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Charlton Heston, R.I.P.

From the Los Angeles Times:

Charlton Heston, 84; Oscar-winning actor played larger-than-life figures

By Robert W. Welkos and Susan King, Special to The Times April 6, 2008

Charlton Heston, the Oscar-winning actor who achieved stardom playing larger-than-life figures including Moses, Michelangelo and Andrew Jackson in historical epics and went on to become a best-selling author, a contentious Hollywood labor leader, an unapologetic gun advocate and darling of conservative causes, has died. He was 84.

Heston died Saturday at his Beverly Hills home, his family said in a statement. In 2002, he had been diagnosed with symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer's disease.

With a booming baritone voice, the tall, ruggedly handsome actor delivered his signature role as the prophet Moses in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 Biblical extravaganza "The Ten Commandments," raising a rod over his head as God miraculously parts the Red Sea.

There are worse things to be remembered for, although the photograph above shows him at the 1963 Civil Rights March. The whole report lives here.
Requiescat in pace.

Full post as published by West Neanderthal Drive on April 06, 2008 (boomark / email).