Charlton Heston

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Charlton Heston Dies at 84

Originally posted 04/06/2008 12:00AM

Oscar winner Charlton Heston died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 84 years old.

Lydia, his wife of 64 years, was at his side, the Heston family said in a statement.

"Charlton had made an announcement of his Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2002 and had very much retired from public life," a family spokesperson tells PEOPLE. "He had been at home most of the past years."

Heston won the Academy Award for best actor in 1959's Ben-Hur. He also played Moses in The Ten Commandments in 1956. Later in life, he was known as much for his political work than acting, serving as president of the National Rifle Association.

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Heston Has Alzheimer's Symptoms

Originally posted 08/09/2002 01:50AM

Oscar winner Charlton Heston, who on the big screen has survived killer apes, parted the Red Sea and painted the Sistine Chapel, is facing a real-life health crisis.

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Originally posted 05/21/1999 12:00AM

Critics Aim at Hestons

Originally posted 01/29/1999 12:00AM