The Ultimate Orson Welles Timeline

The Ultimate Orson Welles Timeline is a visual timeline (including photos and videos) about the works and life of the great Orson Welles (1915-1985). [Work in progress] You can change the way timeline is displayed with the option in the right corner at the bottom.

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The timeline display the following information about Orson Welles :

- Important dates in his life and about his family

- his stage productions

- his radio plays

- movies he directed

- movies he co-directed

- movies he acted in or did the narration

- books, plays and scripts he wrote

- his projects for television

- his interviews [list in progess]

- his public appearances

- books on Orson Welles and his works (mostly in english and french)

- movies on Orson Welles or with Orson Welles as a character.

- plays on Orson Welles or with Orson Welles as a character.

- tributes to Orson Welles

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7th October 1905

Birth of Richard I. Welles, Orson's brother

Birth of Richard Ives Welles, III, older brother of Orson Welles.

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6th May 1915

Orson's birth

Birth of George Orson Welles in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.

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10th May 1924

Death of Beatrice Ives Welles

Beatrice Ives Welles, a concert pianist and Orson's mother, died of hepatitis in a Chicago hospital at the age of 43, just after Welles's ninth birthday.

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28th December 1930

Death of Richard H. Welles

Richard Hodgdon Head Welles, Orson's father, died at the age of 58, alone in a hotel in Chicago.

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13th October 1931

Jew Suss

Welles made his stage debut at the Gate Theatre appearing in Ashley Dukes's adaptation of Jew Suss as Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg.

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1st May 1933

"Twelfth Night" footage

A short technicolor film made in 1933, notable as the very earliest surviving film directed by a seventeen-year-old Orson Welles.

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1st January 1934

The American School of the Air

Welles got his first job on radio — on The American School of the Air — through actor-director Paul Stewart, who introduced him to director Knowles Entrikin.

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1st June 1934

Hearts of Age

This 8 minute short film was co-directed with Orson's friend William Vance.

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12th Jul 1934 - 23rd Aug 1934

Todd Theatre Festival at the Woodstock Opera House

The young Orson Welles (19 years old) directed his first play "Tribly" during this summer festival where he played Svengali. He also played in the two other plays of the festival Hamlet and Tsar Paul.

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1st September 1934

Everybody's Shakespeare

Three volumes published by the 19-year-old Welles and his former school teacher & lifelong friend Roger Hill, by the Todd Press, the imprint of the Todd School for Boys where Welles was a pupil and Hill became Headmaster. The book contained "acting versions" (i.e. abridgments) of Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night and The Merchant of Venice.

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20th December 1934

Romeo and Juliet

Katharine Cornell's company began a 36-week tour of Romeo and Juliet in the fall of 1934, with Welles playing Mercutio.

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23rd December 1934

Marriage of Orson Welles and Virginia Nicholson

Orson Welles marry Virginia Nicholson at 19.

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1st Mar 1935 - 23rd Dec 1938

The March of Time

An American radio news series broadcast from 1931 to 1945, and a companion newsreel series shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951.

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14th Apr 1936 - 17th Oct 1936

Voodoo Macbeth

Premiere of The Voodoo Macbeth, a common nickname for the Federal Theatre Project's 1936 New York production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, featuring an all-African American cast.

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17th Sep 1936 - 30th Aug 1937

Columbia Workshop

A radio series that aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System from 1936 to 1943, returning in 1946-47. Welles directed Hamlet, Macbeth and Twelfth Night for this program.

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26th Sep 1936 - 6th Dec 1936

Horse Eats Hat

A farce play co-written and directed by the 21-year-old Orson Welles, and presented under the auspices of the Federal Theatre Project. It was Welles's second WPA production, after his highly successful Voodoo Macbeth.

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1st January 1937

Orson Welles screentest for Warner Bros.

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8th Jan 1937 - 9th May 1937

Doctor Faustus

The play directed by Welles was presented at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York. Orson Welles played Faust.

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11th April 1937

The Fall of the City

The Fall of the City by Archibald MacLeish is the first American verse play written for radio. The 30-minute play was first broadcast April 11, 1937, at 7 p.m. ET over the Columbia Broadcasting System (today CBS) as part of the Columbia Workshop radio series. The cast featured Orson Welles and Burgess Meredith. Music was composed and directed by Bernard Herrmann. It is an allegory on the rise of Fascism.

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21st Apr 1937 - 23rd Apr 1937

The Second Hurricane

In 1937 American composer Aaron Copland chose Welles to direct The Second Hurricane, an operetta with a libretto by Edwin Denby, and one of Copland's least known works.

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16th Jun 1937 - 1st Apr 1938

The Cradle Will Rock

First staging of The Cradle Will Rock a musical by Marc Blitzstein, directed by Orson Welles, and produced by John Houseman.

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23rd Jul 1937 - 3rd Sep 1937

Les Misérables

Les Misérables was a seven-part radio series broadcast (Fridays at 10 p.m. ET), on the Mutual Network. Orson Welles adapted Victor Hugo's novel, directed the series and starred as Jean Valjean. The 22-year-old Welles developed the idea of telling stories with first-person narration on the series, which was his first job as a writer-director for radio.

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26th Sep 1937 - 1st Oct 1938

The Shadow

The Shadow returned to network airwaves on September 26, 1937, over the new Mutual Broadcasting System. Thus began the "official" radio drama, with 22-year-old Orson Welles starring as Lamont Cranston, a "wealthy young man about town."

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11th Nov 1937 - 14th Mar 1938

Caesar

Premiere on Broadway of Caesar, adaption of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar that evoked comparison to contemporary Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.

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1st Jan 1938 - 1st Apr 1938

The Shoemaker's Holiday

The Mercury Theatre's second production. A staging of Thomas Dekker's Elizabethan comedy The Shoemaker's Holiday.

