84 »
Posted By GregD 1 year, 2 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, 2 months ago
HE WAS TRULY 1 OF THE GREATS -WHO STOOD UP FOR OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. NOT TOO MANY ACTORS WILL DO THAT. CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY & ALL WHO LOVED HIM.RIP Mr.HESTON BE W/GOD.
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TimALoftis1 year, 2 months ago
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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HOUSEMD1 year, 2 months ago
Great actor, great man. One in a million from the hollywood crowd that stayed married more than 24 hours.
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avoth1 year, 2 months ago
"Freedom just lost an ally in a time when few people even know what the words mean."
What a profound thought.
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avoth1 year, 2 months ago
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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Poulenc1 year, 2 months ago
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, 2 months ago
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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libsRfunny1 year, 2 months ago
"Let's not let nostalgia for the movies of our collective youth cloud our sense of who the man actually was."
Looks like you are just plain clouded. He supported second amendment rights. If he supported abortion, you likely would praise him. But, you are free to make asinine statements, no matter how wrong and tasteless.
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JoseMadre1 year, 2 months ago
"Let's not let nostalgia for the movies of our collective youth cloud our sense of who the man actually was."
You mean one of the courageous who marched with Dr. King?
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Grancher1 year, 2 months ago
I rather liked him as Long John Silver in Treasure Island. It was a made for TV movie, but it is the best rendition of the story I have seen, and it beats that pants off the silly Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
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DropkickaLib1 year, 2 months ago
You are a knee-jerk Lib who doesn't like any celebrity who doesn't goosestep to the Liberal drumbeat!
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Poulenc1 year, 2 months ago
4mogger, you've got your def of me half-right: my jaw is indeed loosely hinged...
...but may I add: peace to you on this early spring Sunday.
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DeadXXXManXXXTalkin1 year, 2 months ago
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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DaneL1 year, 2 months ago
A man that stood up for what he believed with a voice that could raise the hair on the back of your neck. He will be missed. A true American!!
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GWHayduke1 year, 2 months ago
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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GloryB1 year, 2 months ago
Although, I disagreed with Mr. Heston politically, I admire him for his commitment to his family (64 years of marriage) and his ideals. I am also appreciative of his wonderful work in films. RIP, Moses and Ben-Hur.
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stephen-johnson1 year, 2 months ago
They don't make movie actors like Charlton Heston anymore.
He will be missed, but his legacy lives on.
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bluenote15221 year, 2 months ago
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, 2 months ago
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, 2 months ago
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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libsRfunny1 year, 2 months ago
"Charlton Heston is dead. Good."
With that kind of crass attitude, undoubtedly many will have the same sentiment when you kick the bucket.
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JoseMadre1 year, 2 months ago
Isn't it amazing that allegedly "intolerant" people like Heston and B-1 Bob Dornan marched with Dr, King?
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jakeman7771 year, 2 months ago
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, 2 months ago
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, 2 months ago
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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