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    BornJohn Charles Carter · October 4, 1923 · Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
    DiedApril 5, 2008 (aged 84) · Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
    Alma materNorthwestern University
    SpouseLydia Clarke (m. 1944)
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    Early life

    John Charles Carter was born on October 4, 1923, in Cook County, Illinois, to Lilla (née Baines; 1899–1994) and Russell Whitford Carter (1897–1966), a sawmill operator. His autobiography states that he was born in … See more

    Career

    After the war, the Hestons lived in Hell's Kitchen, New York City, where they worked as artists' models. Seeking a way to make it in theatre, they decided to manage a playhouse in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1947, maki… See more

    Acting credits and accolades

    Richard Corliss wrote in Time magazine, "From start to finish, Heston was a grand, ornery anachronism, the sinewy symbol of a time when Hollywood took itself seriously, when heroes came from history books, not comic book… See more

    Political views

    Heston's political activism had four stages. In the first stage, 1955–1961, he endorsed liberal Democratic candidates for president and signed on to petitions for liberal political causes. From 1961 until 1972, the second stage, he c… See more

    Personal life

    In March 1944, Heston married Northwestern University student Lydia Marie Clarke at Grace Methodist Church in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina.
    Heston was an Episcopalian, and he has been descri… See more

    Bibliography

    By Heston:
    • The Actors Life: Journals 1956–1976 (1978); ISBN 0-671-83016-3
    • Beijing Diary (1990); ISBN 0-671-68706-9
    • In the Arena: An Autobiography (1995); ISBN 1-57297-267-X… See more

    Further reading

    • Bernier, Michelle Bernier (2009). Charlton Heston: An Incredible Life (2nd ed.). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1441467492. excerpt and text search
    • Raymond, Emilie (2006). From My Cold, D… See more

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