Tag: Charlton Heston
-
Charlton Heston obits
From the Los Angeles Times The Oscar winner played Moses and Michelangelo, then later became a darling of conservatism by Robert W. Welkos and Susan King, Special to The Times, April 6, 2008 Charlton Heston, the Oscar-winning actor who achieved stardom playing larger-than-life figures including Moses, Michelangelo and Andrew Jackson and went on to become…
-
His cold, now dead, hands
(Photo by the Associated Press) Mr. Heston was always able to channel some energies into the public arena. He was an active supporter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., calling him “a 20th-century Moses for his people,” and participated in the historic march on Washington in 1963. Left, he joined civil rights protesters…