I realized I'm a tad late here but I just wanted to say... rest in peace, Mr. Heston. He was awesome in Ben Hur, Mosses and Planet of the Apes. Though I don't share his opinion when it comes to guns, I think he's one of the greatest actors in a long time.
[A title="" href="vny!://movies.nytimes.com/person/94233/Charlton-Heston?inline=nyt-per"][FONT color=#004276]Charlton Heston[/FONT][/A], who appeared in some 100 films in his 60-year acting career but who is remembered chiefly for his monumental, jut-jawed portrayals of Moses, Ben-Hur and Michelangelo, died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 84.
His death was confirmed by a spokesman for the family, Bill Powers, who did not specify a cause. [SPAN class=bold][/SPAN]In August 2002, Mr. Heston announced that he had received a diagnosis of neurological symptoms "consistent with Alzheimer's disease."
"I'm neither giving up nor giving in," he said.
Every actor dreams of a breakthrough role, the part that stamps him in the public memory, and Mr. Heston's life changed forever when he caught the eye of the director [A title="" href="vny!://movies.nytimes.com/person/87147/Cecil-B-DeMille?inline=nyt-per"][FONT color=#004276]Cecil B. DeMille[/FONT][/A]. DeMille, who was planning his next biblical spectacular, [A href="vny!://movies.nytimes.com/gst/movies/titlelist.html?v_idlist=49007;287596;130439;391808;431924;119705;429779;352944;432038;372929;432045;432044;432039;174226;431923;432043;49010;430623&inline=nyt_ttl"][FONT color=#004276]"The Ten Commandments,"[/FONT][/A] looked at the young, physically imposing Mr. Heston and saw his Moses.
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Gracious, look how young and handsome he was!