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[Righty007]

http://news.yahoo.co..._mo/obit_heston

[Templar40]

Sad news, another great actor gone, but he had been sick for some time.

[Cruiserweight]

R.I.P.

[00Twelve]

I'll certainly miss you, Chuck.

Audio books of him reading the Bible are gonna skyrocket on eBay.

[sark]

I'm reminded of when Clooney was accepting an award and quipped "Charlton Heston announced he has alzheimers... Again." I hate to bring it up, but it always angered me.

[DaveBond21]

Sad news, he was a great actor.

[DamnCoffee]

Everyone's dropping like flies in 2008. , I hope one of our very own Bond actors will not pass on soon.

R.I.P

[sharpshooter]

This is the first I have heard of this. RIP.

[Dell Deaton]

My sympathies to his family and friends. His work certainly gave me a great deal of joy; I admired him very much as both and actor and a person.

Maybe some highlights and quotes are an appropriate way to remember him here:

"Get your hands off me you damn, dirty apes," Planet of the Apes (the original, best, thank you very much!).

True Lies (too little screen time), ...

Earthquake (proved he could make any movie worth watching!), ...

[Professor Dent]

"Get your hands off me you damn, dirty apes," Planet of the Apes (the original, best, thank you very much!).

Out of all the movies he made, this is the one that I always think of when his name is mentioned. One of my favorites.

[Blonde Bond]

Those damn dirty apes finally did it.


Rest In Peace, Charlton.

[Bondian]

RIP Mr Heston.

Another 'A List' actor has gone to heaven. But I'm sure he'll give the real 'moses' a run for his money.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Rest in peace, Mr. Heston; God bless you off to Heav'n.

[HildebrandRarity]

The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur* (what a movie! 8 or 9 Oscars) and Planet Of The Apes.

Three movies I grew up waching on tv. Heston was a superstar before Connery became one as James Bond.

Condolences to his family.

*They don't make movies like that anymore. The chariot race is epic. A stuntman died after being trampled under the hoves of four raging stallions at full speed from the chariot right behind...and the director kept the cameras rolling and included the crushing shot in the final cut!

[Turn]

I always get an empty feeling when we lose a legend. I also grew up with his films on TV. He was one of the first actors I remember as Planet of the Apes films were some of my favorites when I was a kid.

I'm reminded of when Clooney was accepting an award and quipped "Charlton Heston announced he has alzheimers... Again." I hate to bring it up, but it always angered me.

I hadn't heard this. I find it surprising as Clooney is normally one of the classiest guys in Hollywood.

The one that sticks out in my mind as annoying is Michael Moore's screwing around with him in one of his films on gun control.

[Tiin007]

Charlton Heston was one of the great icons of cinema history. He will be sorely missed.

RIP Mr. Heston.

[Dell Deaton]

Good comments, guys.

Also impressive to me is how great he was all the way to the end. Remember the episode of FRIENDS where Joey "stank" and used Charleton Heston's shower? I laughed until I cried the first time I saw that, and Mr. Heston's timing and presence in that sequence couldn't have been better.

He was also one of those greats where you never had to tell your son or someone younger w/ whom you were watching a more recent movie, "he was the Daniel Craig of his time," because you could still see it.

This is a really nice, warm Thread for me, given the sad circumstances under which we're Posting. Thanks.

:tup:

[Blofeld's Cat]

I miss him for his part in Hollywood history, but one less gun advocate in the world is a good thing.

"Out of my cold dead hand!"

DONE!

[Number 6]

I loved Heston's body of work over the years in flim. I was just watching Planet Of The Apes on the late show the other night and then the next day was the news of his passing...

R.I.P.

[sark]

I hadn't heard this. I find it surprising as Clooney is normally one of the classiest guys in Hollywood.

Look it up. A number of news organizations talked about it. It isn't some internet rumor.

but one less gun advocate in the world is a good thing.

"Out of my cold dead hand!"

DONE!

Hmmmm. I can't think of a better way to say you.
I suppose you'd be pleased if the 30 million members of the NRA died (or myself for that matter)?
Dammit, it's not like he's a Nazi (he was active in the civil rights movement after all, was there when King gave his famous speech). He was just an American with different political views. He did't want to stone homosexuals or cancel elections.

Edited by sark, 07 April 2008 - 05:06 AM.

