Heston, Charlton

orig. John Charlton Carter

(born Oct. 4, 1924, Evanston, Ill., U.S.) U.S. actor. He made his Broadway debut in Antony and Cleopatra (1947) and his film debut in Dark City (1950). He became a star in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and was a muscular and dignified stalwart in epic films such as The Ten Commandments (1956), Ben-Hur (1959, Academy Award), and The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965). He also starred in Touch of Evil (1958), Planet of the Apes (1968), and The Three Musketeers (1973) and directed and acted in Antony and Cleopatra (1972) and Mother Lode (1982). He was president of the Screen Actors Guild (1966–71) and the National Rifle Association (1998–2003).

Heston, Charlton (b. John Charlton Carter) (1923– ) film actor; born in Evanston, Ill. He studied at Northwestern University, starring in a student film version of Peer Gynt (1941) before entering the Air Force in World War II. After Broadway and television work, this strapping actor, with his aquiline profile and sonorous voice, made his Hollywood debut in Dark City (1950). Usually playing larger-than-life heroes, he won the Academy Award in the title role of Ben Hur (1959). He served six terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild and in later years became a frequent spokesman for Republican Party positions as well as for public service causes.

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No references found	Born John Charlton Carter (Heston was his stepfather's name) on October 4, 1923, in Evanston, Illinois, he made his theatrical debut as Santa Claus in a school play at age 5. Larger than life by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain) BORN John Charlton Carter but took his mother's last name, Charlton, and his step-father's last name, Heston. Charlton Hes Toon; Movie legend had Ben-Hur before by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) JOHN Charlton Carter was born on October 4, 1923 in Evanston, Illinois - later creating his screen name by pairing his mother's maiden name, Charlton, with his stepfather's surname, Heston. EPIC HERO; CHARLTON HESTON 1923-2008 'I've played 3 presidents, 3 ... by The Mirror (London, England)	John Barrymore John Barton John Bates Clark John Beaver Marks John Bell John Bellers John Birch Society John Biscoe John Bosco, Saint John Boyd Thacher State Park John Boynton Priestley John Broadus Watson John Brown John Brown Farm State Historic Site John Brown's Body John Bryan State Park John Bull John Bunyan John Burdon Sanderson Haldane John Burns John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site John Byron John Calvin John Carew Eccles John Carter Brown Library John Charlton Carter John Christian Watson John Chrysostom John Chrysostom, Saint John Clarke Slater John Clerk John Climacus John Climax, Saint John Colet John Constable John Cornford John Cowdery Kendrew John Crerar Library John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation John D. MacArthur Beach State Park John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway John Dalton John Damascene John Damascene, Saint John Daniel Wild John Davis John Day John Day Dam John Day Fossil Beds National Monument John Denton Pinkstone French	John Cardinal Newman John Cardinal Newman John Carew Eccles John Carew Eccles John Carmack John Carpenter John Carroll (bishop) John Carroll Awards Weekend John Carroll Catholic High School John Carroll Society John Carroll University John Carroll University Entrepreneurs Association John Carroll Weekend John Carter Brown Library John Carter Brown Library John Casey John Cash John Cassian John Catron John Catron John Cena John Chance Land Surveys, Inc. John Chandler Bancroft Davis John Chapman John Chapman John Chapman (disambiguation) John Charles Fremont John Charles Management Consultants John Charlton Carter John Cheaver John Cheever John Cheever John Chever John Chilembwe Day John Chipman Gray John Chipman Gray John Christian Watson John Christner Trucking John Christopher Burns Design John Chrysostom John Chrysostom John Chrysostom, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint John Chrysostomos John Chrysostomos John Churchill John Churchill John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough John Ciardi John Ciardi John Citizen John Citizen John Clapham John Clare John Clarke John Clarke Slater John Clarkson John Cleese

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Born John Charlton Carter (Heston was his stepfather's name) on October 4, 1923, in Evanston, Illinois, he made his theatrical debut as Santa Claus in a school play at age 5.

Larger than life by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)

BORN John Charlton Carter but took his mother's last name, Charlton, and his step-father's last name, Heston.

Charlton Hes Toon; Movie legend had Ben-Hur before by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

JOHN Charlton Carter was born on October 4, 1923 in Evanston, Illinois - later creating his screen name by pairing his mother's maiden name, Charlton, with his stepfather's surname, Heston.

EPIC HERO; CHARLTON HESTON 1923-2008 'I've played 3 presidents, 3 ... by The Mirror (London, England)

John Boyd Thacher State Park

John Boynton Priestley