Orson Welles
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Welles was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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| Born | George Orson Welles May 6, 1915 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 1985 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ronda, Andalusia, Spain |
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| Years active | 1931–1985 |
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| Political party | Democratic |
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| Children | 3, including Beatrice |
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In 1938 Welles directed a weekly radio show, The Mercury Theater of the Air. His October 30 broadcast of The War of the Worlds (radio drama) created much excitement.
Welles also made the movie Citizen Kane in 1941. Many movie critics think that this movie is the best movie ever made. His later movies are less liked.
Welles died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, aged 70.
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Orson Welles at age three (1918)
Welles in 1926: "Cartoonist, Actor, Poet and only 10"
Welles (fourth from left) with classmates at the Todd School for Boys (1931)
After graduating, 16-year-old Welles embarked on a painting and sketching tour of Ireland and the Aran Islands, traveling by donkey cart (1931).
Playbill for Archibald MacLeish's Panic (March 14–15, 1935), Welles's first starring role on the U.S. stage
The Columbia Workshop broadcast of Archibald MacLeish's radio play The Fall of the City (April 11, 1937) made Welles an overnight star.
Welles at the press conference after "The War of the Worlds" broadcast (October 31, 1938)
The Mercury Theatre on the Air became The Campbell Playhouse in December 1938.
Welles at work on The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Delia Garcés and Welles at an Argentine Film Critics Association awards reception for Citizen Kane (April 1942)
American short documentary film produced by the NASA on extraterrestrial life. National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 649442 / Local Identifier 255-HQ-226. * * Transcript available here. * More information at Drew Associates
Other websites
- Orson Welles on IMDbOrson Welles at the TCM Movie Database
- Orson Welles at the Internet Broadway Database
- Orson Welles Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine The Orson Welles OTR Archives
- War Of The Worlds Archived 2006-12-31 at the Wayback Machine history of the War Of The Worlds radio broadcast and additional historical material on War Of The Worlds
- Mercury Theatre on the Air website provides MP3 and Real Audio files of Welles' radio dramas
- Nazi Eyes On Canada, starring Orson Welles Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, 1942 CBC war loan series
- Wellesnet The Orson Welles Web Resource
- The Magnificent Ambersons a site that details the strange saga of Welles' second film
- The Unseen Welles Archived 2001-04-28 at the Wayback Machine a guide to Welles' unfinished and unreleased projects
- The Orson Welles collection at the Lilly Library, Indiana University
- Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
- UBU Web's 365 Days Project Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine Outtake from Welles' Frozen Peas commercial.
- MovieMaker Magazine Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Article on hoped for eventual release of final Welles movie The Other Side Of The Wind.
- (in French) Orson Welles biography
- Orson Welles' Photo & Gravesite
- Orson Welles and the Bat-Man Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- New York Times Obituary
- Biographical resources dedicated to Orson Welles Archived 2013-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Orson Welles: The Man Who Was Magic
- Orson Welles - The One Man Band (German documentary, 1995)
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