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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818942503321

Autore

Raymond Emilie <1973->

Titolo

From my cold, dead hands : Charlton Heston and American politics / / Emilie Raymond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Ky., : University Press of Kentucky, c2006

ISBN

0-8131-3842-6

1-283-23268-5

9786613232687

0-8131-7149-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (411 p.)

Disciplina

791.4302/32092

B

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-365) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Superstar; 2. Cold War Liberal; 3. Union Leader; 4. Arts Patron; 5. Democrat for Republicans; Photo insert; 6. Republican Ideologue; 7. Gun Guru; 8. Cultural Cannon; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Charlton Heston is perhaps most famous for his portrayal of Moses in Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments and for his Academy Award-winning performance in the 1959 classic Ben-Hur. Throughout his long career, Heston used his cinematic status as a powerful moral force to effect social and political change. ""From My Cold, Dead Hands"" examines how Heston evolved into a major American political figure. Heston has campaigned for both Democratic and Republican candidates, marched in support of black civil rights, served as the president of the Screen Actors Guild, helped shape policy fo