The Orson Welles Handbook - Everything you need to know about Orson Welles

The Orson Welles Handbook - Everything you need to know about Orson Welles George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 - October 10, 1985), best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio. Noted for his innovative dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality. In 2002, he was voted the greatest film director of all time in two separate British Film Institute polls among directors and critics, and a wide survey of critical consensus, best-of lists, and historical retrospectives calls him the most acclaimed director of all time. Well known for his baritone voice, Welles was also an extremely well regarded actor and was voted number 16 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of the greatest American film actors of all time. He was also a celebrated Shakespearean stage actor and an accomplished magician, starring in troop variety shows in the war years. This book is your ultimate resource for Orson Welles. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: Orson Welles filmography, List of awards and nominations received by Orson Welles, The Hearts of Age, Swiss Family Robinson (1940 film), Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons (film), Journey into Fear (1943 film), Follow the Boys, Jane Eyre (1944 film), Duel in the Sun (film), Tomorrow Is Forever, The Stranger (1946 film), The Lady from Shanghai, Macbeth (1948 film), Black Magic (1949 film), The Third Man, Prince of Foxes (film), The Black Rose, Return to Glennascaul, Othello (1952 film), Trent's Last Case (1952 film), Royal Affairs in Versailles, Trouble in the Glen, Three Cases of Murder, Napoléon (1955 film), Mr. Arkadin, Moby Dick (1956 film), Man in the Shadow, The Long, Hot Summer, Touch of Evil, The Vikings (1958 film), The Roots of Heaven, Compulsion (film), Ferry to Hong Kong, David and Goliath (1960 film), Crack in the Mirror, The Battle of Austerlitz, La Fayette (film), King of Kings (1961 film), The Trial (1962 film), Ro.Go.Pa.G., The V.I.P.s, The Finest Hours, A King's Story, Marco the Magnificent, Chimes at Midnight, Is Paris Burning?, A Man for All Seasons (1966 film), Casino Royale (1967 film), The Sailor from Gibraltar, I'll Never Forget What's'isname, The Immortal Story, House of Cards, Kampf um Rom I, The Southern Star (film), Battle of Neretva (film), 12 + 1, The Kremlin Letter, Start the Revolution Without Me, Catch-22 (film), Waterloo (film), Malpertuis (film), Sentinels of Silence, A Safe Place, La Décade prodigieuse, Future Shock (film), Get to Know Your Rabbit, Treasure Island (1972 film), F for Fake, The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art, Bugs Bunny: Superstar, Voyage of the Damned, Hot Tomorrows, Mysterious Castles of Clay, The Muppet Movie, The Double McGuffin, Sho¯gun (TV miniseries), Marcos Zurinaga, The Secret of Nikola Tesla, The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, History of the World, Part I, Butterfly (1982 film), Genocide (film), Where Is Parsifal?, Hot Money, The Road to Bresson, Enchanted Journey, The Transformers: The Movie, Someone to Love (film), Too Much Johnson, It's All True (film), Vienna (film), Don Quixote (unfinished film), The Merchant of Venice (unfinished film), The Other Side of the Wind, The Dreamers (unfinished film) Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission. Read More