RARE Charlton Heston Autograph, Ben Hur Photograph Taken By Wife Lydia
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THE EXPOSURE SO THAT THE SIGNATURE CAN BE MORE CLEARLY SEEN Autograph Of: Charlton Heston
Content/Composition: Extremely rare photograph of Charlton Heston, taken by his wife Lydia Heston. Charles is in a costume from Ben-Hur.
It is signed:
“For Gene, Thanks and Good Luck, Charlton Heston”
Date/Era: 1950
Noted Damage: Tape and staining on the upper left cor...ner of photo, dark mark on upper center border of photo, tape and spots on upper right corner of photo, hole in bottom left and right corner of photo, small crack in photo in the “C” of Charlton
Size of image: 8”x 10"
Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles 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 courseof 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film, The Ten Commandments (1956). Healso starred in Touch of Evil (1958) with Orson Welles; Ben-Hur, for which hewon the Academy Award for Best Actor (1959); El Cid (1961); and Planet of theApes (1968). He also starred in the films The Greatest Show on Earth (1952);Secret of the Incas (1954); The Big Country (1958); and The Agony and theEcstasy (1965).A supporter of Democratic politicians and civil rights inthe 1960s, Heston eventually rejected liberalism, becoming a Republican, founding a conservative political action committee and supporting RonaldReagan. Heston's most famous role in politics came as the five-term presidentof the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003. After being diagnosed withAlzheimer's disease, he retired from both acting and being the NRA president in2003. Heston died on April 5, 2008, aged 84, from pneumonia.With features chiseled in stone, and renowned for playing along list of historical figures, particularly in Biblical epics, the tall, wellbuilt and ruggedly handsome Charlton Heston was one of Hollywood's greatestleading men and remained active in front of movie cameras for over sixty years.Heston was born John Charles Carter on October 4th 1924 inEvanston, Illinois, to Lila (Charlton) and Russell Whitford Carter, whooperated a sawmill. He had English and Scottish ancestry, with recent Canadianforebears.Heston made his feature film debut as the lead character ina 16mm production of Peer Gynt (1941), based on the Henrik Ibsen play. Shortlythereafter, he played 'Marc Antony' in Julius Caesar (1950), however Hestonfirmly stamped himself as genuine leading man material with his performance ascircus manager 'Brad Braden' in the Cecil B. DeMille spectacular The GreatestShow on Earth (1952), also starring James Stewart and Cornel Wilde. The nowvery popular actor remained perpetually busy during the 1950s, both on TV andon the silver screen with audience pleasing performances in the steamy thrillerThe Naked Jungle (1954), as a treasure hunter in Secret of the Incas (1954) andanother barn storming performance for Cecil B. DeMille as "Moses" inthe blockbuster The Ten Commandments (1956).Heston delivered further dynamic performances in the oilyfilm noir thriller Touch of Evil (1958), and then alongside Gregory Peck in thewestern The Big Country (1958) before scoring the role for which he is arguablybest known, that of the wronged Jewish prince who seeks his freedom and revengein the William Wyler directed Ben-Hur (1959). This mammoth Biblical epicrunning in excess of three and a half hours became the standard by which otherlarge scale productions would be judged, and it's superb cast also includingStephen Boyd as the villainous "Massala", English actor Jack Hawkinsas the Roman officer "Quintus Arrius", and Australian actor Frank Thringas "Pontius Pilate", all contributed wonderful performances. Neverone to rest on his laurels, steely Heston remained the preferred choice ofdirectors to lead the cast in major historical productions and during the 1960she starred as Spanish legend "Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar" in El Cid(1961), as a US soldier battling hostile Chinese boxers during 55 Days atPeking (1963), played the ill-fated "John the Baptist" in TheGreatest Story Ever Told (1965), the masterful painter "Michelangelo"battling Pope Julius II in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), and an Englishgeneral in Khartoum (1966). In 1968, Heston filmed the unusual western WillPenny (1967) about an aging and lonely cowboy befriending a lost woman and herson, which Heston has often referred to as his favorite piece of work onscreen. Interestingly, Heston was on the verge of acquiring an entirely newleague of fans due to his appearance in four very topical science fiction films(all based on popular novels) painting bleak futures for mankind.In 1968, Heston starred as time traveling astronaut"George Taylor", in the terrific Planet of the Apes (1968) with it'snow legendary conclusion as Heston realizes the true horror of his destination.He returned to reprise the role, albeit primarily as a cameo, alongside fellowastronaut James Franciscus in the slightly inferior sequel Beneath the Planetof the Apes (1970). Next up, Heston again found himself facing the apocalypsein The Omega Man (1971) as