Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane
by Patrick McGilligan
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"In the history of American popular culture, there is no more dramatic story--no swifter or loftier ascent to the pinnacle of success and no more tragic downfall--than that of Orson Welles. In this magisterial biography, Patrick McGilligan brings young Orson into focus as never before. He chronicles Welles's early life growing up in Wisconsin and Illinois as the son of an alcoholic industrialist and a radical suffragist and classical musician, and the magical early years of his career, show more including his marriage and affairs, his influential friendships, and his artistic collaborations"-- show lessTags
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One of America's outstanding film biographers, Patrick McGilligan has edited the acclaimed Backstory series of screenwriter interviews and written distinguished biographies of motion picture figures including George Cukor, Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock, and, most recently, Orson Welles. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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- People/Characters
- Orson Welles
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- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 791.4302 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Standard subdivisions
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- PN1998.3 .W45 .M343 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures
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