On Saturday I watched a double feature of The Omega Man and Soylent Green. And then this happens.. Geez. Charlton Heston will always live in my heart for the great films he has made that have brought me so much inspiration and entertainment to my life throughout the years.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_hestonCharlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008)[1][2][3] was an American Academy Award-winning film actor.
Heston was known for playing heroic roles, such as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur. Early in his career, he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak out against racism and was active in the civil rights movement. During the latter part of his movie career, he starred in films such as The Omega Man and Soylent Green, which have a strong environmental message. He was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003.
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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/04/charlton-heston.htmlCharlton Heston: A Tribute in Youtube Clips
April 06, 2008 12:02 PM
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., today issued a statement about the death of actor Charlton Heston.
"In taking on epic and commanding roles, he showed himself to be one of our nation's most gifted actors, and his legacy will forever be a part of our cinema," McCain said. "Off-the-screen, Charlton Heston was also a real-life leader. He served his country and proudly gave his voice in support of some of our most basic rights. He was devoted to the cause of freedom for all Americans from the battle for civil rights in the 1960s to protecting Second Amendment rights in the 1990s. At this time of grief, let us honor a life that has truly touched millions."
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Heston was "I am Legend' before Will Smith, as "The Omega Man."
He was Judah Ben-Hur.
He was Moses -- he parted the Red Sea!
"Fear not," he said. "Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord."
He told us that soylent green is people.
He yelled at a "damn dirty ape" to take his "stinking paws" off him. And later, he wept on the beach for what humans did to the planet.
Active in the civil rights movement in the early 1960s, he became active in the gun rights movement in the 1980s, explaining his position in a speech to the NRA in 1989.
He later proclaimed that the government could only get his gun if they took it from his cold dead hands.
For that, he was mocked by Michael Moore and George Clooney.
What did you think of him?
