Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Director and actor. Born 6 May 1915 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. Died 10 October 1985.

14

Titles on Fi1m5 acting · 8 directing · 1 writing

81

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 8 titles

1

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

6 May 1915, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Died

10 October 1985

Active

1941–2000

Frequently works with

Joseph Cotten, Akim Tamiroff, John Huston, Oja Kodar

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Orson Welles — Orson WellesCarl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Front cover of the dust jacket for the first edition of The Citizen Kane Book (1971), the first book publication of "Raising Kane", an essay by Pauline Kael, an — Front cover of the dust jacket for the first edition of The Citizen Kane Book (1971), the first book publication of "Raising Kane", an essay by Pauline Kael, anLittle, Brown and Company; dust jacket design by Bernie LaCasse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

American theatrical release poster for the 1973 experimental documentary film F for Fake. — American theatrical release poster for the 1973 experimental documentary film F for Fake.Distributed by Specialty Films in the United States., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Poster for the 1967 U.S. release of the 1966 film, Chimes at Midnight, titled Falstaff — Poster for the 1967 U.S. release of the 1966 film, Chimes at Midnight, titled FalstaffPeppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises (Harry Saltzman, distributor), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Orson Welles — Orson WellesImage via TMDB

Orson Welles — Orson WellesImage via TMDB

Orson Welles — Orson WellesImage via TMDB

Poster for the 1967 U.S. release of the 1966 film, Chimes at Midnight, titled Falstaff — Poster for the 1967 U.S. release of the 1966 film, Chimes at Midnight, titled FalstaffPeppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises (Harry Saltzman, distributor), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Frederick J. Gottfredsen House in the Library Park Historic District, Kenosha, WI (1888). Gottfredsen was born in Kenosha in 1857 and was educated at Lake Fores (2013) — Frederick J. Gottfredsen House in the Library Park Historic District, Kenosha, WI (1888). Gottfredsen was born in Kenosha in 1857 and was educated at Lake Fores (2013)Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Orson Welles — Orson WellesImage via TMDB

Orson Welles — Orson WellesImage via TMDB

Orson Welles — Orson WellesImage via TMDB

Photographs: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain; Little, Brown and Company; dust jacket design by Bernie LaCasse, Public domain; Distributed by Specialty Films in the United States., Public domain; Peppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises (Harry Saltzman, distributor), Public domain; Peppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises (Harry Saltzman, distributor), Public domain; Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.