Finally, I Can Have Charlton Heston's Gun
Maybe I didn't agree with all of his politics, but Chuck H is one of SFP's heroes. A man can go his entire life without saying something quotable, but Planet of the Apes has a ton of lines that will be remembered forever.
Now he's dead. He died Saturday at the age of 83. He's home. All the time it was... We finally did it!
Heston was born in 1924 and became famous for playing larger-than-life biblical and historical types like Marc Antony, Moses, Ben Hur, John the Baptist and Michelangelo.
Then the apes invaded and Heston flipped his wig. Playing astronaut George Taylor, Chuck found himself hurled into a terrifying future where apes ruled because we blew ourselves up. It was a mad house. A MAD HOUSE OF AWESOME!
Eventually the scenery-chewing actor became involved with the NRA and was a strong voice for the rights of Americans to bear arms.
But we will fondly remember him as the ape-fighting hero of our youth.
Godspeed, George Taylor.
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