Orson Welles (1915–1985)
Auteur de Citizen Kane
A propos de l'auteur
Orson Welles was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on May 6, 1915. He was as an actor, writer, director, and producer on radio, film, and television. He began his career on stage, directing and acting in plays under the Federal Theatre Project and then with his company Mercury Theatre. From 1938 to 1940, afficher plus he wrote, directed, and acted in the Mercury Theatre of the Air, and as part of its programming, he broadcast H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds. He co-wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the movie Citizen Kane. He was also the director of the movies The Magnificent Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai, Touch of Evil, and Chimes at Midnight. In addition to playing major roles in some of these films, he also starred in The Third Man and appeared in Someone to Love. He received a Special Oscar in April 1971 for "superlative artistry and versatility" and a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute in 1975. He died on October 10, 1985 at the age of 70. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Description: Orson Welles, March 1, 1937
Photographer: Carl Van Vechten
Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Van Vechten Collection, reproduction number LC-USZ62-119765
Séries
Œuvres de Orson Welles
La Dame de Shanghai (The Lady from Shanghai) (1947) — Producer/Director/Screenwriter — 102 exemplaires
The War of the Worlds [Orson Welles's Original 1938 Radio Adaptation] (1938) — Directeur — 82 exemplaires
Voyage au pays de la peur (Journey into fear) [videorecording] (1942) — Screenwriter — 16 exemplaires
The Woman in the Window [and] The Stranger (Double Feature Video) (2012) — Directeur — 6 exemplaires
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 5 exemplaires
Essential Classics: Dramas (The Maltese Falcon / Citizen Kane / Ben-Hur) — Directeur — 5 exemplaires
Five Film Noir Classics: D.O.A. / Detour / The Stranger / Scarlet Street / Killer Bait (2004) 4 exemplaires
Everybody's Shakespeare; three plays edited for reading and arranged for staging — Directeur de publication — 4 exemplaires
Les Miserables: Smithsonian Historical Performances [1937 recording] (1995) — Actor; Directeur — 3 exemplaires
Return to Glennascaul [Import anglais] 3 exemplaires
Macbeth & Othello d'après William Shakespeare réalisés par Orson Welles [Édition… (2017) 3 exemplaires
The Hearts of Age [1934 film] 2 exemplaires
Too Much Johnson 2 exemplaires
Three Cases of Murder [DVD] 2 exemplaires
Double Feature: Scarlet Street [and] The Stranger — Directeur — 2 exemplaires
The Other Side of the Wind 2 exemplaires
Too Much Johnson [1938 film] — Directeur — 2 exemplaires
AFI Life Achievement Award - Orson Welles 2 exemplaires
Orson Welles [coffret] 1 exemplaire
The Day That Panicked America [DVD] 1 exemplaire
Othello (The Criterion Collection) [DVD] 1 exemplaire
The Great Commandments Collection 1 exemplaire
The stranger + Cause for alarm! [videorecording] — Directeur — 1 exemplaire
Omnibus: King Lear 1 exemplaire
Twelfth Night By William Shakespeare 1 exemplaire
Julius Caesar By William Shakespeare 1 exemplaire
Dramatic Readings 1 exemplaire
Radio Reruns #251: The War of the Worlds Part 2 1 exemplaire
Radio Reruns #250: War of the Worlds Part 1 1 exemplaire
El tercer hombre 1 exemplaire
Die Spur des Fremden (The Stranger) 1 exemplaire
History of the Yiddish Cinema 1 exemplaire
The Shadow: Original Radio Show Featuring Orson Welles — Narrateur — 1 exemplaire
More of The Shadow All Starring Orson Welles (Murray Hill Radio Theatre) — Narrateur — 1 exemplaire
The Shadow Vol. 2: Fire Bug and Death From the Deep — Narrateur — 1 exemplaire
The Regatting of The President 1 exemplaire