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1st February 1938

Bright Lucifer

Starting at 17, Orson Welles worked on "Bright Lucifer" for six years. It's a lurid and macabre melodrama about an evil youth who destructively manipulates his elders at an isolated forest lake cabin.

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27th March 1938

Birth of Christopher Welles

Virginia Nicholson, Orson's first wife gave birth to a baby girl named Christopher, first daughter of Orson Welles.

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29th Apr 1938 - 11th Jun 1938

Heartbreak House

The third Mercury Theatre play. An adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House.

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11th Jul 1938 - 4th Dec 1938

The Mercury Theatre on the Air (1937-1938)

The Mercury Theatre on the Air (first known as First Person Singular) is a radio series of live radio dramas created by Orson Welles. The weekly hour-long show presented classic literary works performed by Welles's celebrated Mercury Theatre repertory company, with music composed or arranged by Bernard Herrmann.

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15th August 1938

Too Much Johnson

This 34 min short film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of Welles's Mercury Theatre stage presentation of William Gillette's 1894 comedy.

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30th Oct 1938

The War of the Worlds

Orson Welles's adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1898) that panicked America.

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31st October 1938

'The War of the Worlds' press conference

Orson Welles speaking at press conference the day after "The War of the Worlds" radio broadcast.

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2nd Nov 1938 - 7th Dec 1938

Danton's Death

A production of Georg Büchner 1835 play Danton's Death, about the French Revolution.

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9th Dec 1938 - 31st Mar 1940

The Campbell Playhouse (1938-1940)

A live CBS radio drama series directed by and starring Orson Welles. Produced by John Houseman, it was a sponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The series offered 60-minute adaptations of classic plays and novels, plus some adaptations of popular motion pictures.

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1st January 1939

The Mercury Shakespeare

A revised omnibus version edited by Harper & Row of three volumes released in 1934 under the umbrella title of Everybody's Shakespeare.

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27th Feb 1939 - 30th Mar 1939

Five Kings (Part One)

An entirely original play by Welles about Sir John Falstaff, which was created by mixing and re-arranging dialogue from five different Shakespeare plays (primarily taken from Henry IV, Part I, Henry IV, Part II, and Henry V, but also using elements of Richard II and The Merry Wives of Windsor), to form a wholly new narrative.

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1st Jul 1939 - 30th Aug 1939

The Green Goddess

In July and August 1939, after having signed a contract with the RKO film studio, the Mercury Theatre toured the RKO Vaudeville Theatre circuit with an abbreviated, twenty-minute production of the William Archer melodrama The Green Goddess, five minutes of which took the form of a film insert.

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10th December 1939

Heart of Darkness

Welles toyed with various ideas for his first project for RKO Radio Pictures, settling on an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella Heart of Darkness, which he worked on in detail.

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1st February 1940

Orson Welles and Virginia Nicholson divorce

Virginia Nicholson divorced Orson Welles.

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8th February 1940

Swiss Family Robinson

Orson Welles is the opening narrator (uncredited) of this film about a family setting out for a new life across the sea and shipwrecked on a deserted island.

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5th May 1940

Birth of Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Michael Lindsay-Hogg is a british director. He is assumed to be the only son of Orson Welles from Welles's affair with Irish actress Geraldine Fitzgerald, then the wife of Sir Edward Lindsay-Hogg.

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5th June 1940

Batman #1 comic book

In this first issue of the Batman comic book, the Joker hijacks a radio program to predict that the millionaire Henry Claridge will be killed at midnight and the Claridge diamond stolen. One listener is less than impressed, laughing it off as a hoax like, "that fellow who scared everybody with that story about Mars the last time." reffering to The War of the Worlds broadcast by Orson Welles.

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24th Mar 1941 - 28th Jun 1941

Native Son

A stage adaptation of Richard Wright's anti-racism novel Native Son.

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25th March 1941

The Way to Santiago / Mexican Melodrama

The Way to Santiago a.k.a. Mexican Melodrama in which Welles was to have starred as well as direct and produce is an action thriller about a man who wakes up with amnesia in a foreign country where many people want him dead.

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6th April 1941

His Honor, The Mayor

Script of a radio play written by Orson Welles broadcast April 6, 1941. Published by The Free Company.

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1st May 1941

Citizen Kane

Premiere of Citizen Kane in New York City.

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15th Sep 1941 - 2nd Feb 1942

Orson Welles Show

Also known as The Orson Welles Theater, Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater and the Lady Esther Show (after its sponsor), Orson Welles Show is a live CBS Radio series produced, directed and hosted by Orson Welles.

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10th July 1942

The Magnificent Ambersons

Release of The Magnificent Ambersons in the USA.

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9th Nov 1942 - 30th Apr 1944

Ceiling Unlimited

Later known as America — Ceiling Unlimited this CBS radio series created by Orson Welles and sponsored by the Lockheed-Vega Corporation was conceived to glorify the aviation industry and dramatize its role in World War II.

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15th Nov 1942 - 31st Jan 1943

Hello Americans

A CBS Radio series produced, directed and hosted by Orson Welles, created to promote inter-American understanding and friendship during World War II.

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Tiki-Toki

The Ultimate Orson Welles Timeline

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Books with Orson Welles as a character

Kickstarter campaign for Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds

25th March 2025

Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds has a new publisher and the entire graphic novel will be available to order on Kickstarter on March 25th 2025.

Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America

19th November 2024

On Halloween Eve 1938, Orson Welles put on a radio play of War of the Worlds and terrorized an uneasy American public on the brink of World War II,...

Orson Welles, l'Artiste et son ombre

20th October 2023

"Orson Welles, l'Artiste et son ombre" is a french comic book by Youssef Daoudi on Orson Welles.

"8AM in Charlotte" by Drake

6th October 2023

Orson Welles gets a mention in the Drake song "8AM in Charlotte" wich lyrics are "Preachin' to the dogs 'bout wantin' more for themselves It's...

