Sifting fact from legend, McGilligan unearths long-buried writings from Welles's school years delves into his relationships with mentors Dr. Drawing on years of deep research, acclaimed biographer Patrick McGilligan conjures the young man's Wisconsin background with Dickensian richness and detail: his childhood as the second son of a troubled industrialist father and a musically gifted, politically active mother his youthful immersion in theater, opera, and magic in nearby Chicago his teenage sojourns through rural Ireland, Spain, and the Far East and his emergence as a maverick theater artist. Then, at twenty-four, Welles signed a Hollywood contract granting him unprecedented freedom as a writer, director, producer, and starpaving the way for the creation of Citizen Kane, considered by many to be the greatest film in history. After founding the Mercury Theatre, he mounted a radio production of The War of the Worlds that made headlines internationally. At twenty, he directed a landmark all-black production of Macbeth in Harlem, and the following year masterminded the legendary WPA production of Marc Blitzstein's agitprop musical The Cradle Will Rock.

By nineteen, he had published a book on Shakespeare and toured the United States. At the age of sixteen, he charmed his way into a precocious acting debut in Dublin's Gate Theatre. Hamrah, Bookforum No American artist or entertainer has enjoyed a more dramatic rise than Orson Welles. McGilligan's Orson is a Welles for a new generation, in tune with Patti Smith's Just Kids.A. OL20010752W Page_number_confidence 93.58 Pages 874 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.11 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210412102634 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 559 Scandate 20210331045841 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780062112484 Tts_version 4.A remarkable, eye-opening biography. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:04:19 Boxid IA40087513 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

Young Orson by Patrick McGilligan