Charlton Heston Dies at 84

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Charlton Heston, one of the legends in Hollywood died today of unspecified causes. Heston, who starred in many epic movies throughout his career was 84 at the time of death, he left the World at the side of his wife Lydia, according to Bill Powers, the family spokesman.

Heston said in 2002 that he had symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease:

“I must reconcile courage and surrender in equal measure.”

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Heston made his debut in the 40s and had a long career.  He starred in many legendary movies such as “Planet of the Apes”, “The Ten Comandments” and “Ben Hur”.  He also starred in “The Omega Man” a movie based on the book “I Am Legend”.

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Later, Charlton Heston became a pro-weapon activist and president of the NRA (National Rifle Association).  His activism sparked controversy and appeared in the film “Bowling for Columbine”. But his great work for the World was his acting and he should be remembered as a great actor.

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Rest in Peace Mr. Heston.

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4 Responses to “Charlton Heston Dies at 84”

  1. DeWolf Says:
    April 5th, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    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.


  2. John Austin TX Personal trainer Says:
    April 6th, 2008 at 7:22 am

    Given the fact that he was from a broken home, given the fact tha he married at a very young age, and given the temptations tha come with stardom it is extraordinary and a tribute to him and his wife that they were married for 64 years.


  3. Mark McIntire Says:
    April 10th, 2008 at 11:39 am

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    April 10th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    - Remembering Charlton Heston: The Man In The Arena
    by Mark McIntire

    April 9, 2008 11:42 AM

    Charlton Heston kept his promises. He was good to his friends. He believed in a merciful God, and he loved his country. As though that was not enough to separate him from today’s Hollywood elite, he was married, too, and lived with the same woman for over 60 years.

    Chuck well may be the last iconic gentleman of his era about whom all of the preceding statements were true.

    Many will recall Chuck’s epic stage, movie and TV triumphs, and think he actually was Moses or Ben Hur or Will Penny or Mark Antony. That would amuse as much as bemuse him. “My dad pretends to be other people for a living,” his only son, Fraser Heston, would tell his classmates.

    Chuck was an actor’s actor whose only complaint was: “I never got it right. I always thought I could have done that role better.”
    Some will recall meeting Chuck at a premiere, posh party, political convention, or just on the street. They’d be struck to find he had the same commanding presence and honest grit, and the same gentlemanly manners, on screen and off.
    He was a gentleman’s gentleman. “Daddy lives by his principles, not by the costumes he wears in movies,” his only daughter, Holly, would tell all who asked what he was really like as a person.

    Once a liberal Democrat who campaigned with Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy, Chuck later became identified with the conservatism of his friend Ronald Reagan. “I didn’t change . . . my party did,” he’d explain to those who asked about his transformation.

    Of all the things that will be written and said of Chuck now that he is dead, a most important key to his character will be overlooked. Charlton Heston derived his moral and political values from ethical principles that did not change over the course of his spectacular life. His detractors argued this only proves he was a fool. But when we look at what his detractors have accomplished in their lives by comparison, we are left with the suspicion that Chuck was no fool. He was a centered man, comfortable in his own skin.

    At their 50th wedding anniversary dinner, some upstart (that would be me) had the impertinence to ask his beloved wife, Lydia: “How did you manage to stay married to that man for so many years?” In her typical serenity and graciousness, she replied: “Through Chuck, I learned to keep a center of my being to myself . . . else there would be no one there for him to love.”

    The Holy Bible and the complete works of William Shakespeare were never far from Chuck’s fingertips in his study. It’s hard to think of my friend Chuck now without remembering these lines from “Romeo and Juliet,” Act 3, Scene 2:
    “And when he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars. And he shall make the face of heaven so fine, that all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun.”

    Mark McIntire, a Santa Barbara resident, knew
    Charlton Heston for 27 years.
    http://markmcintire.com


  4. bill bateman Says:
    April 29th, 2008 at 9:07 am

    he was at true gentleman,and a great actor,god will welcome him with open arms,and ime shure heaven will be a better place with him in it.


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