Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Orson Welles (1915–1985) was an American director, actor, writer and producer from Kenosha, Wisconsin, whose work in theater, radio and film expanded the possibilities of each. In 1937 he co-founded the Mercury Theatre in New York, staging Shakespeare in bold modern productions, and its 1938 radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds became one of the best-remembered broadcasts in American history. That success brought an unusual contract with RKO, and while still in his mid-twenties he co-wrote, directed and starred in Citizen Kane (1941), which won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and is still studied for its storytelling and camera work. He went on to make The Magnificent Ambersons, Othello, Touch of Evil and Chimes at Midnight, often returning to Shakespeare. He received an honorary Academy Award and the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.
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Pioneering Filmmakers of Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and starred in silent comedies such as The Kid (1921) and The Gold Rush (1925), creating the beloved Little Tramp. Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, refined visual storytelling in films such as Rear Window and Vertigo. Walt Disney produced Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), the first full-length cel-animated feature. Orson Welles made Citizen Kane (1941) at twenty-five. Together they helped turn film into a major art form.
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