Charlton Heston: The Times obituary

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:38 PM EDT

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Charlton Heston played epic heroes. Moses, John the Baptist, El Cid, General Gordon and Michelangelo all sprang to life on screen via this muscular, lantern-jawed actor. He made his name by playing Ben-Hur, a role for which he won the best actor Oscar in 1959. He deserved it, if only for that astonishing re-creation of a chariot race at the Circus of Antioch.

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Actor, Activist Charlton Heston Dies at 83	The Washington Post	Sun Apr 6	7
Heston Left Cinematic, Political Mark	Associated Press	Sun Apr 6	92
Agree with him or not, Charlton Heston leaves an admirable offscreen legacy, too	St. Petersburg Times > Local News	Tue Apr 8	0
Heston's Bearing, Toughness Endured	Associated Press	Sun Apr 6	1
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