Holly Ann Heston: Who is Charlton Heston’s daughter?

Who is Holly Ann Heston?

Holly Ann Heston is the adopted daughter of Charlton Heston and Lydia Clarke. Holly Ann Heston’s father Charlton was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. Holly Ann Heston’s mother Lydia Clarke was also an American actress and photographer.

Holly Ann Heston: Bio Summary

How old is Charlton Heston’s daughter, Holly?

Holly Heston Rochell was born Holly Ann Heston on August 2, 1961. She is the adopted daughter of Charlton Heston and her wife Lydia Clark. Holly was adopted as a baby. As of 2023, she is 63 years old. The Heston’s also had a biological son named Fraser Clarke Heston born on 2-12-55. Holly’s parents have been married for 65 years.

In March 1944 Holly’s father Charlton married her mother a Northwestern University student Lydia Marie Clarke at Grace Methodist Church in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. That same year, Charlton joined the military. Heston enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces and served for two years as a radio operator and aerial gunner aboard a B-25 Mitchell medium bomber stationed in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands with the 77th Bombardment Squadron of the Eleventh Air Force. They were truly inseparable from 1944 to Charlton’s death in 2008.

Taking about marriage, Holly Ann Heston has been married to Carlton Charles Rochell Jr. since May 1990. The couple has two children. Charlton And Lydia Heston’s Daughter Holly Ann Heston Is A Carbon Copy Of Her Charming And Beautiful Mother.

Holly was born and adopted a few years after her dad Charlton Heston starred in his epic movies The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur. She confessed she still watches his movies all the time while speaking at The Family Services of Westchester as a guest speaker.

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Commemorating her father and his legacy Holly Ann Heston said:

My brother and I grew up on movie sets. Most summers we traveled abroad, wherever my father was making a film. They were wonderful adventures.

On August 9, 2002, Charlton publicly announced (via a taped message) that he had been diagnosed with symptoms consistent with Alzheimer’s disease. In July 2003, in his final public appearance, Charlton received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House from President George W. Bush. In March 2005, various newspapers reported that family and friends were shocked by the progression of his illness and that he was sometimes unable to get out of bed.

Where is Holly Ann Heston now?

Holly Ann Heston’s father Charlton died on the morning of April 5, 2008, at his home in Beverly Hills, California, with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, by his side. He was also survived by their son, Fraser Clarke Heston, and daughter, Holly Ann Heston. The family did not disclose the cause of death. A month later, media outlets reported his death was due to pneumonia.

Though Holly Ann Heston is the daughter of a famous figure, she has been very private about her life. She has not made the news or any headlines in recent times. It is unclear what exactly she is up to. As stated earlier, she is married to Carlton Charles Rochell Jr. and they have two children.