the survivor of a germ plague that has wiped out humanityleaving only bands of psychotic lunatics roaming the cities who seek to killthe uninfected Heston. And fourthly, taking its inspiration from the HarryHarrison novel "Make Room!, Make Room!", Heston starred alongsidescreen legend Edward G. Robinson and Chuck Connors in Soylent Green (1973).During the remainder of the 1970s, Heston appeared in two very popular"disaster movies" contributing lead roles in the far fetched Airport1975 (1974), plus in the star laden Earthquake (1974), filmed in "Sensoround"(low bass speakers were installed in selected theaters to simulate theearthquake rumblings on screen to movie audiences). He played an evil Cardinalin the lively The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974), a mythical US navalofficer in the recreation of Midway (1976), also filmed in"Sensoround", an LA cop trying to stop a sniper in Two-Minute Warning(1976) and another US naval officer in the submarine thriller Gray Lady Down(1978). Heston appeared in numerous episodes of the high rating TV seriesDynasty (1981) and The Colbys (1985), before moving onto a mixed bag ofprojects including TV adaptations of Treasure Island (1990) and A Man for AllSeasons (1988), hosting two episodes of the comedy show, Saturday Night Live(1975), starring as the "Good Actor" bringing love struck Mike Myersto tears in Wayne's World 2 (1993), and as the eye patch wearing boss ofintelligence agent Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994). He also narratednumerous TV specials and lent his vocal talents to the animated movie Hercules(1997), the family comedy Cats & Dogs (2001) and an animated version of BenHur (2003). Heston made an uncredited appearance in the inferior remake ofPlanet of the Apes (2001), and his last film appearance to date was in the Holocaustthemed drama of Rua Alguem 5555: My Father (2003).Heston was married to Lydia Marie Clark Heston since March1944, and they have two children. His highly entertaining autobiography wasreleased in 1995, titled appropriately enough "Into The Arena". Althoughoften criticized for his strong conservative beliefs and involvement with theNRA, Heston was a strong advocate for civil right many years before it becamefashionable, and was a recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, plusthe Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2002, he was diagnosed withAlzheimer's disease, and did appear in a film or TV production after 2003. Hedied in April 2008. Truly, Charlton Heston is one of the legendary figures ofUS cinema.THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESSRiegel Arts & Rarities
THE EXPOSURE SO THAT THE SIGNATURE CAN BE MORE CLEARLY SEEN Autograph Of: Charlton Heston
Content/Composition: Extremely rare photograph of Charlton Heston, taken by his wife Lydia Heston. Charles is in a costume from Ben-Hur.
It is signed:
“For Gene, Thanks and Good Luck, Charlton Heston”
Date/Era: 1950
Noted Damage: Tape and staining on the upper left cor...ner of photo, dark mark on upper center border of photo, tape and spots on upper right corner of photo, hole in bottom left and right corner of photo, small crack in photo in the “C” of Charlton
Size of image: 8”x 10"
Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles 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 courseof 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film, The Ten Commandments (1956). Healso starred in Touch of Evil (1958) with Orson Welles; Ben-Hur, for which hewon the Academy Award for Best Actor (1959); El Cid (1961); and Planet of theApes (1968). He also starred in the films The Greatest Show on Earth (1952);Secret of the Incas (1954); The Big Country (1958); and The Agony and theEcstasy (1965).A supporter of Democratic politicians and civil rights inthe 1960s, Heston eventually rejected liberalism, becoming a Republican, founding a conservative political action committee and supporting RonaldReagan. Heston's most famous role in politics came as the five-term presidentof the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003. After being diagnosed withAlzheimer's disease, he retired from both acting and being the NRA president in2003. Heston died on April 5, 2008, aged 84, from pneumonia.With features chiseled in stone, and renowned for playing along list of historical figures, particularly in Biblical epics, the tall, wellbuilt and ruggedly handsome Charlton Heston was one of Hollywood's greatestleading men and remained active in front of movie cameras for over sixty years.Heston was born John Charles Carter on October 4th 1924 inEvanston, Illinois, to Lila (Charlton) and Russell Whitford Carter, whooperated a sawmill. He had English and Scottish ancestry, with recent Canadianforebears.Heston made his feature film debut as the lead character ina 16mm production of Peer Gynt (1941), based on the Henrik Ibsen play. Shortlythereafter, he played 'Marc Antony' in Julius Caesar (1950), however Hestonfirmly stamped himself as genuine leading man material with his performance ascircus manager 'Brad Braden' in the Cecil B. DeMille spectacular The GreatestShow on Earth (1952), also starring James Stewart and