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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston - 1953.jpg
Heston as President Andrew Jackson in The President's Lady, 1953
Born John Charles Carter, or Charlton John Carter
(1923-10-04)October 4, 1923
Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
Died April 5, 2008(2008-04-05) (aged 84)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Cause of death Pneumonia
Resting place Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church Columbarium
Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Education New Trier High School
Alma mater Northwestern University
Occupation Actor
Years active 1941–2003
Home town St. Helen, Michigan, U.S.
Political party Democratic Party
Later Republican Party
Spouse(s) Lydia Clarke (1944–2008; his death)
Children Fraser Clarke Heston (b. 1955)
Holly Anne Heston (b. 1961)
Military career
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch US Army Air Corps Hap Arnold Wings.svg U.S. Army Air Forces
Years of service 1944–1946
Rank US Army WWII SSGT.svg Staff sergeant
Unit 77th Bombardment Squadron
Battles/wars World War II

Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter or Charlton John Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist.

As a Hollywood star, he appeared in 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film, The Ten Commandments (1956), for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He also starred in Touch of Evil (1958) with Orson Welles, Ben-Hur (1959), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, El Cid (1961), and Planet of the Apes (1968). He also starred in the films The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Secret of the Incas (1954), and The Big Country (1958).

A supporter of Democratic politicians and civil rights in the 1960s, Heston later became a Republican, founding a conservative political action committee and supporting Ronald Reagan. Heston's most famous role in politics came as the five-term president of the National Rifle Association, from 1998 to 2003. After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003, he retired from both acting and the NRA presidency. Heston died on April 5, 2008, aged 84, from pneumonia.


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