{"id":12218,"date":"2026-01-14T06:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=12218"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:32:33","slug":"the-lives-and-styles-of-old-hollywood-charlton-hesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=12218","title":{"rendered":"Charlton Heston"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12218\" class=\"elementor elementor-12218\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a600f93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a600f93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d8c70dc\" data-id=\"1d8c70dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d76ade elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63d76ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Charlton Heston<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4c3302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a4c3302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Last Commanding Voice of Old Hollywood<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1761e573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1761e573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/header-charlton-heston.avif\" title=\"Charlton Heston\" alt=\"Black and white portrait of Old Hollywood actor Charlton Heston by Kate Westworth\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-317ce8c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"317ce8c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36e58765\" data-id=\"36e58765\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5ce9e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e5ce9e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5223eeb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"5223eeb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><script class=\"podigee-podcast-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.podigee-cdn.net\/podcast-player\/javascripts\/podigee-podcast-player.js\" data-configuration=\"https:\/\/the-lives-and-styles-of-old-hollwood.podigee.io\/146-neue-episode\/embed?context=external&token=xCFmHVGlpAnZyT-2hGy_3Q\"><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c578d02 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c578d02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99f7f4d\" data-id=\"99f7f4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22727e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22727e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He parted the Red Sea, led armies, fought apes, and walked with kings. Charlton Heston wasn\u2019t just a movie star\u2014he was a mythic figure cast in human form. With a chiseled jaw, baritone voice, and larger-than-life screen presence, he defined the epic hero for a generation. But off-screen, he was just as complex\u2014a fierce advocate, a political firebrand, a man of principle who was never afraid to stand alone. From *Ben-Hur* to *Planet of the Apes*, from civil rights marches to presidential podiums, Charlton Heston lived like he acted: boldly. This is his story.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c767b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c767b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38a3f93c\" data-id=\"38a3f93c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5368e57d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5368e57d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"613893bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b996ff4\" data-id=\"3b996ff4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23324362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23324362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Catch up on <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a95f647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a95f647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Episodes of the Podcast<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3536a15f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3536a15f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new episode out every Wednesday.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f7f647c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default 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href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=11904\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Bessie Love<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=11904\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tBessie Love\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container 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class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=9969\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tMontgomery Clift\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=12223\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Vincent Price\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/header-vincent-price.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full 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\/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=11717\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Nina Mae McKinney<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=11717\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tNina Mae McKinney\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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