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Charlton Heston
(1923–2008) was an American actor of film, theatre and television who is known for heroic roles in films such as
The Ten Commandments
,
Ben-Hur
(for which he won the
Academy Award for Best Actor
),
El Cid
, and
Planet of the Apes
. Heston was also known for his political activism. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak openly against racism, and was an active supporter of the
Civil Rights Movement
. Initially a moderate
Democrat
, he later supported
conservative
Republican
policies and was president of the
National Rifle Association
from 1998 to 2003.
Photo:
Rowland Scherman
; Restoration:
Nehrams2020
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Template:POTD
Picture of the day archives
:
2012 October
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2012 October 3
2012 October 5
>
Picture of the day
Charlton Heston
(1923–2008) was an American actor of film, theatre and television who is known for heroic roles in films such as
The Ten Commandments
,
Ben-Hur
(for which he won the
Academy Award for Best Actor
),
El Cid
, and
Planet of the Apes
. Heston was also known for his political activism. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak openly against racism, and was an active supporter of the
Civil Rights Movement
. Initially a moderate
Democrat
, he later supported
conservative
Republican
policies and was president of the
National Rifle Association
from 1998 to 2003.
Photo:
Rowland Scherman
; Restoration:
Nehrams2020
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