CHARLTON HESTON, 1924-2008
Film Legend Charlton Heston Dead at 84Requiescat in pace.
By BOB THOMAS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84.
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UPDATE: Here's a statement from his family.