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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84. The actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia at his side, family spokesman Bill Powers said. Powers declined to comment on the ...
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... . What we ought to acknowledge on his passing today is that Mourlet's pronouncement, dismissed as almost pathological hyperbole at the time and for some time after, was accurate. ...
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... the religious and historical past. “I have a face that belongs in another century,” he often remarked.
Publicist Michael Levine, who represented Heston for about 20 years, said the actor’s passing represented the end of an iconic era for cinema.
“If Hollywood had a Mt. Rushmore, Heston’s face would be on it,” Levine said. “He was a heroic figure that I don’t think exists to the same degree in Hollywood today.”
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Charlton Heston Passes Away
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Charlton Heston Passes Away Ya know, you damn apes are not so dirty once a man gets to know you. Charlton Heston, star of Wayne’s World 2, True Lies and a memorable guest stint on SeaQuest DSV, has passed away. He was 84 years old. CNN reports that the actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia at his side. Family spokesman Bill Powers declined to comment on the cause of death or provide further details. Here’s the official statement released by his family earlier today: “To his loving friends, colleagues and fans, we appreciate your ...
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... a sexagenarian widower, his 23-year-old prep school girlfriend, a bookish Lit major, and a fledgling holistic living counselor! Twenty-one million gun salute : Legendary actor and onetime NRA president Charlton Heston passed away Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 84. WAIT, THERE'S MORE: ...
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cnn.com 4/6/2008 — LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actor Charlton Heston died at his Beverly Hills home at the age of 84 Saturday, his family said. Heston, known for portrayals of larger than life figure including Moses and Ben Hur, was suffering the late stages of ...
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FOXNews.com 4/6/2008
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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Reuters - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Charlton Heston, whose chiseled features and commanding presence won him epic roles from Moses to Michelangelo and became the face of American gun rights, died on Saturday night at age 84.