At the time of his death, Charlton Heston, an American actor, was worth $40 million.
For six decades, Heston was a prominent figure in the Hollywood community.
“The Ten Commandments,” “Touch of Evil,” “Ben-Hur,” “Planet of the Apes,” and “Soylent Green” are some of his most well-known films. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in “Ben-Hur” in 1959.
Charlton Heston, who was born as John Charles Carter to Lilla and Whitford in 1923 in Wilmette, Illinois, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and retired from acting and the NRA in 2002.
He and his family settled in St. Helens due to his father’s profession as a sawmill worker.
As a baby, he spent his time in Helen, Michigan.
Heston spent his childhood in the backwoods, where he would go on to hunt and fish.
When he was 10 years old, his parents separated, and his mother remarried, he and his siblings Lilla and Alan moved with her to Wilmette.
Heston was a student in the drama program at New Trier High School.
He was also a member of the Winnetka Community Theatre.
Heston’s academic pursuits led him to attend Northwestern University.