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Description edit
Revealing the facts rather than the myths behind Orson Welles' Hollywood career, this groundbreaking history analyzes the career of one of the most well-known American filmmakers. Exploring why Welles' films never matched his youthful masterpiece Citizen Kane , this investigation delves into... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Welles: Add a description of this character.
- Schaefer
- Michael
- Citizen Kane
- Quinlan
- George
- Mary
- Elsa
- Mankiewicz
- Rankin
- Harry Cohn
- Vargas
- Heston
- Marlow
- Susan
- Grisby
- Don Quixote
- Koerner
- Kurtz
- Hitchcock
- Richard Wilson
- Muhl
- Menzies
- Korda
- Houseman
- Macbeth
- Kindler
- Orson
- Hayworth
- Mr. Arkadin
- Van Stratten
- Rita
- Isabel
- Conrad
- Broome
- Bret Wood
- Keller
- Breen
- Harper
- Falstaff
- Eugene
- John Huston
- Sturges
- Charles Higham
- Carringer
- Mrs. Mallory
- Dorothea
Setting & Locations edit
- Hollywood
- New York
- Hearst
- Rio
- Shanghai
- Mexico
- Europe
- Brazil
- Santiago
- South America
- Midnight
- Columbia
- Germany
- Venice
- West Coast
- Italy
- Meinike
- Pomona
- England
- Trial
- Brecht
- Desdemona
- London
- California
- Spain
- Urca
- Pasadena
- Amberson
- Eisenstein
- Los Angeles
- Central Park
- Tinseltown
- Los Robles
- France
- States
- Dublin
- Acapulco
- Samba
First Sentence edit
At the end of March 1939 Europe lay less than six months away from its second universal conflict in a generation, after German chancellor Adolf Hitler reneged on a previous promise made to British prime minister Neville Chamberlain at Munich, annexing the Czechoslovakian rump into his ever-expanding vision of a Greater Germany.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Clinton Heylin (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 791
Subjects edit
- Books › Entertainment › Movies › Biographies
- Books › Entertainment › Movies › Direction & Production
- Books › Entertainment › Movies › History & Criticism
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Actors & Actresses
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Entertainers
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Movie Directors
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