Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane Paperback - 2016
by Patrick McGilligan
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No American artist or entertainer has enjoyed a more dramatic rise than Orson Welles. At the age of sixteen, he charmed his way into a precocious acting debut in Dublin's Gate Theatre. By nineteen, he had published a book on Shakespeare. After founding the Mercury Theatre, he mounted a radio production of The War of the Worlds that made headlines internationally. Then, at twenty-four, Welles signed a Hollywood contract granting him unprecedented freedom as a writer, director, producer, and star--paving the way for the creation of Citizen Kane, considered by many to be the greatest film in history.
Drawing on years of exhaustive research, acclaimed biographer Patrick McGilligan conjures the young man's Midwestern background and delves into his relationships with mentors Thornton Wilder, Dr. Maurice Bernstein, and Roger Hill; reveals the truth of his marriage to actress Virginia Nicolson and rumored affairs with actresses Dolores Del Rio and Geraldine Fitzgerald (including a suspect paternity claim); and traces the story of his troubled brother, Dick Welles, whose mysterious decline ran counter to Orson's swift ascent.
Filled with insight and revelation--including the surprising true origin and meaning of "Rosebud"--Young Orson is an eye-opening look at the arrival of a talent both monumental and misunderstood.
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- Title Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane
- Author Patrick McGilligan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 864
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
- Date 2016-11
- ISBN 9780062112491 / 006211249X
- Weight 1.75 lbs (0.79 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.6 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 4.06 cm)
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- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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