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Jun 1, 2024 · These 32 facts about Orson Welles only scratch the surface of his incredible life and career. From his groundbreaking contributions to film, theater, and radio to his larger-than-life persona, Welles will always be remembered as a true legend in the world of entertainment.
Jun 7, 2024 · Orson Welles inadvertently announced himself as a master of cinema with 'Citizen Kane', and he once named the movie star he called "the greatest actor ever".
Jun 5, 2024 · The Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford held a special showing of Orson Welles’ The Trial. The 1962 film, adapted from Franz Kafka’s novel of the same name, features stars such as Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Elsa Martinelli, and Welles himself.
Jun 3, 2024 · Wellesnet is dedicated to the memory of Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985). Best known for his stage productions of Voodoo Macbeth , Cradle Will Rock and Caesar ; the radio play The War of the Worlds ; and the films Citizen Kane , The Magnificent Ambersons , Touch of Evil , Chimes at Midnight and The Other Side of the Wind .
5 days ago · Orson Welles is quizzed about his forthcoming film, which is based on one of William Shakespeare's plays. The interviewer, Nancy Wise, can be heard over the telephone. Recorded 26 February 1968 ...
May 30, 2024 · Orson Welles’s radio play remains the most famous adaptation of Wells’s novel. On October 30, 1938, Welles presented an adaptation of The War of the Worlds on his radio program, The Mercury Theatre on the Air. As Welles later told reporters, he wrote (and performed) the radio play to sound like a real news broadcast about an ...
Jun 9, 2024 · Welcome to The Complete Orson Welles. This podcast is for the Welles enthusiast, playing a variety of programs from Mr. Welles’ career from 1937 to 1952. New episodes published weekly.
Jun 10, 2024 · As Orson Welles sagely observed, “If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” With “The Count of Monte Cristo,” Dumas inverted readers ...
Jun 16, 2024 · First aired on CBS radio network, in 1938, The Mercury Theater on the Air was an dramatic radio program, created and hosted by Orson Welles. The weekly hour-long show presented classic literary works performed by Welles's celebrated Mercury Theatre repertory company, with music composed or arranged….
