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Biography: Orson Welles [Top] George Orson Welles is commonly considered one of Hollywood s greatest directors, as well as a fine actor, broadcaster & screenwriter. Welles was born in 1915 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He had an unusual childhood. Orson was christened with the role of wonder boy/child prodigy & seemed magically adept at it, though his personal relationships surely suffered as a result. His mother died when he was 9 & his father Richard Head Welles, receded into the past, a drunkard. Welles made his first film while at the Todd School & was brought under the guidance of the principal, Roger Hill, who became a surrogate father to Welles. The sometimes seen work Hearts of Age was made there while he was a student & also stars his first wife, Virginia Nicholson. He later made his stage debut at the famous Gate Theatre in Dublin, Ireland in 1931 when he talked himself onto the stage & appeared in small suppporting roles & by 1934 was a radio director/actor in the United States, working with some of the cast that later became The Mercury Theatre. In that year, he married the actress & socialite Nicolson.
Posters Of Orson WellesEditors Choice: Time Bandits, Treasure Island, Ill Never Forget Whats Is Name, The Stranger, Touch Of Evil, Orson Welles, Around The World With Orson Welles, Confidential Report, View DVDology Additional Articles & Resources: [Top] Link To This Article: [Top] ©2004-2008 DVDArk.co.uk * Some data on DVD Ark is derived from this GNU FDL article.
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