Julie R. Neidlinger: Lone Prairie Blog

George Taylor leaves the planet.

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I was a bit saddened by the death of Charlton Heston. I guess, if you are an evolutionist, you could say he finally got off this Planet of the Apes.

The length of his marriage (64 years) to his wife Lydia was a testament to something rare not just in Hollywood but in general. It was always a bit distressing to constantly hear him being only associated with guns and the National Rifle Association (NRA), as if that were the only legacy he had and that anything prior -- such as his civil rights efforts -- were negated. Granted, he switched from supporting gun control to the polar opposite and was against affirmative action later in life. I don't find these in conflict, but evidence of a person naturally changing opinion in life. Regardless, he was a guy who wasn't afraid to speak his mind, whether it was on abortion or the fact that George Clooney is truly a damn, dirty ape.*

Um, and also, he was one of those guys who was drop-dead good-looking no matter what age. My gosh.

My sister wondered if they were finally able to pry the gun out of his cold, dead hands.

I said she was disrespectful. And probably not the first to make the joke.

* He did not actually say that about Clooney when he responded to Clooney, who had said he deserved Alzheimer's because of his work with the NRA. Heston's response was much more tactful. But I say Clooney is an ape.

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