Orson Welles

Citizen Kane director at twenty five

Facts

• Born: 1915
• Country: United States
• Field: Film
• Era: Golden Age

Overview

Theater prodigy whose 1938 radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds became broadcasting legend. Citizen Kane 1941, which he co wrote, directed, produced, and starred in, topped the British Film Institute critics poll for fifty years. He received an honorary Academy Award in 1970. The Magnificent Ambersons 1942, Touch of Evil 1958, and Chimes at Midnight 1965 hold canonical status.