Orson Welles: A Biography
by Barbara Leaming
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Genius, artist, monstre sacré, Orson Welles had one of the most brilliant and tempestuous careers in show business. Here he confides his most intimate feelings and recollections of his extraordinary life. In this biography, Barbara Leaming reveals the private Welles: from child prodigy and young lion in Dublin and New York, to the succès de scandale of his The war of the worlds broadcast; from his auspicious directing debut with the legendary Citizen Kane in his twenties, to the sabotage show more of his further directing career by the Hollywood studios; from his affairs, carousing, and stormy marriage to Rita Hayworth, to his association with Roosevelt and aspirations to the presidency. It is a picture with an all-star cast, including Olivier, Monroe, Dietrich, Garbo, Warren Beatty, Charlie Chaplin, Princess Margaret, and Prince Aly Khan. show lessTags
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Well done, but sort of sad biography of Welles, which leaves you thinking of all the things he never finished. Still, he left us things that will last forever, particularly Citizen Kane and Touch of Evil.
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Barbara Leaming is the author of numerous biographies including Churchill Defiant, Katharine Hepburn, and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story. Her articles have appeared in several publications including New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, and the Times of London. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Canonical title*
- Orson Welles
- Original title
- Orson Welles
- People/Characters
- Orson Welles; Joseph Cotten
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- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 791.43 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures
- LCC
- PN1998 .A3 .W447 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures
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