The author of the EPIC novel and film Ben-Hur is Lew Wallace, a seven-letter surname. The novel was an EPIC, a four-letter word meaning a long narrative poem or story. The film adaptation starred Charlton Heston in the title role, a six-letter name. In the film, Ben-Hur is seen rowing a boat with an OAR, a three-letter word. The novel was also adapted into a stage play, an iter, a four-letter word meaning a repetition or recurrence. The combination of Lew Wallace's first and last names is Lenwallace, a ten-letter word.