Lydia Clarke
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Lydia Clarke | |
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 Clarke with husband Charlton Heston at their Beverly Hills home in 1960 | |
| Born | Lydia Marie Clarke April 14, 1923 Two Rivers, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | September 3, 2018 (aged 95) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1950–2001 |
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| Children | 2 |
Lydia Marie Clarke (April 14, 1923 – September 3, 2018) was an American actress and photographer, and the wife of Academy Award-winning actor Charlton Heston.
Clarke was born in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. She married Charlton Heston on March 17, 1944, and their marriage lasted for 64 years until his death on April 5, 2008. They had two children: Fraser Clarke Heston and Holly Heston Rochell. She was a breast cancer survivor and had undergone a mastectomy. Clarke died from complications due to pneumonia on September 3, 2018, at UCLA Medical Center, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 95.[1][2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Circus girl | |
| The Atomic City | Martha Addison | ||
| 1952 | Bad for Each Other | Rita Thornburg | |
| 1968 | Will Penny | Mrs. Fraker |
Television
- Studio One (2 episodes, 1950–1952)
- The Road to Jericho (1950) TV episode
- Captain-General of the Armies (1952) TV episode
- This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special (1981)
- 20/20 .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
- Lasting Love (2003) (TV)
Camera and electrical department
- 1971: The Omega Man (1971; still photographer)
- 1982: Mother Lode (still photographer; as Lydia Clarke Heston)
References
- ^ Barnes, Mike (September 5, 2018). "Lydia Clarke Heston, Actress and Wife of Charlton Heston, Dies at 95". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ Haas, Mariah; Young, Julius (September 5, 2018). "Lydia Clarke Heston, actress and wife of Charlton Heston, dead at 95". Fox News. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
External links
- Lydia Clarke at IMDb
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