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thegreatbuddha:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/movies/06heston.html?bl&ex=1207800000&en=aa6d7152e3bbd3ae&ei=5087%0A

Charlton Heston is dead at 84. The man was truly a legend, so much so that I never really thought he would die.

Narr:
I totally thought I read about that here on these forums but can't seem to find another topic about it.

I heard about this and was pretty sad.  Mr. Heston was truly a great actor and a political activist (whether you agree with his stances or not, he was pretty influential, is all I mean).

Nodaisho:
The ten commandments was just on TV a couple weeks ago, too. I haven't seen anything with him starring that I know of, my dad wanted me to watch Planet of the Apes when I was four, but my mother vetoed that.

Until after he was dead, I didn't really have much respect for him, then there was a tribute thread on a forum I lurk in, and I found out a lot that I had never heard, including that he marched with MLK in the early sixties. Just barely survived the 40th anniversary of MLK's death. While I don't agree with the whole "Cold Dead Hands" bit (two problems: firstly, I end up dead, secondly, they get my gun), I do respect him very much now.

Border Reiver:
The man was definitely an actor of his time (damn he could chew scenery), and a man of strong convictions, mostly based around personal freedom and taking responsibility for your own choices. 

KharBevNor:
Please say an ATF agent was prying a gun from his fingers even as he expired.

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