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Charlton Heston dead at 84 in Beverly Hills



Charlton Heston dead at 84 in Beverly Hills

Charlton Heston died at the age of 84 at his home in Beverly Hills on April 5, 2008. He is seen in this December 10, 1961 file photo with Elsa Martinelli in Rome during the filming of "The Pigeon that Took Rome" a war time comedy, which premiered in 1962. (UPI Photo/Files)

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