Dear Orson Welles and Other Essays

15th August 2023

In this wide-ranging, stylish and iconoclastic book, the acclaimed Belfast filmmaker and BBC author Mark Cousins reflects on his prolific career in...

"Orson Welles: Warrior Of The Worlds #1"

1st August 2023

"Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds vol 1" is a graphic novel by writer Milton Lawson and Erik Whalen with the premise that Orson Welles's legendary...

"Orson Welles & The Golden Age of Hollywood" Special Lecture Series

12th Apr 2023 - 18th Oct 2023

"Orson Welles & The Golden Age of Hollywood" is a unique seven-part series of live evening events exploring the life and career of George Orson Welles...

Quand le cinéma cite Orson Welles - Blow Up

14th February 2023

"When the cinema quotes..." is a series of videos by Blow Up a web-magazine of ARTE a franco-german television channel. Each video explore the...

Retrospective "Orson Welles l'illusionniste" in french cinemas

8th February 2023

The Trial and F for Fake are back in cinemas in France in 4K with a retrospective called "Orson Welles l'illusionniste" ("Orson Welles the...

American: An Odyssey to 1947

20th October 2022

In the early 1940s, director Orson Welles navigates his meteoric Hollywood rise. As WWII begins, an American boy visits abroad, and an American...

The Lost Print

7th July 2022

Expected July 7, 2022, The Lost Print is a documentary film by Joshua Grossberg detailing the hunt for the holy grail of cinema – the legendary lost...

Reference to Citizen Kane in The Umbrella Academy series

22nd June 2022

In episode 3 of the third season of The Umbrella Academy Netflix series, two shots refer to Citizen Kane. The word "Oblivion" in place of the famous...

Orson Welles L'Inventeur de Rêves

4th May 2022

Orson Welles L'Inventeur de Rêves (Orson Welles The Inventor of Dreams) is a french graphic novel by Noël Simsolo and Alberto Locatelli. It revisit...

Orson Welles - 2nde partie - "100 Ans de Cinéma" radio show

14th August 2021

A two-part radio show about Orson Welles broadcast on French radio PRUN '. The second and last part, broadcast on August 14, 2021, looks back on the...

Orson Welles - 1ère partie - "100 Ans de Cinéma" radio show

10th Jul 2021

A two-part radio show about Orson Welles broadcast on French radio PRUN '. The first part, broadcast on July 12, 2021, looks back on Orson Welles'...

Voodoo Macbeth

6th May 2021

Voodoo Macbeth is a movie about the first all-Black cast production of 'Macbeth' directed by Orson Welles In 1936 Harlem.

Après Welles: Imitations et influences

11th March 2021

Après Welles - Imitations et influences (After Welles: Imitations and influences) is a collection of essays in Fench on the impact Orson Welles has...

Mank

4th December 2020

Mank is a movie directed by David Fincher that explore the making of Citizen Kane with Herman J. Mankiewicz as the central character. This movie...

Hopper/Welles

8th September 2020

An intimate and revelatory 1970 conversation between two film giants, Dennis Hopper, then riding high on the massive success of Easy Rider (1969), and...

No pressure album by Logic

24th July 2020

Radio broadcasts of Orson Welles are sampled on two tracks ("No pressure" and "Obediently Yours") from "No Pressure", announced as the last album from...

"Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds Vol. 1" Kickstarter Project

27th October 2019

"Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds" is a two-volume graphic novel series by writer Milton Lawson with the premise that Orson Welles's legendary War...

Marching Song: A Play

15th August 2019

Marching Song, a play about abolitionist John Brown, was co-written by Welles at the age of 17 with Roger Hill, the schoolmaster at The Todd School...

L'assassinat d'Orson Welles

3rd April 2019

In this french book by Jean-Pierre de Lucovich, Orson Welles is aimed by a shooter during the Festival de Cannes of 1949. But who want to kill the...

'Orson Welles Portfolio: Sketches and Drawings from the Welles Estate'

19th February 2019

A lavish hardback book containing Orson Welles’ Portfolio, much of which has never been seen before.

'They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead'

2nd November 2018

'They'll Love Me When I'm Dead', is a documentary by Morgan Neville. It's a look at the make of Orson Welles' The Other Side of the Wind. Both 'The...

'A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making'

2nd November 2018

'A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making' is a 38-minute documentary directed by Ryan Suffern which explore how 'The Other Side of The Wind',...

‘The Other Side Of The Wind’ release

2nd November 2018

More than 40 years after its shooting, 'The Other Side Of The Wind' Orson Welles' "last film" will have a theatrical release and be streamed to 130...

‘Orson Rehearsed’ opera

15th Sep 2018 - 16th Sep 2018

'Orson Rehearsed' is an opera by Daron Hagen based on the life of Orson Welles. It will debut at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago on September 15-16,...

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead world premiere

1st September 2018

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead documentary by Oscar winner Morgan Neville on the making of The Other Side of The Wind will have its world premiere on...

The Other Side of The Wind world premiere

31st August 2018

Orson Welles' last film The Other Side of the Wind will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival before the Netflix streaming on november...

'Orson Welles in Hvar'

17th August 2018

This bilingual (Croatian and English) book written by Dusko Kovacic and Daniel Rafaelic with additional writings by Nenad Polimac, Tonko Maroevic, and...

Drawings and Paintings of Orson Welles

2nd August 2018

Drawings and Paintings of Orson Welles is the first major art exhibition from August 2 through September 23 at Summerhall in Edinburgh. The...

'Mercury Man: The Last Performance of Orson Welles'

18th Jul 2018 - 29th Jul 2018

'Mercury Man: The Last Performance of Orson Welles' is a play by Joel Pettigrew that premiered at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival on July 18-29. Mercury...

