LEADER 02517nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910777898303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-3842-6 010 $a1-283-23268-5 010 $a9786613232687 010 $a0-8131-7149-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000467664 035 $a(EBL)792216 035 $a(OCoLC)77125677 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000158886 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11946931 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158886 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10149852 035 $a(PQKB)10268263 035 $a(OCoLC)607806232 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13810 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL792216 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10495374 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL323268 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC792216 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000467664 100 $a20060411d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrom my cold, dead hands$b[electronic resource] $eCharlton Heston and American politics /$fEmilie Raymond 210 $aLexington, Ky. $cUniversity Press of Kentucky$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (411 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8131-2408-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [320]-365) and index. 327 $aFront 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 330 $aCharlton 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 676 $a791.4302/32092 676 $aB 700 $aRaymond$b Emilie$f1973-$01474076 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777898303321 996 $aFrom my cold, dead hands$93687515 997 $aUNINA