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}} 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 course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film, ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956), for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hfpa.org/browse/?param=/member/28565 )〕 He also starred in ''Touch of Evil'' (1958) with Orson Welles; ''Ben-Hur'', for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor (1959); ''El Cid'' (1961); and ''Planet of the Apes'' (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 the Ecstasy'' (1965).〔Emilie Raymond, ''From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics'', (2006), pp 4–5, 33〕 A supporter of Democratic politicians and civil rights in the 1960s, Heston later became a Republican, founding a conservative political action committee and supporting Ronald Reagan. Heston's most famous role in politics came as the five-term president of the National Rifle Association, from 1998 to 2003. After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003, he retired from both acting and the NRA presidency. Heston died on April 5, 2008, aged 84, from pneumonia.〔("Charlton Heston's Last Sneer" ), SFGate.com, April 30, 2003.〕 ==Early years== Charlton Heston was born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, to Lila (née Charlton; 1899–1994) and Russell Whitford Carter (1897–1966), a sawmill operator.〔(Film Reference Biography ), Filmreference.com; retrieved November 14, 2011.〕 Many sources indicate he was born in Evanston, Illinois.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charlton Heston biography )〕 Heston's autobiography,〔Heston, Charlton: ''In The Arena'', Simon & Schuster, 1995; ISBN 0-684-80394-1.〕 however, and some other sources, place his birth in No Man's Land, Illinois, which usually refers to a then-unincorporated area now part of Wilmette, a wealthy Chicago suburb. Heston said in a 1995 interview that he was not very good at remembering addresses or his early childhood. Heston had English and Scottish ancestry, including from the Clan Fraser. In his autobiography, Heston refers to his father participating in his family's construction business. When Heston was an infant, his father's work moved the family to St. Helen, Michigan.〔(My Bay City article, February 5, 2006 ).〕 It was a rural, heavily forested part of the state, and Heston lived an isolated yet idyllic existence, spending much time hunting and fishing in the backwoods of the area.〔 When Heston was 10 years old, his parents divorced. Shortly thereafter, his mother married Chester Heston. The new family moved back to Wilmette. Heston (his new surname) attended New Trier High School. He recalled living there: His stage name Charlton Heston is drawn from his mother's maiden surname (Charlton) and his stepfather's surname (Heston), and was used for his first film, an adaptation of Ibsen's ''Peer Gynt'' (1941). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlton Heston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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