Bronze sculpture of Orson Welles

9th June 2018

A bronze sculpture of Orson Welles created by Bobby Joe Scribner was unveiled on June 9 in his adopted hometown of Woodstock, Illinois.

The Eyes of Orson Welles

8th May 2018

Directed, written, filmed and narrated by Mark Cousins, The Eyes of Orson Welles is a documentary based upon unprecedented and exclusive access to a...

Orson Welles in Focus

8th February 2018

Orson Welles in Focus: Texts and Contexts examines neglected areas of Welles’s work, shedding light on aspects of his art that have been eclipsed by a...

Orson Welles: On the Nose

30th January 2018

On the Nose is a 8 minutes essay that investigates into one of Orson Welles’s favorite actorly aids: prosthetics. The piece, by visual effects artist...

"Citizen Kane" by Nightmares on Wax

1st November 2017

"Citizen Kane" is a song from the Nightmare on Wax's album "Shape The Future" coming january 2018.

"Orson Welles on the Air, 1938-1946" website by Indiana University

26th October 2017

On this date, Indiana University launched "Orson Welles on the Air, 1938-1946" a website with digitized radio show by Orson Welles. Lacquer disc sound...

Orson Welles: The Final Cut

21st August 2017

In this book, Chris Wade explores the whole of Welles' filmography, from his 1934 art film Hearts of Age, through classics like Citizen Kane and The...

Brave New Jersey

4th August 2017

A comedy directed by Jody Lambert about a small New Jersey town on the night of Orson Welles's 1938 War Of The Worlds radio hoax.

Orson Welles belongings for sale on Wellesnet

1st Jul 2017 - 31st Jul 2017

Wellesnet offer items that once belonged to the legendary Orson Welles for sale to his fans with an month-long auction in July 2017. Clothing,...

Netflix to release "The Other Side of the Wind" !

14th March 2017

After more than 40 years, Orson Welles’ unfinished The Other Side of the Wind will be completed with the help of Netflix and streamed worldwide.

Orson Welles merlot - TCM Wine Club

1st July 2016

The TCM Wine Club is the exclusive home of Orson Welles Merlot, whose packaging was approved by the Welles estate.

Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker's Journey

26th April 2016

With the approach of the 75th anniversary of Citizen Kane in May 2016, Harlan Lebo has written the full story of Orson Welles' masterpiece film.

At the End of the Street in the Shadow - Orson Welles and the City

12th January 2016

This ambitious new study by Matthew Asprey Gear explores Welles's vision of cities by following recurring themes across his work, including urban...

Orson Welles: Volume 3: One-Man Band

26th November 2015

In One-Man Band, the third volume in his epic survey of Orson Welles' life and work, Simon Callow again probes in comprehensive and penetrating detail...

Torino Film Festival dedicato a Orson Welles

20th Nov 2015 - 28th Nov 2015

The Torino Film Festival (Italy's second largest movie gathering after the Venice Film Festival) dedicate his 33h edition to Orson Welles. Three of...

The Unknown Orson Welles @ 13th annual MoMA International Festival of Film...

19th Nov 2015 - 22nd Nov 2015

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City screen four evenings of unfinished Orson Welles movies from the collection of the Munich Film Museum.

Young Orson - The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane

17th November 2015

On the centennial of his birth, the defining wunderkind of modern entertainment gets his due in a groundbreaking new biography of his early years—from...

Orson Welles Centennial Event in Chapman’s Dodge College of Film and Media...

11th November 2015

Screening of “This is Orson Welles” & Panel with Peter Bogdanovich, Julia & Clara Kuperberg (filmmakers of “This is Orson Welles”), Henry Jaglom, Joe...

Orson Welles monument in Ronda (Spain)

5th November 2015

Orson Welles and Ernest Hemingway were honored September 5 in their beloved Ronda, Spain, with monuments outside its historic bullring.

Orson Welles Centennial Celebration at Venice Film Festival

1st November 2015

The Merchant of Venice (1969, a film that was thought to have been lost) and Otello (1951), were shown at the Pre-Opening event of the 72nd Venice...

Welles 100: The Maverick @ Smith Rafael Film Center

25th Oct 2015 - 22nd Nov 2015

This retrospective of 8 Welles's film is a follow-up to the retrospective offered at the San Rafael center in June. Screenings include : Chimes at...

Unmade Movies: Orson Welles’ Heart Of Darkness

24th Oct 2015

In this programme from the series "Unmade movies" by BBC Radio 4, James McAvoy stars and Jamie Lloyd directs the world premiere of Orson Welles’...

Orson Welles Retrospective at His Centenary @ The Tokyo International Film...

22nd Oct 2015 - 31st Oct 2015

Tokyo International Film Festival’s Orson Welles retrospective will present a special selection of the director’s work – with the cooperation of...

"100 años de Orson Welles" Retrospective

8th Oct 2015 - 19th Dec 2015

La Filmoteca de Andalucía in Córdoba showcase 10 films directed by Orson Welles during the months of October, November and December 2015.

Orson Welles in Rio

1st Oct 2015 - 10th Nov 2015

A celebration of Welles' cinematic work at the Festival do Rio in Brazil with among others films : Too Much Johnson, The Magnificent Ambersons, ...

Orson Welles: Banda de um Homem Só

19th September 2015

Orson Welles: Banda de um Homem Só (Orson Welles: One Man Band) is a portuguese book by Adalberto Müller. It examines Welles' career in magic, radio,...

Wisconsin’s Own Orson Welles: A Centennial Celebration (Part IV)

4th Sep 2015 - 26th Sep 2015

The fourth and final section of this celebration of Welles’s career will include two classics from Welles the complete filmmaker (Macbeth and The...

