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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 Biography: Pamela Franklin [Top] Pamela Franklin was a British child actress of the 1960s & 70s. She grew up in the Far East, where her father was a trader. She was then sent to the Elmhurst School of Ballet in England. Franklin made her film debut when she was eleven, starring in The Innocents. She made her television debut in 1963, in the Wonderful World of Disney s The Horse Without a Head. Her first adult role was as a kidnap victim in Night of the Following Day. Her last role in film was in Food of the Gods, though she made numerous television appearances until 1981. She married actor Harvey Jason in 1971 & they moved to the United States with their two children. Pamela Franklin at the Internet Movie Database.
Editors Choice: The Legend Of Hell House, View DVDology Additional Articles & Resources: [Top] Pamela Franklin: | Wikipedia Article * |
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