Happy Birthday Orson Welles (1915-1985)

Orson Welles was an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, actor and producer, who worked extensively in film, theater, television, and radio. He was also an accomplished magician, starring in troop variety spectacles in the war years. Noted for his innovative dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality, Welles is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished dramatic artists of the 20th century. His first two films with RKO, Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons, are widely considered two of the greatest ever made. His other films, including Touch of Evil and Chimes at Midnight, are also considered to be masterpieces. He is also well-known for a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel "The War of the Worlds" which, performed in the style of a news broadcast, reportedly caused widespread panic when listeners thought that a real invasion was in progress.

Citizen Kane (1941)


Citizen Kane (1941)


Citizen Kane (1941) with Dorothy Comingore


Citizen Kane (1941)


Citizen Kane (1941) with Ruth Warrick


Journey Into Fear (1943)


Journey Into Fear (1943)


Journey Into Fear (1943) with Joseph Cotten and Everett Sloane


Jane Eyre (1944)


Jane Eyre (1944) with Joan Fontaine


Jane Eyre (1944) with Joan Fontaine


Jane Eyre (1944) with Joan Fontaine


Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)


Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) with Natalie Wood


The Stranger (1946)


The Stranger (1946) with Edward G. Robinson


The Stranger (1946) with Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young


The Lady from Shanghai (1947)


The Lady from Shanghai (1947) with Rita Hayworth


The Lady from Shanghai (1947) with Rita Hayworth


The Lady from Shanghai (1947) with Rita Hayworth


The Lady from Shanghai (1947) with Rita Hayworth


Macbeth (1948) with Jeanette Nolan


The Third Man (1949)


The Third Man (1949)


The Third Man (1949) with Joseph Cotton

The Third Man (1949)


The Third Man (1949)


Prince of Foxes (1949)


Prince of Foxes (1949)


Prince of Foxes (1949)


with Suzanne Cloutier in
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)


The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)


with Suzanne Cloutier in
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)


Mr. Arkadin (1955)


Mr. Arkadin (1955)


Man in the Shadow (1957)


Man in the Shadow (1957)


Man in the Shadow (1957) with Jack Arnold and Colleen Miller


Man in the Shadow (1957)


Touch of Evil (1958)


Touch of Evil (1958)


Touch of Evil (1958) with Charlton Heston


Touch of Evil (1958) with Marlene Dietrich


Compulsion (1959)


Compulsion (1959) with Diane Varsi


Crack in the Mirror (1960)


Crack in the Mirror (1960) with Juliette Greco


Is Paris Burning? (1966) with Leslie Caron


with Jeanne Moreau in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)


with Jeanne Moreau in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)


with Austin Pendleton in Catch-22 (1970)


with Marlène Jobert and Anthony Perkins in Ten Days Wonder (1971)


The Other Side of the Wind (1972) with John Huston


Voyage of the Damned (1976)


Voyage of the Damned (1976) with Laura Gemser


Where Is Parsifal? (1983)