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Charlton Heston

April 17th 2008 01:59
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes

Charlton Heston was born John Charles Carter on October 4,1923, in (or around) Evanston, Illinois. He chose his stage and screen name by combining his mother's and step-father's surnames.


He made his first Broadway appearance in Antony and Cleopatra, in 1947.
In Antony and Cleopatra
In Antony and Cleopatra

A few years later he was Moses in The Ten Commandments (1956).
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
There is (at least) the rumor that Mr. Heston was cast as Moses because of his resemblance to the statue sculpted by Michelangelo. This rumor involves director Cecil B. DeMille, and he was not shy about promoting his films by any means...
Michelangelo's Moses
Michelangelo's Moses



Mr. Heston was then on to battling Roman oppressors, figuratively and literally, in Ben Hur (1959), for which he won the Best Actor Oscar.
Ben Hur
Ben Hur

Subsequent roles included, in part, El Cid (1961) Charles Gordon in Khartoum (1966) (with Laurence Olivier), the tender Will Penny (1967) and the classic sci-fi movie, Planet of the Apes.
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes


He was an individual, not a boxed, pre-fab personality.
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King in 1963, but contrary to that brave and peaceful position, he also served as president of the U. S. National Rifle Association from 1996 to 2003.
The Omega Man
The Omega Man

The Omega Man
The Omega Man (with Rosalind Cash)

It was in 2002 that Mr. Heston announced publicly that he was suffering from symptoms similar to Alzheimers. One of his last public statements was, “I must reconcile courage and surrender in equal measure.”

Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston

He passed on April 5, 2008, with his wife of 64 years, Lydia, at his side.
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