# Charlton Heston Dead at 84

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlton-heston-dead-at-84/444154>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 6, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlton-heston-dead-at-84/444154 "2008-04-06T04:20:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlton-heston-dead-at-84/444154/1 "2008-04-06T04:20:48Z")

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No link yet, but it’s breaking news on BBC.

Guess now they can pry that gun from his cold, dead hands.

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlton-heston-dead-at-84/444154/2 "2008-04-06T04:30:45Z")

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[This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=462665) beat you by one minute.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlton-heston-dead-at-84/444154/3 "2008-04-06T04:34:21Z")

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Damn! One minute indeed! That was close.

Mods, please close this thread. ☹