Charlton Heston: Hollywood's Last Icon - Softcover

"Brilliantly corrosive."--Sunday Times (London) on Walt Disney

"A fascinating and thorough portrait . . . Eliot does a good job of cracking the screen fantasy."--Esquire on Cary Grant

"A fascinating portrait."--Newsweek on Reagan: The Hollywood Years

"Elucidates how a skinny guy with zero sex appeal molded himself into an enduring star."--Entertainment Weekly on Jimmy Stewart

"Marc Eliot's hefty, compelling and intimate biography stands as the definitive portrait of the complicated and controversial Oscar-winning actor and political activist."--Shelf Awareness

"An entertaining picture of a complicated cinema icon."--Kirkus Reviews

" Charlton Heston: Hollywood's Last Icon follows the iconic late actor's life and career in intimate detail, thanks to author Marc Eliot's unprecedented access to his personal journals and estate."--Parade

"The book covers [Heston's] personal and professional lives in equal measure, and there are plenty of behind-the-scenes stories for the movie buffs in the crowd. Another winner from a dependable biographer."--Booklist

"A welcome event if only because it restores a sense of balance, offering some overdue appreciation to an actor whose belief system mitigated against a full appreciation of his worth."--Wall Street Journal

"Marc Eliot's insightful biography provides an admiring yet even-handed reassessment long overdue for one of Hollywood's most popular stars."--Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers