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Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston | |
|---|---|
Heston at the March on Washington in | |
| Born | John Charles Carter[1] ()October 4, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, () (aged&#;84) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church Columbarium Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. |
| Alma&#;mater | Northwestern University |
| Occupations | |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Works | Filmography |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Fraser Clarke Heston |
| In office – | |
| Preceded by | Marion P.
Hammer |
| Succeeded by | Kayne Robinson |
| In office – | |
| Preceded by | Dana Andrews |
| Succeeded by | John Gavin |
| Allegiance | &#;United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Years&#;of service | – |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Unit | 77th Bombardment Squadron |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Charlton Heston (October 4, – April 5, ) was an American actor and political activist.
He had many big roles, such as playing Moses in the movie The Ten Commandments, astronaut Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes () and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (), the dystopianThe Omega Man (), and Soylent Green (). Heston played Judah Ben-Hur in the Academy Award-winning Ben-Hur.
Early life
[change | change source]He was born in Wilmette, Illinois on October 4, He was raised in St. Helen, Michigan.
Fraser clarke heston April 5, Senate as would Republicans in the early s and in , but he rejected the idea. When Russell Carter died in , Charlton's brother and sister changed their surname from Carter to Heston the following year; Charlton did not. Succeeded by John Gavin.Heston studied at New Trier High School and at Northwestern University.
Political views
[change | change source]Heston was also known for his politics. When he was young he held liberal views and marched with people such as Martin Luther King, Jr. for civil rights in the s.
It was rare for a Hollywood actor to be for such causes at that time.
Later in his life, he was for conservative causes such as gun rights. He was president of the National Rifle Association of America, a group that is for the rights of gun owners, from to
In July , he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House from President George W. Bush.
Actor charlton heston biography died Kayne Robinson. Universal tried to interest him in a thriller starring Orson Welles , Touch of Evil ; Heston agreed to be in it if Welles directed. Johnson , who had masterminded the passage of the Civil Rights Act of through Congress over the vociferous opposition of southern Democrats. Film Society of the Lincoln Center.Death
[change | change source]Late in his life, Heston had Alzheimer's disease. He died of pneumonia, aged 84, in Beverly Hills, California.[2][3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑Eliot, Marc. Hollywood's Last Icon: Charlton Heston, HarperCollins Publishing © ; ISBN&#; ( pages); pp.
11–12 address birthname controversy: "Then, as if to erase everything that reminded her son of Russell, Lilla told him his name was no longer John Charles Carter; from now on he was Charlton Heston."
- ↑Welkos, Robert W. and Susan King.Actor charles bronson He had cameos in the films Hamlet , Tombstone , and True Lies. Archived from the original on January 2, Kayne Robinson. Armed Forces and Department of Energy instructional films, particularly relating to nuclear weapons , and "for six years Heston [held] the nation's highest security clearance" or Q clearance.
Charlton Heston, 85; actor played epic figures.Los Angeles Times. April 5, Retrieved April 12,
- ↑Charlton Heston Dies at Beverly Hills Home. April 5, Retrieved April 12,
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Charlton Heston at Wikimedia Commons