[freemo]

Here's a statement the man made soon after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2002.

"My Dear Friends, Colleagues and Fans: My physicians have recently told me I may have a neurological disorder whose symptoms are consistent with Alzheimer's disease. So ... I wanted to prepare a few words for you now, because when the time comes, I may not be able to. I've lived my whole life on the stage and screen before you. I've found purpose and meaning in your response. For an actor there's no greater loss than the loss of his audience. I can part the Red Sea, but I can't part with you, which is why I won't exclude you from this stage in my life. For now, I'm not changing anything. I'll insist on work when I can; the doctors will insist on rest when I must. If you see a little less spring in my step, if your name fails to leap to my lips, you'll know why. And if I tell you a funny story for the second time, please laugh anyway. I'm neither giving up nor giving in. I believe I'm still the fighter that Dr. King and JFK and Ronald Reagan knew, but it's a fight I must someday call a draw. I must reconcile courage and surrender in equal measure. Please feel no sympathy for me. I don't. I just may be a little less accessible to you, despite my wishes. I also want you to know that I'm grateful beyond measure. My life has been blessed with good fortune. I'm grateful that I was born in America, that cradle of freedom and opportunity, where a kid from the Michigan Northwoods can work hard and make something of his life. I'm grateful for the gift of the greatest words ever written, that let me share with you the infinite scope of the human experience. As an actor, I'm thankful that I've lived not one life, but many. Above all, I'm proud of my family ... my wife Lydia, the queen of my heart, my children, Fraser and Holly, and my beloved grandchildren, Jack, Ridley and Charlie. They're my biggest fans, my toughest critics and my proudest achievement. Through them, I can touch immortality. Finally, I'm confident about the future of America. I believe in you. I know that the future of our country, our culture and our children is in good hands. I know you will continue to meet adversity with strength and resilience, as our ancestors did, and come through with flying colors - the ones on Old Glory. William Shakespeare, at the end of his career, wrote his farewell through the words of Prospero, in "The Tempest". It ends like this: 'Be cheerful, sir. Our revels now are ended. These our actors, as I foretold you, were all spirits and are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, the cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, the solemn temples, the great globe itself, yea all which it inherit, shall dissolve and, like this insubstantial pageant faded, leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.' Thank you, and God bless you, everyone."

[Major Tallon]

I miss him for his part in Hollywood history, but one less gun advocate in the world is a good thing.

"Out of my cold dead hand!"

DONE!

Let's see. "You advocated [insert name of cause I really, really dislike]. I'm glad you're dead."

Have we really descended to this?

[HildebrandRarity]

...but one less gun advocate in the world is a good thing.

A bit harsh at this time. The irony is that this is being posted on a site dedicated to a character who uses guns and kills as offen as some unfortunate people on this planet have a well balanced, nutritious meal.

[Dell Deaton]

Here's a statement the man made soon after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2002....

Altho this is the first time I've seen that statement, it comes as no surprise.

This is the man we are celebrating with what we write here.

Thank you for Posting this!

[darkpath]

Rest in Peace, Mister Heston, for all you've done, for the civil liberties you fought hard for, for the brilliant performances, and for being an all around class act (as trite as that might sound, and for that, I apologise). I'd like to have something to say which rises to the occasion; but I find myself falling short just now. Again, I apologise.

I hope that people will find the reserve to refrain from kicking dirt in your face if they have disagreed with you in life. I hope that they will have the grace to simply agree to disagree.

You are, and will be missed, Sir.

[Double-Oh-Zero]

Damn, all of the greats are dropping like flies this year. Hell of a shame, regardless of his political stance.

Rest peacefully, Mr. Heston.

[Mister Asterix]

Farewell, Omega Man.

[00Twelve]

Righty, I can't help but laugh at the "Moses dies at 84" header! That hasn't yet failed to crack me up!

[MarcAngeDraco]

A man who stood up for what he beleived in whether it was popular or not. Now that is something to be celebrated.

"Political correctness is tyranny with manners."

RIP

[Red Barchetta]

Mr Heston embodies alot of what America is all about- freedom, courage, the power of choice, etc.

I also grew up watching The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, and PotA- to this day I always watch the Ten Commandments whenever it's shown on ABC (it's always on ABC). Truly a classic, and no one other than Mr. Heston could have pulled it off.

Trivia: He is also the voice of God in The Ten Commandments.