Joe Karlosi wrote:
Joe Karlosi wrote:
I was kind of disgusted that Charlton Heston wasn't given any big coverage on newpaper covers here in New York, nor on magazine covers. PEOPLE had a big cover for Beyonce getting married (oh boy!) and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY chose to focus on whoever that comediene is (forgot her name). At least Chuck got a tiny photo on the side of the PEOPLE cover; on EW, all he got was a tiny wording on the bottom: "Charlton Heston Tribute"...

Just as an update to what I wrote above here ... on the other hand, Paul Newman got a TON of coverage on his recent death (and I liked Newman too). All sorts of covers, magazine specials, etc. I can't help but believe it's due to the different public personas of both actors, and their beliefs. I just think that was unfair.


Well, part of the reason was also that Paul Newman was a considerably bigger star and top drawer than Heston was, and for a much longer period of time. Heston's career as a lead actor in film actually lasted a little under thirty years, while Newman's spanned nearly half a century, up until about seven or eight years ago. Sometime around the late seventies or so, Heston decided to concentrate on humanitarian work as well as working leads on stage and TV, while he primarily took on supporting and walk-on roles when he signed on to major theatrical films. Consumate pro that he was, he apparently prefered it when he was in ensemble productions anyways, where he didn't have to worry about his gravitas and talent dominating the whole proceedings.