Orson Wells, Film noir 1 exemplaire
The Orson Welles Collection: The Stranger, King Lear, David and Goliath, The Trial, The Herb Shriner Show 1 exemplaire
The Masterworks of Orson Welles 1 exemplaire
Mars Invades The Earth: The Night America Trembled 1 exemplaire
The Late Great Planet Earth 1 exemplaire
Dracula : original radio broadcasts 1 exemplaire
Othello [film] 1 exemplaire
They'll love me when I'm dead 1 exemplaire
La Splendeur des Amberson 1 exemplaire
Invasion from Mars - 305 1 exemplaire
Historic Classics 50 Movie Pack [DVD] 1 exemplaire
The Mercury Shakespeare: Macbeth. Edited for reading and arranged for staging. Illustrated by Orson Welles 1 exemplaire
The Trial / Escape From Sobibor [Double Feature Video] — Directeur — 1 exemplaire
Very Best of Orson Welles 1 exemplaire
The Stranger / King Lear - Orson Welles Double Feature — Director — 1 exemplaire
Orson Welles. Miracle à Hollywood. À bon entendeur. Théâtre. Traduit de l'anglais par… (1952) 1 exemplaire
Columbus day 1 exemplaire
Don Chisciotte [Sound Recording] 1 exemplaire
The Man Who Knew Too Much / The Stranger / Beat the Devil — Directeur — 1 exemplaire
The Best of Old-Time Radio Starring Orson Welles (Radio Spirits and the Smithsonian) (2001) 1 exemplaire
A Tale of Two Cities [sound recording] 1 exemplaire
The Immortal Sherlock Holmes [sound recording] 1 exemplaire
The Man Who Was Thursday [sound recording] 1 exemplaire
La Toison d'or 1 exemplaire
The Genius of Orson Welles 1 exemplaire
The Best of Mercury Theater with Orson Welles (The Golden Age of Radio, Old Time Radio Shows and Serials, 12-CD Set) 1 exemplaire
Lives of Harry Lime: Starring Orson Welles as Harry Lime v. 2 (Golden Days of Radio) (1995) 1 exemplaire
The Count of Monte Cristo [radio play] 1 exemplaire
Herz der Finsternis. Nach einer Erzählung von Joseph Conrad: Hörspiel mit Sylvester Groth, Ulrich Matthes… (2016) 1 exemplaire
Muukalainen katosi, 1946, Director: Orson Welles 1 exemplaire
The Shadow: The First Year: The Blind Beggar Dies 1 exemplaire
O PENSAMENTO VIVO DE ORSON WELLES 1 exemplaire
La Guerra De Los Mundos [War of the Worlds]: Adaptación emisión radiofónica [Adaptation Radio… (2018) 1 exemplaire
Die legendären TV-Vierteiler - Box 1 (8 DVDs) 1 exemplaire
La invasión desde Marte 1 exemplaire
The Eyes of Orson Welles [DVD] 1 exemplaire
Christmas Carol -- (Audio Cassette - 1 Hour) -- The Campbell Pklayhouse -- 12/23/38 -- Read by Orson Welles, Joseph… (1938) — Directeur; Performer; Adaptor — 1 exemplaire
Bible Time Favorites 1 exemplaire
Kuolematon tarina, 1968, Director: Orson Welles 1 exemplaire
Orson Welles 2 DVD El Proceso (The Trial) El Extraño 1 exemplaire
Citizen Welles The stranger; The trial 1 exemplaire
Rita Hayworth: The Ultimate Collection — Directeur — 1 exemplaire
ORSON WELLES GREAT MYSTERIES VOLUME 2 1 exemplaire
"The Lux Radio Theater Presents 'War of the Worlds"' (The C.B.S. radio broadcast heard on Feb. 8, 1955 - not a… 1 exemplaire
Orson Welles As The Shadow — Artist — 1 exemplaire
The Titanic Special Edition: Search for The Titanic 1 exemplaire
The Orson Welles' War of the Worlds Scandal 1 exemplaire
Rita Hayworth: 6 Film Collection 1 exemplaire
Citizen Kane Opera 1 exemplaire
The Complete Mr. Arkadin 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Pause to Wonder: Stories of the Marvelous , Mysterious and Strange (1944) — Contributeur — 12 exemplaires
Austerlitz [1960 film] — Actor — 9 exemplaires
Classic Television: Blooper Bonanza 1960's (featuring Laugh-In, McHale's Navy, Star Trek) — Actor — 6 exemplaires
Almonds and Raisins: A History of the Yiddish Cinema — Narrateur — 5 exemplaires
Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized) (2001) — Narrateur, quelques éditions — 5 exemplaires
Roots of Heaven [1958 film] — Actor — 5 exemplaires
