Lydia Clarke

Lydia Clarke
Lydia Clarke with husband Charlton Heston at their hilltop Beverly Hills home, 1960.
Born	Lydia Marie Clarke April 14, 1923 (1923-04-14) (age 88) Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States
Years active	1950-2001
Spouse	Charlton Heston (March 17, 1944-April 5, 2008) (his death) (2 children).

Lydia Marie Clarke (born April 14, 1923) is an American actress and the widow of Academy Award-winning actor Charlton Heston.

She 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 is also a breast cancer survivor having undergone a mastectomy in 1991.

Filmography

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) .... Circus girl
The Atomic City (1952) .... Martha Addison
Bad for Each Other (1953) .... Rita Thornburg
Will Penny (1968) .... 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:

The Omega Man (1971) (still photographer) (as Lydia Heston)

Thanks:

The Making of 'Midway' (2001) (V) (special thanks) (as Lydia Clarke Heston)

Sources

Lydia Clarke at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Clarke, Lydia
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Date of birth	April 14, 1923
Place of birth	Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States
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