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Charlton Heston

He starred in Touch of Evil for Orson Welles. He did theater with Laurence Olivier. He’s done more Shakespeare onscreen than anyone else alive. His favorite actress is a Maoist named Venessa Redgrave. He can talk politics, but he’d rather not. The unexpected life of Charlton Heston, actor.

July 1 2001 JOHN H. RICHARDSON Martin Schoeller
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Charlton Heston

He starred in Touch of Evil for Orson Welles. He did theater with Laurence Olivier. He’s done more Shakespeare onscreen than anyone else alive. His favorite actress is a Maoist named Venessa Redgrave. He can talk politics, but he’d rather not. The unexpected life of Charlton Heston, actor.

July 1 2001 JOHN H. RICHARDSON Martin Schoeller


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