Charlton Heston died. There will undoubtedly be many marathons of his movies on various cable networks. I regularly listen to news broadcasts from other countries. Each one of the broadcasts in the last couple of days have mentioned the death of the famous actor.
I was never a huge fan of Heston, nor was I a detractor. I think his face was more of a reason for his success than were his acting skills.
In thinking back on his roles, I was struck by the fact that I could not remember a role in which he portrayed a character from contemporary times. His roles had him riding in a chariot or a spaceship, but never in a Cadillac.
Prior to his death, I read a report that stated that one of his movie lines is in the list of the 10 most famous lines from American movies. We all know what the line is....."Get your filthy paws off me you damn dirty ape!"
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