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George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre. He is considered to be among the most famous and significant filmmakers of all time.
Orson Welles. Actor: Citizen Kane. His father, Richard Head Welles, was a well-to-do inventor, his mother, Beatrice (Ives) Welles, a beautiful concert pianist; Orson Welles was gifted in many arts (magic, piano, painting) as a child.
Oct 30, 2023 · On 30 October 85 years ago, the population of the US was – according to Orson Welles – overwhelmed by mass panic, terrified by the all-too-real broadcast of his alien-invasion drama The War of...
Aug 13, 2023 · Orson Welles is one of the most significant filmmakers in history, known for his landmark movies such as Citizen Kane and Touch of Evil. Welles made a major impact on the film noir genre in the 1940s and 1950s, shaping its overall shape and scope.
May 27, 2024 · Orson Welles, American film actor, director, producer, and writer whose classic Citizen Kane (1941) is known for its innovative narrative techniques and its use of photography, dramatic lighting, and music to further the dramatic line. Learn more about Welles’s life and career.
Oct 11, 1985 · Orson Welles, the Hollywood ''boy wonder'' who created the film classic ''Citizen Kane,'' scared tens of thousands of Americans with a realistic radio report of a Martian invasion of New Jersey...
Mar 13, 2016 · In the century since his birth, George Orson Welles has come to embody the definition of a misunderstood genius. A well documented prodigy of stage, radio, and film, his career would ultimately take a path of obscurity and unpredictability, falling far from the carte blanche infamy of his Hollywood origins. For a great many decades, Welles was ...
Jul 3, 2015 · With his new documentary, Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman revisits the biggest mysteries surrounding one of cinema’s visionary greats.
Jul 25, 2022 · Martin Scorsese once said that Orson Welles was "responsible for inspiring more people to be film directors than anyone else in the history of the cinema.” At 25, Welles, already a theatrical innovator, took Hollywood by storm and revolutionized filmmaking.
Discover 32 fascinating facts about the iconic Orson Welles, from his legendary debut film Citizen Kane to his groundbreaking work in radio and theater.
