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RIP Charlton Heston

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The acclaimed actor and former NRA president passed away on Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills, with his wife Lydia by his side.

Heston announced in 2002 that he had symptoms consistent with Alzheimers, saying at the time that “I must reconcile courage and surrender in equal measure.”

RIP, buddy.

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  • Wow….He died?!
    Just a few weeks ago, I re-watched “The Omega Man” on Netflix. That movie was just redone as “I am Legend”, w/ will smith. Anywho. The Omega Man scared the crap outta me when I watched it a million years ago. Kinda hokey, really….But still, Heston starred in some great films. RIP Chuck.

  • WE NEED MORE STEM CELL RESEARCH TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE HIM!
    He could still be alive right now…

  • really anon69stupidfuck? The first time I saw it was when I typed it. So… either you need to not watch so much television, or you need to get your ass off the computer.

  • >WE NEED MORE STEM CELL RESEARCH TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE HIM!

    Yes, too bad he was a conservative and a NRA supporter and therefore was against stem cell research.

    I enjoyed his movies and his acting. Some classic stuff.

  • Funny, I’m conservative and an NRA member and I didn’t get the memo that I have to automatically believe stem cell research was wrong.

    Gotta love jackasses who assume.

  • I love the fact that the jackasses who assume also haven’t read anything to get their facts straight. Most conservatives I know are only against stem cell research using aborted babies. Research done in this particular area has NEVER yeilded any significant results. There are many other ways to collect stem cells for scientific purposes and those HAVE produces several advances.

    Get your facts straight before showing ignorance. And, yes, I realize it goes both ways, people.

    But I also get that if you feel Mr. Heston didn’t deserve your respect in life, there’s no reason to start giving it now.

    I feel that he was a great actor, and just this Saturday I purchased all of the Planet of the Apes movies. I didn’t know he was dead at the time – they were just on sale.

  • >Funny, I’m conservative and an NRA member and I didn’t get the memo

    The memo that says you are a fucking idiot?

  • only a few actors will ever measure up to the roles he in played in movies! Moses,Julius Ceasar,Ben Hur,El Cid,Michaelangelo, what a resume.Sorry to see ya go Chuck!