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Sam Longoria
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on Apr 10 2008 @ 10:43 am -
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Filmmaking - In Praise Of Charlton Heston
One of my favorite movie stars, the great Charlton Heston has died, at 83.
His birth name was John Charles Carter, and he was from Evanston, Illinois.
I won’t dwell on his illness, other than say it’s a dirty trick when our powers are taken, and one of the quick and strong is laid low. Which happens to us all.
And I won’t discuss his politics, except to say any Hollywood movie star, of whatever political bent, who stands up for personal liberty, in this dark age, gets my vote.
I interviewed Charlton Heston for tv, at a 1997 Palm Springs Tennis Tournament. I’ve met lots of movie stars, but he was in a class by himself, perhaps the starry-est.
I learned something extremely valuable from him. I asked him some silly question, one he just didn’t want to answer, and you know what he did? He just smiled. That’s all …

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