Sunday, April 06, 2008


CHARLTON HESTON, 1924-2008
Film Legend Charlton Heston Dead at 84

By BOB THOMAS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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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Requiescat in pace.

UPDATE: Here's a statement from his family.