Tribute to Orson Welles @ 41st Deauville American Film Festival

4th Sep 2015 - 13th Sep 2015

The Deauville American Film Festival present a selction of Welles's films including The Lady from Shanghai, Touch of Evil, Citizen Kane and the...

Orson Welles retrospective @ Munich Film Museum

7th Jul 2015 - 2nd Aug 2015

The Munich Film Museum, repository to much of Orson Welles' unfinished movies, will open its vaults July 7 to Aug. 2 as part of a massive screening of...

The Great Disruptor: BFI celebrates Orson Welles centenary

1st Jul 2015 - 31st Aug 2015

On the day he would have been 100 years old, the BFI announced a major focus on the work of Orson Welles including a two-month season at BFI...

Orson's Shadow

1st Jul 2015 - 25th Jul 2015

1960. Backstage at London’s Royal Court Theatre. Hollywood giants Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier have been persuaded to work together for the first...

Wisconsin’s Own Orson Welles: A Centennial Celebration (Part III)

18th Jun 2015 - 30th Jul 2015

The University of Wisconsin Cinematheque continues its celebration of Welles’s career with seven features that showcase his sometimes iconic acting...

Orson Welles celebration @ Cinémathèque Française

17th Jun 2015 - 2nd Aug 2015

A retrospective to celebrate Orson Welles's 100th birthday with lots of screenings - including rare unseen unfinished films from the Munich Film...

Orson Welles

9th June 2015

Biography of Orson Welles by french author Anca Visdei.

Wellespring: A Centenary Celebration @ University of Michigan Library

7th Jun 2015 - 10th Jun 2015

"Wellespring: A Centenary Celebration of the Inexhaustible Inspiration of Orson Welles" is a symposium in celebration of Orson Welles. Family members...

Orson Welles Retrospective @ Institut Lumière

3rd Jun 2015 - 12th Jul 2015

A retrospective of Orson Welles's films at the Institut Lumière in Lyon (France).

Welles 100 Part One @ Smith Rafael Film Center

31st May 2015 - 28th Jun 2015

First of a two-part retrospective honoring the artistry of filmmaker Orson Welles (1915-1985) on the 100th anniversary of his birth by the Smith...

This Is Orson Welles

21st May 2015

A 52 minutes documentary on Orson Welles by Clara Kuperberg & Julia Kuperberg featuring Joseph McBride, Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich and Chris...

Orson Welles 100 @ The Cinematheque in Vancouver

14th May 2015 - 25th Jun 2015

A retrospective of Orson Welles's 12 movies and other films and documentaries including : Chuck Workman's Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of...

Orson Welles celebrated @ Cannes Classics 2015

13th May 2015 - 24th May 2015

The Cannes International Film Festival celebrate Orosn Welles in the Cannes Classics selection. 4K restorations of Citizen Kane, The Lady from...

Orson Welles, Autopsie d'une légende AKA Orson Welles, Shadows and Light

9th May 2015

A french TV documentary on Orson Welles by Elisabeth Kapnist.

Crowfunding to complete The Other Side of the Wind

7th May 2015 - 6th Jul 2015

Orson needs you to help finish his famous film The Other Side Of The Wind ! A crowfunding campaign has been started on Indiegogo to gather 2 millions...

The Films of Orson Welles @ The Loft Cinema

7th May 2015 - 28th May 2015

Every Thursday in May The Loft Cinema show Orson Welles films including The Lady from Shanghai, The Magnificent Ambersons, Touch of Evil and Citizen...

Citizen Welles - Celebration in Kenosha

6th May 2015 - 31st May 2015

May 2015 will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of George Orson Welles, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kenosha will celebrate the man and his...

Welles Woodstock - Welles’ Centennial festival

6th May 2015 - 23rd May 2015

Orson Welles' adopted hometown of Woodstock, Illinois will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the director.

Centenari Orson Welles @ Filmoteca de Catalunya

6th May 2015 - 30th Jun 2015

Orson Welles's retrospective with showing of his films (some unfinished) and conferences at the Filmoteca de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)

Orson Welles 100 @ Princeton Garden Theater

6th May 2015 - 3rd Jun 2015

Orson Welles retrospective with Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles, Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil, Lady From Shanghai and The...

Orson Welles's official Twitter account and Facebook page

6th May 2015

To celebrate the centennial of his birth and help launch the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to finish The Other Side Of The Wind, an official twitter...

Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake...

5th May 2015

The enthralling and never-told story of the War of the Worlds radio drama and its true aftermath by A. Brad Schwartz.

Orson Welles 100 @ Kino im Filmhaus

5th May 2015 - 9th Jun 2015

Retrospective of Welles's films at Kino im Filmhaus (Saarbrücken, Germany)

Centenário de Orson Welles @ Cinemateca Portuguesa

4th May 2015 - 22nd May 2015

Retrospective of Orson Welles 's films at the Cinemateca Portuguesa (Lisbon, Portugal)

Las Cosas Que Hemos Visto: Welles y Falstaff

4th May 2015

Spanish book by film scholar Esteve Riambau director of the Film Library of Catalonia. The book looks at Welles fascination with Shakespeare, the...

Orson Welles retrospective @ Kino Kunstmuseum

3rd May 2015 - 3rd Jun 2015

Retrospective of Welles's films at Kino Kunstmuseum (Bern, Switzerland)

Orson Welles retrospective @ Metropolis Kino

2nd May 2015 - 23rd May 2015

Retrospective of Welles's films at Metropolis Kino (Hamburg, Germany)

19 films by and with Welles aired on TCM in May

1st May 2015 - 29th May 2015

The american classic movies channel TCM salutes the 100th anniversary of the filmmaker the friday nights in may with 19 films directed by Orson Welles...

100 years of Orson Welles @ The Trylon Microcinema

1st May 2015 - 2nd Jun 2015

Orson Welles retropective @ The Trylon Microcinema (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Orson Welles: A Centennial Celebration and Symposium @ Indiana University

29th Apr 2015 - 3rd May 2015

This 4-day symposium include keynote addresses, academic sessions, paper presentations, a major exhibit of Welles materials, evening special...

