Publication

1985 - Viking, New York, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

140,500 words, Guess

Page Count

562 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780670528950
  • Open LibraryOL3185341M

Classifications

  • DDC791.43/0233/0924
  • DDCB
  • LCCPN1998.A3 W447 1985

Description

Genius, artist, monstre sacré, Orson Welles had one of the most brilliant and tempestuous careers in show business. Here he confides his most intimate feelings and recollections of his extraordinary life. In this biography, Barbara Leaming reveals the private Welles: from child prodigy and young lion in Dublin and New York, to the succès de scandale of his The war of the worlds broadcast; from his auspicious directing debut with the legendary Citizen Kane in his twenties, to the sabotage of his further directing career by the Hollywood studios; from his affairs, carousing, and stormy marriage to Rita Hayworth, to his association with Roosevelt and aspirations to the presidency. It is a picture with an all-star cast, including Olivier, Monroe, Dietrich, Garbo, Warren Beatty, Charlie Chaplin, Princess Margaret, and Prince Aly Khan.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Orson Welles, a biographyViking1985-01-01

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