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Heston, Charlton (1924–2008)

US film actor. He often starred in biblical and historical epics; for example, as Moses in The Ten Commandments (1956), and in the title role in Ben Hur (1959, Academy Award). His other film appearances include Touch of Evil (1958), Major Dundee (1965), Earthquake (1974), True Lies (1994), The Planet of the Apes and The Order (both 2001).

He was elected president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) in 1998, having been vice-president in 1997. He was re-elected to an unprecedented fourth three-year term in 2001, and was strongly in favour of gun freedom in the USA.

Heston featured in an uncomfortable interview in the film Bowling for Columbine (2002), US film-maker Michael Moore's Oscar-winning documentary which explores America's predilection for gun violence.



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The fiberglass prop tablets held by Charlton Heston as Moses in the 1956 epic "The Ten Commandments" were the most expensive items, fetching $65,000.
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Numerous illustrations cover historical as well as contemporary issues, showing, for example, people of Japanese descent being transported to internment camps in 1942, Ernesto Miranda with his lawyer in 1966, and Charlton Heston brandishing a gun before the National Rifle Association in 2002.
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