Citizen Welles: A Biography of Orson Welles
by Frank Brady
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"George Orson Welles (1915-1985) is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. At just twenty-five years old, he cowrote, produced, directed, and starred in his Academy Award-winning debut film Citizen Kane (1941). His innovative and distinctive directorial style-nonlinear narratives, unusual camera angles, deep focus shots, and long takes-continues to be emulated by directors and cinematographers to this day. The brilliant yet provocative Welles won show more multiple Grammys, a Golden Globe, and the greatest honor the Directors Guild of America bestowed: the D. W. Griffith Award. His final film, The Other Side of the Wind, was released in 2018, 33 years after his death. In Citizen Welles: A Biography of Orson Welles, author Frank Brady presents a comprehensive and complete picture of the artist and auteur. Painstakingly researched, Brady delves into Welles's creative achievements, from his critically acclaimed film Citizen Kane and controversial radio broadcast "The War of the Worlds" (1938) to his starring turn on Broadway in Shaw's Heartbreak House (for which he made the cover of Time). Brady also explores other notable films, including The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Touch of Evil (1958), and Chimes at Midnight (1965). This all-encompassing work also details the personal side of Welles's life, including his romances with Rita Hayworth and Dolores Del Rio and the confounding tragedy of his final years. Presented is a captivating and compelling encapsulation of the revered and respected artist."--Amazon.com. show lessTags
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This is the book that turned me into an obsessed fan of Orson Welles. It gives a great chronological view of the life of Welles concentrating mostly on his professional projects rather than his personal life. I especially enjoyed the chapters covering his early life and his early career during the radio years of entertainment. I'm not sure there's a better biography available on Welles.
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Dr. Frank Brady is the author of biographies of chessplayer Bobby Fischer, shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, and film director Orson Welles. A New Yorker, he is Chairman of the Communications, Journalism and Media Studies Department of St. John's University
Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Orson Welles
- Dedication
- To my daughter, Erin Brady 1953-1985
Classifications
- Genres
- 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
- PN1998.3 .W45 .B73 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 4
