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Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles more books like this

by Robert Kaplow

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Set in the 1930s, this novel tells the story of 17-year-old Richard Samuels, whose theatrical dreams are answered when Orson Welles, founder of the Mercury Theater, offers him a small role in his Broadway debut of "Julius Caesar."

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The War of the Worlds Murder

The War of the Worlds Murder more books like this

by Max Allan Collins

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The bestselling author of "Road to Perdition" takes readers back to October, 1938. Orson Welles, known as radio's "The Shadow," is accused of killing his mistress on the night of his "War of the Worlds" broadcast. Only Walter Gibson, "The Shadow's" creator, knows if Welles is truly guilty. Original.

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This is Orson Welles

This is Orson Welles more books like this

by Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich, Jonathan Rosenbaum

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Innovative film and theater director, radio producer, actor, writer, painter, narrator, and magician, Orson Welles (19151985) was the last true Renaissance man of the twentieth century. From such great radio works as "War of the Worlds" to his cinematic masterpieces Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, Othello, Macbeth, Touch of Evil, and ...

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The War of the Worlds with Audio CD: Mars' Invasion of Earth, Inciting Panic and Inspiring Terror from H.G. Wells to Orson Welles and Beyond

The War of the Worlds with Audio CD: Mars' Invasion of Earth, Inciting Panic and Inspiring Terror from H.G. Wells to Orson Welles and Beyond more books like this

by Alex Lubertozzi, Brian Holmsten, Sourcebooks Inc

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Winner of the 2001 Book of the Year Award by Foreword Magazine for Pop Culture, The War of the Worlds has been revised and updated for this new paperback edition.

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Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles

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by David Thomson

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Author of the acclaimed "Biographical Dictionary of Film" and cinematic studies of David Selznick and Warren Beatty, David Thomas brings his life-long fascination with the art and artistry of Orson Welles to his popular biography of America's theatrical prodigy, which manages to combine astute film commentary and critical acuity with a fan's ...

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Orson Welles: Volume 1: The Road to Xanadu

Orson Welles: Volume 1: The Road to Xanadu more books like this

by Simon Callow

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In this first volume of his masterful, highly acclaimed biography, Simon Callow captures the genius of Orson Welles, revealing a life even more extraordinary than the myths that have surrounded it. "A splendidly entertaining, definitive work".--"Entertainment Weekly" . of photos.

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Orson Welles: A Critical View

Orson Welles: A Critical View more books like this

by Andre Bazin

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Traces Welles' career from theatre and radio to Hollywood and Europe.

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Magic World of Orson Welles

Magic World of Orson Welles more books like this

by James Naremore

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Discovering Orson Welles

Discovering Orson Welles more books like this

by Jonathan Rosenbaum

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Of the dozens of books written about Orson Welles, most focus on the central enigma of Welles' career: why did someone so extravagantly talented neglect to finish so many projects? Film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum has long believed that to dwell on this aspect of the Welles canon is to overlook the wealth of information available by studying the ...

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Orson Welles: The Stories of His Life

Orson Welles: The Stories of His Life more books like this

by Peter Conrad

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In death Orson Welles remains a legendary, outsized and ambiguous figure. Peter Conrad's study is a critical biography of Welles, viewing the man through the optic of his sprawling and yet singular body of work. This is not a debunking of the well-aired Wells-as-Genius myth so much as an attempt to explain the sources of his polymorphous gifts, ...

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Despite the System: Orson Welles Versus the Hollywood Studios more books like this

by Clinton Heylin

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Revealing the facts rather than the myths behind Orson Welles's Hollywood career, this groundbreaking history fills in the gaps behind the drama of one of the most well-known American filmmakers. Exploring why Welles's films, as released, never matched his youthful masterpiece "Citizen Kane", this historical investigation delves into the enemies ...

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The invasion from Mars : a study in the psychology of panic, with the complete script of the famous Orson Welles broadcast more books like this

by Hadley Cantril

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Three Philosophical Filmmakers: Hitchcock, Welles, Renoir more books like this

by Professor Irving Singer

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Although Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and Jean Renoir do not pontificate about "eternal verities or analytical niceties," as Irving Singer remarks in Three Philosophical Filmmakers, each expresses, through his work, his particular vision of reality. In this study of these great directors, Singer examines the ways in which meaning and technique ...

