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Charlton Heston : Hollywood's Last Icon by Marc Eliot (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062644459
ISBN-139780062644459
eBay Product ID (ePID)227722486
Product Key Features
Book TitleCharlton Heston : Hollywood's Last Icon
Number of Pages928 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicWomen, Rich & Famous, Entertainment & Performing Arts
FeaturesLarge Type
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorMarc Eliot
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1.9 in
Item Weight34.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Reviews Charlton Heston: Hollywood's Last Icon follows the iconic late actor's life and career in intimate detail, thanks to author Marc Eliot's unprecedented access to his personal journals and estate., The book covers [Heston's] personal and professional lives in equal measure, and there are plenty of behind-the-scenes stories for the movie buffs in the crowd. Another winner from a dependable biographer., A welcome event if only because it restores a sense of balance, offering some overdue appreciation to an actor whose belief system mitigated against a full appreciation of his worth., Marc Eliot's insightful biography provides an admiring yet even-handed reassessment long overdue for one of Hollywood's most popular stars., Marc Eliot's hefty, compelling and intimate biography stands as the definitive portrait of the complicated and controversial Oscar-winning actor and political activist., "An entertaining picture of a complicated cinema icon." -- Kirkus Reviews " Charlton Heston: Hollywood's Last Icon follows the iconic late actor's life and career in intimate detail, thanks to author Marc Eliot's unprecedented access to his personal journals and estate." -- Parade "Marc Eliot's hefty, compelling and intimate biography stands as the definitive portrait of the complicated and controversial Oscar-winning actor and political activist." -- Shelf Awareness "The book covers [Heston's] personal and professional lives in equal measure, and there are plenty of behind-the-scenes stories for the movie buffs in the crowd. Another winner from a dependable biographer." -- Booklist "Marc Eliot's insightful biography provides an admiring yet even-handed reassessment long overdue for one of Hollywood's most popular stars." -- Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers "A welcome event if only because it restores a sense of balance, offering some overdue appreciation to an actor whose belief system mitigated against a full appreciation of his worth." -- Wall Street Journal "Brilliantly corrosive." -- Sunday Times (London) on Walt Disney "A fascinating portrait." -- Newsweek on Reagan: The Hollywood Years "Elucidates how a skinny guy with zero sex appeal molded himself into an enduring star." -- Entertainment Weekly on Jimmy Stewart "A fascinating and thorough portrait . . . Eliot does a good job of cracking the screen fantasy." -- Esquire on Cary Grant
Dewey Decimal791.4302/8092
Edition DescriptionLarge Type / large print edition
SynopsisThis is the first and definitive biography of one of the most iconic, complex and enduring legends of Hollywood's golden age, whose major presence in American film, radio, television, stage and theater lasted beyond the second half of the 20th Century, and whose classic films are known throughout the world. Written by New York Times bestselling, prize-winning author Marc Eliot - Cary Grant, Walt Disney, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, and others - with unprecedented access to the family, friends, and Heston's private papers, diaries, journal, writings and estate, he tells an unforgettable tale of an extraordinary life you may find difficult to put down. Eliot's biography is rich with facts details and anecdotal material that bring to life the complex story of this most iconic of American popular cultural giants to illuminate Heston's greatest achievements and his personal failures. He examines how a small boy from the backwoods of Michigan rose to become one of Hollywood's most legendary stars, one of the Greatest Generation's true-life war heroes - he saw action in the Pacific Theater during World War Two, before moving with his young wife from Chicago to New York's Hell's Kitchen to begin their struggle to find success in the theater. Eliot traces Heston's pioneering work in live television, his being discovered by Hollywood because of it, and tells the amazing saga of his three films for Cecil B. DeMille and his two for William Wyler, including The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur, the latter for which he won a Best-Actor Oscar, with fascinating new details, documents and photographs never before seen. Eliot follows Heston through the genre of Science Fiction, which he helped revive with Planet of the Apes, and sheds new light on every one of Heston's iconic films. He also examines Heston's long political involvements, from boom one of the organizers of Hollywood's faction of marchers who joined with Martin Luther King, Jr. for the March on Washington, to his mentoring under Ronald Reagan for eventual presidency of the Screen Actors Guild, to his late-in-life presidency of, the National Rifle Association, all the while refusing the Republican Party's continual pleas for him to run for president of the United States after Reagan. With unprecedented cooperation with Heston's family, and never-before-seen personal photos, documents and hand-written letters, Charlton Heston: Hollywood's Last Icon for the first time tells the real story of Charlton's Heston's amazing life, an incisive, detailed, compelling portrayal, both for longtime fans, Hollywood movie lovers everywhere and a new college and TCM generation discovering Heston's work for the first time., The first biography of one of the most fascinating, complex, and polarizing legends of cinema s golden age, Charlton Heston, from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Cary Grant, Walt Disney , and American Rebel . With unforgettable performances such as Moses in The Ten Commandments , the anguished astronaut George Taylor in 1968 s Planet of the Apes , and the eponymous Ben-Hur for which he won an Academy Award Charlton Heston cemented his place in the pantheon of twentieth-century Hollywood royalty. But his fame as an actor was matched by his political activism. A democrat in his early years, Heston became a staunch supporter of Richard Nixon and Reagan republicanism. He was also president of the National Rifle Association an outspoken crusader for gun rights whose incendiary words, "from my cold, dead hands" incensed liberals and became a maxim for Second Amendment supporters. At long last, New York Times bestselling author Marc Eliot tells the story of Heston s life and six-decade-long career in full detail. Granted exclusive access to Heston s diaries, letters, and personal estate, Eliot skillfully unfolds the complicated story of this iconic actor, illuminating his greatest achievements as well as his greatest failures and regrets. Eliot examines how a boy from backwoods Michigan became Hollywood's leading heroic actor a star who not only battled for the plumiest roles, but to maintain his identity in the dreamscape of Tinseltown. As he lays bare this intriguing figure s life, Eliot exposes the dirty world of Hollywood mythmaking and Heston s crucial role in it. Illustrated with never-before-seen photos from the actor s family, Eliot s moving, artful, and honest biography pays tribute to this movie legend and reveals not only how Heston s famous persona came into being, but why. Shedding new light on one of America s greatest stars, Eliot creates an incisive and compelling portrait for both longtime fans and a generation newly discovering the storied star. "
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- 01 Jul, 2022
Excellent
Almost as good as Charlton s autobiography. Very insightful with stories from the family, and very honoring to a magnificent role model, patriot, actor and writer as Mr Heston was to usVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
