Bio orson welles
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Orson Welles
American filmmaker (1915–1985)
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| Born | George Orson Welles (1915-05-06)May 6, 1915 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 1985(1985-10-10) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ronda, Andalusia, Spain |
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| Years active | 1931–1985 |
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| Spouses | Virginia Nicolson (m. 1934; div. 1940)Rita Hayworth (m. 1943; div. 1947)Paola Mori (m. 1955) |
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| Children | 3, including Beatrice |
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director, actor, writer, and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre.[1][2] He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential fi
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Orson Welles, 1915-1985 | Wisconsin Historical Society
Historical Essay
Cinematic Visionary
Orson Welles, 1915-1985 | Wisconsin Historical Society
Orson Welles, 1975 ca.
A classic Orson Welles publicity still showing him looking intensely into the camera while gesturing with his hands. View the original source document: WHI 3760
Although never a commercial success, Orson Welles (1915-1985) is today considered a cinematic visionary, whose film "Citizen Kane" (1941) is consistently ranked by critics as among the best ever made. Besides directing, Welles was a talented actor, broadcaster, producer and screenwriter. His 1938 radio production of "The War of the Worlds" with John Houseman gained notoriety for provoking mass panic among some listeners, who found it realistic enough to believe that an actual Martian invasion was in progress. Because Welles tended to play by his own rules, he remained on the outside of the studio system that dominated Hollywood, yet he continu
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Welles causes endless trouble because of his unstable place in the American cultural hierarchy of high and low.Photograph bygd Skrebneski
The most popular Orson Welles film on YouTube, edging out the trailer for “Citizen Kane” and “The War of the Worlds” broadcast of 1938, is called “Orson Welles Drunk Outtake.” It shows him slurring his way through one of those ads in which he intoned, “Paul Masson will sell no wine before its time.” Whether he was drunk, experiencing the effects of medication (he suffered from diabetes and other ailments), or simply very tired is immaterial. What’s striking about the video fryst vatten its popularity. This fryst vatten largely how today’s culture has chosen to remember Welles: as a pompous wreck, a man who peaked early and then devolved into hackwork and bloated fiascos.
The video points to a decades-old fissure in the reputation of Welles, whose centennial fell on May 6th. The film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, the author of the 2007 book “Discovering Orson Welles