Orson Welles: Power, Heart, and Soul

28th April 2015

This incisive introduction to the life and work of Orson Welles is an essential study of one of the most important American artists of the twentieth...

Orson Welles's Last Movie: The Making of The Other Side of the Wind

21st April 2015

A book by Josh Karp on the making of "The Other Side of the Wind", the last and still unseen film by Orson Welles. The book will be published by St....

Orson Welles/Shylock

19th April 2015

Orson Welles/Shylock is a docu-fantasy radio play by Matt Chiorini on Welles' many unsuccessful attempts to play the role and the surprising and...

Orson Welles Centennial @ AFI Silver Theatre

17th Apr 2015 - 1st Jul 2015

Twenty two films ranging from Citizen Kane to F For Fake shown at the Orson Welles Centennial @ AFI Silver Theatre (Silver Spring, Maryland)

En tête à tête avec Orson - Conversations entre Henry Jaglom et Orson...

9th April 2015

The french edition of "My lunches with Orson: Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles" edited by Robert Laffont.

The Magnificent Orson Welles

4th Apr 2015 - 25th May 2015

A lineup of Orson Welles films, TV projects, interviews and unfinished works at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz in Austin for seven weeks in April and May...

The 21st Annual Sedona International Film Festival

21st Feb 2015 - 1st Mar 2015

The 2015 Sedona International Film Festival is dedicated in loving memory to Orson Welles on the anniversary of his 100th birthday.

Orson Welles: 100 Years

20th Feb 2015 - 4th Mar 2015

The Belcourt (Nashville's nonprofit cinema) begins its retrospective "Orson Welles: 100 Years," celebrating Welles' May 6 centenary with a 13-film...

Orson Welles at 100: On Television

7th Feb 2015 - 15th Feb 2015

In recognition of Orson Welles’s centennial year—he was born on May 6, 1915, in Kenosha, Wisconsin—The Paley Center for Media is screening some gems...

Wisconsin’s Own Orson Welles: A Centennial Celebration (Part I)

24th Jan 2015 - 28th Jan 2015

The Cinematheque of Wisconsin celebrate the career of Orson Welles with screenings that explore Welles’ multi-faceted talents. January and February...

I mille volti di Orson Welles - The thousand faces of Orson Welles

1st January 2015

A book in italian and english by Emiliano Morreale. Photos by Maurizio Maggi, foreword by Giuseppe Tornatore.

Orson Welles 100 at Film Forum NY

1st Jan 2015 - 3rd Feb 2015

A month of screenings at the Film Forum in New York to celebrate the centenail year of Orson Welles. Joseph McBride was the series consultant.

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

9th November 2014

This documentary from Oscar-winner Chuck Workman looks at the remarkable genius of Orson Welles on the eve of his centenary - the enigma of his career...

Macbeth Othello - William Shakespeare Orson Welles

6th November 2014

This book offers a new french translation by Patrick Reumaux of Macbeth and Othello by William Shakespeare. The book is illustrated with pictures from...

Drunk History TV series - Hollywood

5th August 2014

In this 6th episode from second season of Drunk History, Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane" angers William Randolph Hearst, animator Ub Iwerks helps Walt...

Stick 10 Even More Swag: Born on the Fourth of July (With No Tom Cruise)

4th July 2014

A short animation film directed by Soloicus Twentius Eightican.

Romance in the Dark

2nd May 2014

Billie Holiday and Orson Welles. New York, Los Angeles, 1941-1943. What happened, and what could have. Work of fiction where "It's All True". A novel...

Conjuring Orson

1st January 2014

A short comedy showcasing Peter Jason (Deadwood, The Other Side of the Wind) as his onetime director and friend Orson Welles.

Hollywood Mouth 2

1st January 2014

A film directed by Jordan Mohr.

Everything's O.K.

1st January 2014

A short film directed by Ace Salisbury. The adventures of Orson Welles' revived head in New York City after fracking has caused the apocalypse.

War of the Worlds - The American Experience TV series

29th October 2013

An account of Orson Welles' 1938 radio drama broadcast that inadvertently started a mass panic in The American Experience PBS TV series.

My Lunches with Orson: Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles

16th July 2013

This book edited and introduced by film historian Peter Biskind reveals tapes containing private conversations between Orson Welles and his friend the...

Orson Welles and Roger Hill: A Friendship in Three Acts

30th April 2013

Book about the friendship between Orson Welles and Roger Hill by Todd Tarbox, Roger Hill's grandson.

Hemingway & Gellhorn

25th May 2012

A TV drama directed by Philip Kaufman centered on the romance between Ernest Hemingway and WWII correspondent Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway's inspiration...

Halloweenies

22nd April 2012

A short comedy film directed by Robert Beaucage (as Orson Spielcock III).

Doktor Rej i djavoli aka Doctor Ray and the Devils

4th March 2012

A serbian film directed by Dinko Tucakovic on Hollywood director Nicholas Ray.

Las versiones de campanadas a medianoche

1st January 2012

This documentary by director Luciano Berriatúa examines the complicated work undertaken by Welles to finish Chimes at Midnight (aka Falstaff) in...

About Orson: Essays From Roundtable Pictures

5th December 2011

A series of essays about Orson Welles from the writers at www.roundtablepictures.com. These essays bring new insight into several different aspects of...

'Il Piccolo Principe. Sceneggiatura e adattamento originale di Orson...

1st November 2011

Italian book of the script of Orson Welles for The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry.

The Blunder Broadcast

1st January 2011

A short film directed by Kristina McCormick.

Futurama TV series - Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences

26th August 2010

Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences is the episode 11 from the 6th season of Futurama TV series.

