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Mar 22, 1998 · This Is Orson Welles, a collection of penetrating and witty conversations between Welles and Peter Bogdanovich, includes insights into Welles's radio, theater, film, and television work; Hollywood producers, directors, and stars; and almost everything else, from acting to magic, literature to comic strips, bullfighters to gangsters.
Orson Welles (1915-1985) was the last true Renaissance man of the twentieth century. From such great radio works as "War of the Worlds" to his cinematic masterpieces Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, Othello, Macbeth, Touch of Evil, and Chimes at Midnight, Welles was a master storyteller.
Oct 22, 2018 · This is Orson Welles is the collection of interviews that Peter Bogdanovich made to the filmmaker over several years, talking about the various biographical aspects that help to ascertain the truth about the myth that has hit (and hurt) Welles.
A collection of penetrating, fascinating, witty, and wild conversations between Welles and acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich, spanning nearly ten years and eight cities around the world, This Is Orson Welles is filled with Orson's signature joie de vivre, and it reveals the great man's own thoughts on his work in radio, theatre, film, and ...
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.
Jul 7, 2021 · This is Orson Welles by Welles, Orson, 1915-1985. Publication date 1993 Topics
An undeniable pioneer in both radio and film, actor-director Orson Welles used his bonafide genius to change the face of both mediums with imagination, ambition and technically daring. Having started off as a performer on stage, most notably with John Houseman, with whom he formed the famed Mercury Theater, Welles used his distinctive baritone voice to create innovative radio dramas.
