tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804928946512327810.post4274733843516658640..comments2022-02-20T05:17:33.189-05:00Comments on Second Reel: Happy Birthday, Charlton HestonJeff (Second Reel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03299991689675651531noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804928946512327810.post-68873875292403260742012-10-11T02:21:01.671-04:002012-10-11T02:21:01.671-04:00Charlton Heston has been described as a man who, &...Charlton Heston has been described as a man who, "was shaped by nature to be a hero". I can attest to that statement having encountered him during his visit to Australia, some years ago. <br /><br />His size, physique, resonant voice and commanding presence were apparent, even at that advanced stage in his life. With these attributes he was well equipped for the types of roles that had made him famous. <br /><br />Charlton Heston's extensive acting experience extended from stage to screen in such diverse genre as Shakespear, Film-noir, Adventure, Westerns, Drama, Comedy, and of course, Epics, and his ability was recognised by the public, critics and his peers.<br /><br />His "controversial conservative causes", that you have mentioned, were irrelevant to those of us who reside "overseas" where his cinematic legacy, fortunately, has not been tainted by politics. <br /><br />As you have pointed out, it was the French critics who first recognised Charlton Heston as "an axiom of the cinema' and world-wide audiences agreed, as witnessed by their strong support for his films. Rod Croftnoreply@blogger.com