Death of Marc McKerrow

18th June 2010

Marc McKerrow, son of Rebecca Welles adopted by the McKerrow family, died suddenly in his sleep. His death was "...caused by complications from a...

The Harvey Girl from Shanghai

1st January 2010

In this short film by Michael Frost Judy Garland and Orson Welles, in early 1945 are about to go into production on their films THE HARVEY GIRLS and...

The Nostalgia Critic TV series - Ernest Saves Christmas

29th December 2009

In the episode 55 from the second season of The Nostalgia Critic TV series, the voice of Orson Welles is by Rob Walker.

In My Father's Shadow

8th October 2009

Book on Orson Welles by his first daughter Chris Welles Feder.

War of the Welles

24th September 2009

A short film directed by Edward Anderson and Brandon Torres.

The Formulation of Rectangles

1st February 2009

An experimental feature film by Director Joseph McConnell.

No Smoking in the Waiting Area

1st January 2009

In this short film directed by Tony Sebastian Ukpo a slacker lottery winner finds a portal to limbo, and a waiting room filled with dead celebrities.

Stranger in the House

1st January 2009

This short film by Michael O'Sullivan is a celebration of the many invented personas which came into play in the friendship between Orson Welles and...

Bendito Canalla

28th November 2008

A spanish comedy directed by Nacho Chueca on Genaro Blanco aka Genarín.

Me and Orson Welles

5th September 2008

A Richard Linklater's film about the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar" directed by Orson Welles in 1937.

Prodigal Sons

29th August 2008

In this award-winning personal documentary, filmmaker Kimberly Reed (born Paul) attempts to reconcile with her long-estranged brother Marc, who...

Making Movies with Orson Welles: A Memoir

28th August 2008

A book by Gary Graver (with the contribution of Andrew J. Rausch) about his work with Orson Welles the last years of his life. First edition at...

Welles angels

1st November 2007

A 50 minutes french documentary on the work of Orson Welles in Europe with Edmond Richard, Gary Graver, Willy Kurant, producer Dominique Antoine and...

Mad Men: Nixon vs. Kennedy (Season 1, Episode 12)

11th October 2007

In this episode of Mad Men, we learn that Paul Kinsey (played by Michael Gladis) is called Orson Welles by Joan Holloway (played by Christina...

FourAct Play

7th September 2007

In this short german film directed by Samir Kandil Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles try to outshine one another while writing "Citizen Kane".

Discovering Orson Welles

11th May 2007

A book collecting writings on Orson Welles by film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum. First edition by University of California Press.

It's All True: Orson Welles's Pan-American Odyssey

14th March 2007

A book by Catherine Benamou about the shooting of the unfinished film It's All True by Orson Welles. First edition by University of California Press.

Man in the Chair

27th January 2007

In this movie directed by Michael Schroeder, Christopher Plummer plays Flash, a curmudgeon with a hankering for classic movies and booze.

Orson Welles: The Man Who Was Magic

1st December 2006

Only available as an ebook, this case study by Barton Whaley presents Orson Welles not just as a stage and film celebrity but as the extraordinarily...

Orson Welles au travail

9th November 2006

A book by Jean-Pierre Berthome and François Thomas, two french professors in Film Studies on the works and projects of Orson Welles with lots of...

The Simpsons TV series - Treehouse of Horror XVII

5th November 2006

In this horror episode, 4th of the 18th season of The Simpsons, the voice of Orson Welles is dubbed by Maurice LaMarche.

Searching for Orson

2nd November 2006

A documentary on Orson Welles by Dominik and Jakov Sedlar with Peter Bogdanovich, Merv Griffin, Henry Jaglom, Oja Kodak, Frank Marshall...

Orson Welles in Italia

1st November 2006

An italian book by Alberto Anile about the six years Orson Welles spent in Italy from 1947 to 1953.

What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?: A Portrait of an Independent Career

13th October 2006

A book by Joseph McBride, first edition by The University Press of Kentucky.

Fade to Black

9th October 2006

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Grover's Mill

15th September 2006

In this short canadian sci-fi movie directed by Paul St-Amand Orson Welles and legendary author H.G. Wells are besieged by aliens in a rural New...

Orson Welles, Volume 2: Hello Americans

17th August 2006

Simon Callow’s celebrated first volume of Orson Welles’s life concluded with the brash young director unveiling what would prove to be his—and...

Orson Welles ou Itinéraire d'un poète maudit

3rd May 2006

A french book by Jean-Claude Allais-Viart on the carrer of Orson Welles.

Voodoo Macbeth a graphic novel

1st May 2006

This graphic novel recall Orson Welles' Federal Theatre Project production of Macbeth – set in Haiti with an all-black cast. It has been penned by...

UFO Files TV series - Beyond the War of the Worlds

21st November 2005

"Beyond the War of the Worlds" is the eleventh episode from the second season of the "UFO Files" TV series.

O Signo do Caos

11th November 2005

Last of the 4 films by brazilian director Rogério Sganzerla on the travel and the influence of Orson Welles in Brazil where he shot his unfinished...

Days That Shook the World TV series - The War of the Worlds and the Hitler...

3rd November 2005

"Fact or Fiction: The War of the Worlds and the Hitler Diaries" is the episode 3 from season 3 of the "Days That Shook the World" TV series.

Orson Welles

6th October 2005

A french book by Fabien Gaffez.

Five Minutes, Mr. Welles

9th September 2005

England 1949. Broke for cash, Orson Welles has agreed to play a part in a spy movie, "The Third Man." The pivotal scene of the movie is about to be...

The Other Side of the Wind

2nd September 2005

Unproduced screenplay of "The other side of the wind". Welles declared that he had written at least four versions of the screenplay by 1972. However,...

The Day That Panicked America

28th June 2005

A documentary by John Ross on the War of the Worlds broadcast by Orson Welles.

