Orson Welles Biography

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Birth Name:		George Orson Welles
Date of Birth:		May 6, 1915
Birth Place:		Kenosha, Wisconsin
Date of Death:		October 10, 1985 in Hollywood, California
Education:		Todd School for Boys, Illinois
Marriages:		Virginia Nicholson (1934 - 1940) Rita Hayworth (1943 - 1948) Paola Mori (1955 - 1985)
Children:		Chris Welles Feder - born in 1937 Rebecca Welles Manning - born in 1944 Beatrice Welles - born in 1955
Famous Romances:		Delores Del Rio
Big Break:		His radio success with The Mercury Theater led to RKO offering Orson Welles an unprecedented two picture final cut deal as a director.
Starmaking Role:		Citizen Kane
Biggest Hit:		Citizen Kane (although a box office failure when first released)
Career Low:		Orson Welles career took a very unusual trajectory. What was considered failure was later hailed as masterpiece. However, some of his acting choices (The Muppet Movie, Hot Money) certainly could be labeled career lows.
Tabloid Moments:		Battles with his weight Battle between Welles and William Randolf Hearst over Citizen Kane Battles against the studio system
Side Jobs:		Magician Political Activist Commercial, voice over actor
Quintssential Quality:		The Troubled Auteur