Orson Welles

George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) is generally considered one of Hollywood's greatest directors, as well as a fine actor, broadcaster and screenwriter. His first feature film, Citizen Kane (1941), is universally acknowledged as an important step in the history of cinema and widely cited by critics as among the best films ever made.

Further Reading

• Cowie, Peter. The Cinema of Orson Welles, Da Capo Press, 1973.
• Mac Liammóir, Micháel. Put Money in Thy Purse: The Filming of Orson Welles' Othello, Methuen, 1976.
• McBride, Joseph. Orson Welles, Da Capo Press, 1996.
• Naremore, James. The Magic World of Orson Welles, Southern Methodist University Press, 1989.
• Naremore, James. Citizen Kane: A Casebook, Oxford University Press, 2004.
• Welles, Orson et al. This is Orson Welles, Da Capo Press, 1998.