| Creator: | Bradley, David, 1920-1997. |
| Title: | Bradley mss. II |
| Collection No.: | LMC 2726 |
| Dates: | 1986-2008 |
| Quantity: | Quantity: 2 folder(s) |
| Abstract: | The Bradley mss. II, 1986-2008 contains materials pertaining to the life and career of actor Charlton Heston, who was "discovered" by early pioneer of independent filmmaking David Bradley. |
| Location: | Lilly - Short |
| Language: | Materials are in English . |
| Repository: | Lilly Library 1200 E. Seventh St. Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500 Business Number: 812-855-2452 liblilly@iu.edu URL: https://libraries.indiana.edu/lilly-library |
Heston starred in Bradley's 1941 film Peer Gynt , designed the costumes for his 1946 Macbeth (while serving in the Signal Corps with Bradley during World War II), and played Marc Antony in Bradley's 1950 adaptation of Julius Caesar . It was this last performance that captured the attention of Hollywood and got Heston a successful screen test with MGM. He went on to star in numerous motion pictures over a lengthy career and won a Best Actor Oscar for Ben-Hur .
The collection contains newspaper clippings regarding Heston's death, and a photocopy of a page from Heston's autobiography in which he recounts his first meeting with David Bradley.
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Bradley mss. II, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Acquired: 2001
Processed by staff.
Completed in 2014