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Orson Welles
Table of Contents
Introduction
Early work
Theatre and radio in the 1930s
At RKO:
Citizen Kane
and
The Magnificent Ambersons
Films of the later 1940s:
The Stranger
,
The Lady from Shanghai
, and
Macbeth
Films of the 1950s:
Othello
,
Mr. Arkadin
, and
Touch of Evil
Later films:
Chimes at Midnight
,
The Other Side of the Wind
, and
F for Fake
Quotes
References & Edit History
Quick Facts & Related Topics
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For Students
Orson Welles summary
Quizzes
Oscar-Worthy Movie Trivia
Pop Culture Quiz
A Movie Lesson
Related Questions
What are some of the major film festivals?
Where was radio invented?
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American actor, director, and writer
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Orson Welles
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Welles, Orson
Orson Welles, 1939.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; gift of Elsie M. Warnecke
Citizen Kane
Orson Welles in
Citizen Kane
(1941).
Courtesy of RKO Radio Pictures, a division of RKO General; photograph from the Museum of Modern Art/Film Stills Archive, New York
Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten in
Citizen Kane
Orson Welles (left) and Joseph Cotten in
Citizen Kane
(1941), directed by...
© 1941 RKO Radio Pictures Inc.; photograph from a private collection
Citizen Kane
(1941)
(From left) Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, and Everett Sloane in
Citizen Kane
...
© 1941 RKO Pictures, Inc.
scene from
Jane Eyre
(From left) John Abbott, Orson Welles, and Joan Fontaine in
Jane Eyre
(1943),...
© 1943 Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth in
The Lady from Shanghai
Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth in
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947), written,...
© Columbia Pictures Corporation
Macbeth
Orson Welles and Jeanette Nolan in
Macbeth
(1948).
Courtesy, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. (Source Call Number: Ball Collection 1671-122)
The Third Man
Orson Welles in
The Third Man
(1949), directed by Carol Reed.
© 1949 London Film Productions
Othello
(1952)
Orson Welles (Othello) and Suzanne Cloutier (Desdemona) in Welles's
Othello
...
Mercury Productions Inc./United Artists Corporation; photograph from a private collection
scene from
Touch of Evil
(From left to right) Orson Welles, Victor Millan, Joseph Calleia, and Charlton Heston...
© 1958 Universal Pictures Company, Inc.
Orson Welles:
Citizen Kane
Star and director Orson Welles in the film
Citizen Kane
(1941).
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
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