Charlton Heston
| Charlton Heston | |
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Heston as President Andrew Jackson in The President's Lady, 1953
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| Born |
John Charles Carter, or Charlton John Carter October 4, 1923 Wilmette, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 2008 (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
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army Air Forces
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| Years of service | 1944–1946 |
| Rank |
 Staff sergeant
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| 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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