Heston was born John Charles Carter in No Man's Land, an unincorporated area between Evanston and Wilmette, Illinois, the son of Lilla and Russell Whitford Carter, a mill operator. , where the family then lived, reports Russell Whitford Carter was a real estate salesman. Heston himself in his autobiography refers only to his father participating in his family's construction business. Heston was of English and Scottish descent and a member of the Fraser clan. When he was ten, his parents divorced. Shortly thereafter, his mother married Chester Heston. The new family moved to well-off... Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. Heston attended New Trier High School.
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| Birthdate: | October 4, 1923 |
| Birthplace: | Evanston, Illinois |
| Date of death: | April 5, 2008 |
| Height: | 6' 3" |
| Education: | Northwestern University, New Trier High School |
| Also known as: | John Charles Carter, Chuck, charlton_heston |