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Charlton Heston : Hollywood's last icon / Marc Eliot.

by Eliot, Marc.

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Dey St., An Imprint of William Morrow, [2017]

791.43028 H588e

Heston, Charlton.

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.

Political activists -- United States -- Biography.

9780062420435 (hc.)

xvi, 553 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From St. Helen to Mt. Sinai -- Hollywood's Last Icon.

"Charlton Heston starred in American movies for more than six decades, in roles that ranged from the Biblical leader Moses in The Ten Commandments to the title role in William Wyler's definitive Ben-Hur, to the heroic astronaut George Taylor in 1968's sci-fi classic Planet of the Apes, in addition to hundreds of other screen, theater, and television roles. He also served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and more controversially, as the head of the National Rifle Association, which placed him at odds with Hollywood's then-prevalent left-leaning power elite. The epic life story of one of America's most iconic actors, bringing to light Heston's greatest achievements as well as his greatest failures and regrets. How a boy from the backwoods of Michigan went on to become Hollywood's go-to action and historical actor and left a legacy that helped define American movie heroes of the twentieth century. Marc Eliot traces the footsteps of this extraordinary figure and sheds new light on one of America's greatest stars.

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