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The Films of Orson Welles more books like this

by Professor Robert Garis

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This book offers a comprehensive overview of Orson Welles' life and career, highlighting the shape of the filmmaker's career, his astonishing precocity and his extraordinary gifts that resulted in both splendid successes and puzzling failures. Examining the key and recurring themes of Welles' long and varied career, Robert Garis provides a fresh ...

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Les Bravades: A Gift for His Daughter more books like this

by Orson Welles (Illustrator), Simon Callow (Afterword by)

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Welles creates a retelling of the Bravade, the festival held every year on St Tropez's saints' day. This book was written for Welles's daughter in 1956 and includes sketches of the festival. All the typos are intact and uncorrected, and the book retains all the different sizes of the paintings.

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Orson Welles: 9the Road to Xanadu more books like this

by Simon Callow

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The first of a proposed two-volume biography, this book takes Welles to the ripe old age of 26, when he had just completed "Citizen Kane". As Simon Callow says in his preface, "I have tried to put [Welles] back into the context from which he wrenched himself.... Cleaning the canvas, as it were, I have aimed to reveal the surrounding figures and ...

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Invasion from Mars: A Study in the Psychology of Panic more books like this

by Hadley Cantril

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On Halloween night 1938, Orson Welles broadcast a radio adaptation of the H. G. Wells fantasy, The War of the Worlds. What listeners heard sounded so realistic that at least a million were frightened by word that "strange creatures" from Mars had landed in central New Jersey and were "unleashing a deadly assault." Several thousand were so ...

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It's All True: Orson Welles's Pan-American Odyssey more books like this

by Catherine L Benamou

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Variously described as a work of genius, a pretentious wreck, a crucially important film, and a victim of its director's ego, among other things, "It's All True", shot in Mexico and Brazil between 1941 and 1942, is the legendary movie that Orson Welles never got to finish. In this book, the most comprehensive and authoritative assessment of "It's ...

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Orson Welles: A Biography more books like this

by Barbara Leaming

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Here is a first-hand portrait of the flamboyant American genius who became a titanic figure in twentieth century popular culture. Orson Welles revolutionised theatre, terrified a nation of radio listeners, and made cinematic history with Citizen Kane, regarded by many as the greatest American film ever made.

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Hello Americans more books like this

by Simon Callow

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In this volume of his masterful, highly acclaimed biography, Callow captures the genius of Orson Welles, revealing a life even more extraordinary than the myths that have surrounded it.

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Encyclopedia of Orson Welles more books like this

by Chuck Berg, Tom Erskine, Professor John C Tibbetts (Editor)

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"Citizen Kane" is often considered the greatest masterpiece of the cinema, hailed for its story, dramatic technique, and filmmaking innovations. The film should have launched its director, Orson Welles, to superstar heights, instead, this singular filmmaker spent his career facing constant financial and organizational struggles. Yet despite these ...

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Touch of Evil: Orson Welles, Director more books like this

by Terry Comito (Photographer)

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This study of "Touch of Evil" includes the continuity script, a biography of Orson Welles, an interview with Welles by Andre Bazih, an interview with Charlton Heston, excerpts from several critical essays, major reviews, a filmography and a bibliography.

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Citizen Welles more books like this

by Frank Brady

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After 10 years of research and writing, Frank Brady has written the first comprehensive life story of Orson Welles--the legendary genius, filmmaker, and actor whose contribution to the art of moviemaking has never been surpassed. 16-page black-and-white photograph insert.

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Orson Welles: Interviews more books like this

by Mark W Estrin (Editor)

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An array of interviews, profiles, and press conferences tracing the half century that this multidimensional film director and actor was in the public eye.

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Orson Welles: Hello Americans more books like this

by Simon Callow

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The reason for the decline of Orson Welles' career is a hotly debated issue, but decline it certainly did. When "Citizen Kane", his first film, opened in 1941, Welles was universally acclaimed as the most audacious film maker alive. But instead of marking the beginning of a triumphant career in Hollywood, the film still regularly voted the ...

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