TY - BOOK ID - 77868172 TI - From my cold, dead hands : Charlton Heston and American politics PY - 2006 SN - 0813138426 1283232685 9786613232687 0813171490 9780813171494 9780813138428 9780813124087 0813124085 9781283232685 6613232688 PB - Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, DB - UniCat KW - Heston, Charlton KW - Carter, John Charles KW - Carter, John Charleton KW - Carter, John Charlton KW - Carter, Charles, KW - Easton, Charles, KW - Heston, Chuck KW - Political and social views. KW - Easton, Charles UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77868172 AB - 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 ER -