Abracadabra Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Charlton Heston dead at 84 AP April 06, 2008 02:30pm LEGENDARY actor Charlton Heston has died aged 84, family members have announced. Heston 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. The actor died on 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 cause of death or provide further details. 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. The actor assumed the role of leader offscreen as well. He served as president of the Screen Actors Guild and chairman of the American Film Institute and marched in the civil rights movement of the 1950s. With age, he grew more conservative and campaigned for conservative candidates. In June 1998, Heston was elected president of the National Rifle Association, for which he had posed for ads holding a rifle. He delivered a jab at then-President Bill Clinton, saying, "America doesn't trust you with our 21-year-old daughters, and we sure, Lord, don't trust you with our guns." Heston stepped down as NRA president in April 2003, telling members his five years in office were "quite a ride. ... I loved every minute of it." Later that year, Heston was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honour. "The largeness of character that comes across the screen has also been seen throughout his life," President George W. Bush said at the time. He engaged in a lengthy feud with liberal Ed Asner during the latter's tenure as president of the Screen Actors Guild. His latter-day activism almost overshadowed his achievements as an actor, which were considerable. Heston lent his strong presence to some of the most acclaimed and successful films of the midcentury. Ben-Hur won 11 Academy Awards, tying it for the record with the more recent Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Heston's other hits include: The Ten Commandments, El Cid, 55 Days at Peking, Planet of the Apes and Earthquake. He liked to cite the number of historical figures he had portrayed: Andrew Jackson (The President's Lady, The Buccaneer), Moses (The Ten Commandments, title role of El Cid," John the Baptist (The Greatest Story Ever Told), Michelangelo (The Agony and the Ecstasy), General Gordon (Khartoum), Marc Antony (Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra), Cardinal Richelieu (The Three Musketeers), Henry VIII (The Prince and the Pauper). Heston made his movie debut in the 1940s in two independent films by a college classmate, David Bradley, who later became a noted film archivist. He had the title role in Peer Gynt in 1942 and was Marc Antony in Bradley's 1949 version of Julius Caesar, for which Heston was paid $50 a week. Film producer Hal B. Wallis (Casablanca) spotted Heston in a 1950 television production of Wuthering Heights and offered him a contract. When his wife reminded him that they had decided to pursue theatre and television, he replied, "Well, maybe just for one film to see what it's like." Heston earned star billing from his first Hollywood movie, Dark City, a 1950 film noir. Cecil B. DeMille next cast him as the circus manager in the all-star The Greatest Show On Earth, named by the Motion Picture Academy as the best picture of 1952. source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukiSukiNow Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 wow moses is dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 "It's a mad house! A mad house!!!!!!" RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateNightThrillz Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 "It's a mad house. A mad house." RIP RIP to the NRA ass nigga..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 damnit , abc i had it first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podrido Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 monkeys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayInCambodia Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 RIP will his corpse be turned into soylent green ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 OMG OTHER THREAD FAIL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 damnit , abc i had it first nope, mine was posted at 10:14 my time, yours was 10:20. i win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHIT$REAK Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Lolz at you guys arguing over who made the tread first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTheWrongWords Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 nope, mine was posted at 10:14 my time, yours was 10:20. i win TEH PROOFZ: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 so much for being the last man alive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Lolz at you guys arguing over who made the tread first. who's arguing? i was stating fact. and besides, see this thing: it means don't bother arguing, cos i always win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 oh dont say that dude youre gonna get into a 5 day argument with someone, fucking trust me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 who's arguing? i was stating fact. and besides, see this thing: it means don't bother arguing, cos i always win :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHIT$REAK Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Pwned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 whys he "racist"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 cuz white is right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTheWrongWords Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 and cuz he hates apes.... ps gliks you're an asshole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so wtf y'all movin on up Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 NO MORE KISSIN SHE-APES FOR THIS OLD GEEZER [/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christo-f Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Can we now please take his guns from his cold dead hands? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTheWrongWords Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 SO WE CAN SHOOT FUCKING APES FUCK YEAH!!!!! BRING THE PAAAAAAAIN!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 my point is that just cause someone is pro nra or politically conservative doesnt make them racist. abracadabra needs to fall back w/ his euro inspired title choice if he wants to live and be a usa-er. HA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 my point is that just cause someone is pro nra or politically conservative doesnt make them racist. abracadabra needs to fall back w/ his euro inspired title choice if he wants to live and be a usa-er. HA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTheWrongWords Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 my point is that just cause someone is pro nra or politically conservative doesnt make them racist. abracadabra needs to fall back w/ his euro inspired title choice if he wants to live and be a usa-er. HA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 and cuz he hates apes.... ps gliks you're an asshole. yo how incredibly pissy and upset are you gonna be when you get banned after paying money to get VIP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 shit, now where can I pick up my chuck heston flavored soylent green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toprock Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTheWrongWords Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 yo how incredibly pissy and upset are you gonna be when you get banned after paying money to get VIP? I know thats what I was just thinking but you know what? THIS SHIT IS BITCHEN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNdQCKltgXY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8fZ6xUmPiQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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