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William Alland (March 4, 1916 – November 11, 1997) [citation needed] was an American actor, film producer and writer, mainly of Western and science-fiction/monster films, including This Island Earth, It Came From Outer Space, Tarantula!, The Deadly Mantis, The Mole People, The Colossus of New York, The Space Children, and the three Creature ...
William Alland (1916-1997) was a versatile show-biz professional who worked with Orson Welles in radio, theatre and film. He acted in Citizen Kane (1941) and Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), and produced sci-fi and Western movies in the 1950s.
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- Delmar, Delaware, USA
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- Long Beach, California, USA
William Alland was an actor, producer and pilot who worked with Orson Welles on stage, radio and film. He played the reporter Thompson in Citizen Kane (1941) and produced sci-fi and Western movies in the 1950s.
- March 4, 1916
- November 11, 1997
May 15, 2012 · With William Alland, Orson Welles. William Alland talks about his life in show biz, from acting in a tent show at age 3, to working with Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre, to producing Universal's sci-fi-monster movies of the 1950s.
- John McCarty
- 2012-05-15
- Documentary, Short
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Aug 15, 2012 · William Alland. Born: 4 March 1916, Delmar, Delaware, USA. Died: 11 November 1997, Long Beach, California, USA. William Alland's career took off after he met Orson Welles just as he was about to set up his Mercury Theatre group. Alland acted on stage and radio productions including Welles' infamous 1938 War Of The Worlds broadcast.
Dec 11, 1997 · William Alland, actor and film producer: born Delmar, Delaware 4 March 1916; married (two sons, one daughter); died Long Beach, California 11 November 1997.
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Nov 13, 1997 · William Alland was a longtime film producer and radio actor who appeared in and directed “Citizen Kane” and other classics. He died in 1997 at age 81 from heart disease complications.