Churchill: The Finest Hours [1964 film] — Narrateur — 3 exemplaires
Tyrone Power Collection — Actor — 3 exemplaires
Future Shock [1972 film] — Narrateur — 2 exemplaires
The Shadow Vol. 2 — Performer — 2 exemplaires
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow: The Prophecies of Nostradamus [Videorecording] — Performer — 1 exemplaire
The Greatest Adventure: The Story Of Man's Voyage to the Moon — Narrateur — 1 exemplaire
Man, Beast and Virtue [1953 film] — Actor — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Welles, Orson
- Nom légal
- Welles, George Orson
- Autres noms
- Уэллс, Орсон
- Date de naissance
- 1915-05-06
- Date de décès
- 1985-10-10
- Lieu de sépulture
- Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend. (Specifically: Ashes are buried in an old well covered by flowers, within the rural property of retired bullfighter Antonio Ordonez, Ronda, Spain)
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Etats-Unis
- Lieu de naissance
- Kenosha, Wisconsin, Etats-Unis
- Lieu du décès
- Hollywood, Californie, Etats-Unis
- Lieux de résidence
- Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA (birthplace)
- Études
- Todd School for Boys
- Professions
- actor
director
screenwriter
film producer
radio producer - Relations
- Feder, Chris Welles (daughter)
Houseman, John (colleague) - Organisations
- Mercury Theatre
Federal Theatre Project
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Society of American Magicians - Prix et distinctions
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (1983)
Academy Award (Best Original Screenplay, 1941)
AFI Life Achievement Award (1975)
Honorary Academy Award (1970)
Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur (1982)
D.W. Griffith Award (Directors Guild of America, 1984) (tout afficher 9)
Académie des Beaux-Arts (1983)
Special Fellowship, The Academy of Magical Arts (1984)
National Radio Hall of Fame (1988) - Courte biographie
- Orson Welles was gifted in many arts -- such as magic, piano, and painting -- as a child. After graduating from high school he skipped college in favor of a trip to Europe. Deciding to become an actor, he made his New York stage debut as Tybalt in "Romeo and Juliet" in 1934. He began working with John Houseman and formed the Mercury Theatre with him in 1937. In 1938 they produced the famous prank radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds." Welles' first film to be seen in theaters was Citizen Kane (1941), considered by many to be the best film ever made. Appreciation of his talent and skill as a filmmaker has continued to climb since his death in 1985.
Membres
Critiques
Touch of Evil (Widescreen Edition) par Orson Welles
Orson Welles asked for the worst B movie script available, to show he could turn anything into a masterpiece. He rewrote it, worked with the actors in rehearsal to reshape the dialogue, & there isn’t a moment of wasted screen time... Touch of Evil.
C (Indifferent).
There's some great dialogue, and some iconic imagery. The story just doesn't work, though. For the first part of the movie, things are communicated too poorly (especially the characters) to know why anything is happening. Then the "mystery" in the second part of the movie is predictable.
(Nov. 2023)
There's some great dialogue, and some iconic imagery. The story just doesn't work, though. For the first part of the movie, things are communicated too poorly (especially the characters) to know why anything is happening. Then the "mystery" in the second part of the movie is predictable.
(Nov. 2023)
Perhaps greatest film of all time, certainly the best black & white.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 166
- Aussi par
- 61
- Membres
- 2,863
- Popularité
- #8,962
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 50
- ISBN
- 190
- Langues
- 11
- Favoris
- 8
