Charlton Heston
April 7, 2008
I have to be in the right mood to watch a Heston movie, although I have to say that I’ve never failed to enjoy a film that he has been in. The Ten Commandments and Ben Hur are classics, Planet of the Apes and the sequels Heston appeared in were solid works, and even Soylent Green had its moments.
But as much as I can only tolerate limited doses of Heston the movie star, Heston the man was something else entirely; one couldn’t fail to have respect for him. The people at LIBERTAS nicely summarize Heston’s life and accomplishments, noting that:
Charlton Heston fought for Civil Rights in 1963. Before it was fashionable. When it could damage a career. [He even marched with Martin Luther King Jr. — Ken]
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Charlton Heston fought for the Second Amendment [the right to keep and bear arms -- Ken] in the 1990s. When it needed him most. When it would make him a pariah.
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Charlton Heston opposed McCarthyism, the war in Vietnam, affirmative action, abortion, and political correctness. He became a Republican in the 1980s.
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Charlton Heston married Lydia when he was 20…[H]e died with her next to him. He was 84. [An enduring, loyal relationship -- almost unheard of in Hollywood]
Of course, the usual band of ingrates are mocking Heston in his passing. But I think that the level and intensity of vitriol being directed at Charlton Heston, in the wake of his death, is only a testament to what a rock-solid, principled man Heston was — why else would the howling moonbats be so keen on villifying him?
Rest in Peace, Mr. Heston, and thank you.
