Psycho Master
04-06-2008, 05:33 AM
Sadly, I've just learned that Charlton Heston has died tonight. This is a sad day for Hollywood as he made some of the most memorable movies of all time.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080406/ap_on_en_mo/obit_heston_2
LOS ANGELES - Charlton 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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Heston spokesman Bill Powers says the actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia was at his side.
Heston revealed in 2002 that he had symptoms consistent with Alzheimer's disease, saying, "I must reconcile courage and surrender in equal measure."
With his large, muscular build, well-boned face and sonorous voice, Heston proved the ideal star during the period when Hollywood was filling movie screens with panoramas depicting the religious and historical past. "I have a face that belongs in another century," he often remarked.
I give my condolences to his family. He will be missed, especially after being part of such great movies like the Planet of The Apes, Ben Hur, and the Ten Commandments. Rest in peace.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080406/ap_on_en_mo/obit_heston_2
LOS ANGELES - Charlton 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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Heston spokesman Bill Powers says the actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia was at his side.
Heston revealed in 2002 that he had symptoms consistent with Alzheimer's disease, saying, "I must reconcile courage and surrender in equal measure."
With his large, muscular build, well-boned face and sonorous voice, Heston proved the ideal star during the period when Hollywood was filling movie screens with panoramas depicting the religious and historical past. "I have a face that belongs in another century," he often remarked.
I give my condolences to his family. He will be missed, especially after being part of such great movies like the Planet of The Apes, Ben Hur, and the Ten Commandments. Rest in peace.