Cornel Wilde. The nowvery popular actor remained perpetually busy during the 1950s, both on TV andon the silver screen with audience pleasing performances in the steamy thrillerThe Naked Jungle (1954), as a treasure hunter in Secret of the Incas (1954) andanother barn storming performance for Cecil B. DeMille as "Moses" inthe blockbuster The Ten Commandments (1956).Heston delivered further dynamic performances in the oilyfilm noir thriller Touch of Evil (1958), and then alongside Gregory Peck in thewestern The Big Country (1958) before scoring the role for which he is arguablybest known, that of the wronged Jewish prince who seeks his freedom and revengein the William Wyler directed Ben-Hur (1959). This mammoth Biblical epicrunning in excess of three and a half hours became the standard by which otherlarge scale productions would be judged, and it's superb cast also includingStephen Boyd as the villainous "Massala", English actor Jack Hawkinsas the Roman officer "Quintus Arrius", and Australian actor Frank Thringas "Pontius Pilate", all contributed wonderful performances. Neverone to rest on his laurels, steely Heston remained the preferred choice ofdirectors to lead the cast in major historical productions and during the 1960she starred as Spanish legend "Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar" in El Cid(1961), as a US soldier battling hostile Chinese boxers during 55 Days atPeking (1963), played the ill-fated "John the Baptist" in TheGreatest Story Ever Told (1965), the masterful painter "Michelangelo"battling Pope Julius II in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), and an Englishgeneral in Khartoum (1966). In 1968, Heston filmed the unusual western WillPenny (1967) about an aging and lonely cowboy befriending a lost woman and herson, which Heston has often referred to as his favorite piece of work onscreen. Interestingly, Heston was on the verge of acquiring an entirely newleague of fans due to his appearance in four very topical science fiction films(all based on popular novels) painting bleak futures for mankind.In 1968, Heston starred as time traveling astronaut"George Taylor", in the terrific Planet of the Apes (1968) with it'snow legendary conclusion as Heston realizes the true horror of his destination.He returned to reprise the role, albeit primarily as a cameo, alongside fellowastronaut James Franciscus in the slightly inferior sequel Beneath the Planetof the Apes (1970). Next up, Heston again found himself facing the apocalypsein The Omega Man (1971) as the survivor of a germ plague that has wiped out humanityleaving only bands of psychotic lunatics roaming the cities who seek to killthe uninfected Heston. And fourthly, taking its inspiration from the HarryHarrison novel "Make Room!, Make Room!", Heston starred alongsidescreen legend Edward G. Robinson and Chuck Connors in Soylent Green (1973).During the remainder of the 1970s, Heston appeared in two very popular"disaster movies" contributing lead roles in the far fetched Airport1975 (1974), plus in the star laden Earthquake (1974), filmed in "Sensoround"(low bass speakers were installed in selected theaters to simulate theearthquake rumblings on screen to movie audiences). He played an evil Cardinalin the lively The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974), a mythical US navalofficer in the recreation of Midway (1976), also filmed in"Sensoround", an LA cop trying to stop a sniper in Two-Minute Warning(1976) and another US naval officer in the submarine thriller Gray Lady Down(1978). Heston appeared in numerous episodes of the high rating TV seriesDynasty (1981) and The Colbys (1985), before moving onto a mixed bag ofprojects including TV adaptations of Treasure Island (1990) and A Man for AllSeasons (1988), hosting two episodes of the comedy show, Saturday Night Live(1975), starring as the "Good Actor" bringing love struck Mike Myersto tears in Wayne's World 2 (1993), and as the eye patch wearing boss ofintelligence agent Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994). He also narratednumerous TV specials and lent his vocal talents to the animated movie Hercules(1997), the family comedy Cats & Dogs (2001) and an animated version of BenHur (2003). Heston made an uncredited appearance in the inferior remake ofPlanet of the Apes (2001), and his last film appearance to date was in the Holocaustthemed drama of Rua Alguem 5555: My Father (2003).Heston was married to Lydia Marie Clark Heston since March1944, and they have two children. His highly entertaining autobiography wasreleased in 1995, titled appropriately enough "Into The Arena". Althoughoften criticized for his strong conservative beliefs and involvement with theNRA, Heston was a strong advocate for civil right many years before it becamefashionable, and was a recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, plusthe Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2002, he was diagnosed withAlzheimer's disease, and did appear in a film or TV production after 2003. Hedied in April 2008. Truly, Charlton Heston is one of the legendary figures ofUS cinema.THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESSRiegel Arts & Rarities