Le Procès d'Orson Welles

13th May 2005

A french book by Jean-Philippe Trias on The Trial by Orson Welles.

Despite the System: Orson Welles Versus the Hollywood Studios

1st February 2005

In this book Clinton Heylin focus on the difficult relations between Orson Welles and the Hollywood studios.

The Medium and the Magician: Orson Welles, the Radio Years, 1934-1952

24th January 2005

Few twentieth-century artists are renowned in such a variety of media as Orson Welles. Well known for his work in film and theater as director, actor,...

The Labyrinths of Mr. Arkadin - Die Labyrinthe des Mr. Arkadin

1st January 2005

A documentary on the different versions of Mr Arkadin aka Confidential Report by Stephan Drossler of the Munich Filmmuseum.

Citizen Welles

18th November 2004

A short film by Robert Figueras in wich Orson Welles, a reporter with a love noncorresponded, creates the panic in the U.S.A. when relaying the impact...

Death of Rebecca Welles

17th October 2004

Rebecca Welles died at his house in Tacoma, WA. She was the daughter of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth.

Orson Welles's Citizen Kane A Casebook

19th August 2004

James Naremore has gathered a set of essays that represent the essential writings on Citizen Kane. It gives the reader a lively set of critical...

Rosebud: The Lives of Orson Welles

20th July 2004

Rosebud: The Lives of Orson Welles capture's Welles' ascension as a young genius to his slow Hollywood downfall. Jenkins's lush text and Van...

The Unknown Orson Welles

30th April 2004

A book by Stefan Drössler published by Belleville, Filmmuseum München.

Orson Welles The Stories of His Life

18th September 2003

First edition of Orson Welles The Stories of His Life by Peter Conrad edited by Faber & Faber

The Encyclopedia of Orson Welles

1st October 2002

"Citizen Kane" is often considered the greatest masterpiece of the cinema, hailed for its story, dramatic technique, and filmmaking innovations. The...

Orson Welles Interviews

20th February 2002

This book brings together an exceptional array of interviews, profiles, and press conferences tracing the half century that Orson Welles was in the...

Lost Zweig

1st January 2002

A film by Sylvio Back about the life of Austrian writer Stefan Zweig in Brazil.

Orson Welles cinéaste, une caméra visible

1st March 2001

An film essay about the works of Orson Welles by Youssef Ishaghpour a french essayist.

L'affaire Dominici par Orson Welles

1st January 2000

A french documentary by director Christophe Cognet, uncluding a partial reconstruction, exploring the making os Welles' unfinished Around the World...

Orson Welles en el país de Don Quijote

1st January 2000

A 90 minutes spanish TV documentary by director Carlos Rodríguez on the years spend by Welles in Spain.

RKO 281

20th November 1999

Also known as RKO 281: The Battle Over "Citizen Kane" this TV movie tell the story of the production of Citizen Kane, despite the opposition of the...

Cradle Will Rock

18th May 1999

Directed and produced by Tim Robbins, the film fictionalizes the true events that surrounded the production of the 1937 musical The Cradle Will Rock...

E! Mysteries & Scandals TV Series - Orson Welles

22nd March 1999

The Episode 4 of the second season of TV series "E! Mysteries & Scandals" is about Orson Welles.

Orson Welles Sells His Soul to the Devil

1st January 1999

In this short film by Jay Bushman a young Orson Welles makes a deal while the production of Doctor Faustus that may come back to haunt him.

Orson Welles, Shakespeare, and Popular Culture

1st December 1998

In Orson Welles, Shakespeare, and Popular Culture, Michael Anderegg considers Welles's influence as an interpreter of Shakespeare for...

Pinky and the Brain TV series Whatever Happened to Baby Brain/Just Say Narf

9th May 1998

Pinky and the Brain TV Series "Whatever Happened to Baby Brain/Just Say Narf" Episode 32 from season 3.

Orson Welles La règle du faux

14th September 1997

French book on Orson Welles by Johan-Frédérik Hel-Guedj on the notion of truth in Welles' films.

L'art du mensonge et de la vérité: Orson Welles, Le procès et Une histoire...

9th July 1997

This french book by Elsa Nagel focus on the "art of lie and truth" in Welles' films "The Trial" and "An Immortal Story"

La vengeance de la femme en noir

28th March 1997

A canadian film by Roger Cantin.

Tudo É Brasil

1st January 1997

Third of the 4 films by brazilian director Rogério Sganzerla on the travel and the influence of Orson Welles in Brazil where he shot his unfinished...

Les Bravades

1st November 1996

Les Bravades is a 68-page picture book by Orson Welles, written and drawn in 1956, and published posthumously in 1996. The title is the publisher's;...

Rosebud : The Story of Orson Welles

30th June 1996

First edition of Rosebud : The Story of Orson Welles, a book by David Thomson edited by Knopf.

Get Shorty

20th October 1995

In this film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, Chili Palmer (played by John Travolta) goes to see Touch of Evil by Orson Welles in a cinema.

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

8th October 1995

Documentary about Orson Welles' archives of unfinished/never released movies and the last years of his life from the perspective of Oja Kodar.

The Critic TV series - Frankie and Ellie Get Lost

7th May 1995

In this episode Maurice La Marche is the voice or Orson Welles.

Orson Welles, Volume 1: The Road to Xanadu

1st January 1995

In this first installment of his masterful biography, Simon Callow captures the chameleonic genius of Orson Welles as only an actor/director deeply...

The Cradle Will Rock

1st October 1994

Unproduced screenplay of The Cradle Will Rock by Orson Welles published by Santa Teresa Press.

Ed Wood

23rd September 1994

In this film by Tim Burton on Ed Wood, Orson Welles is played by Vincent D'Onofrio and Maurice LaMarche is dubbing Welles's voice.

Heavenly Creatures

2nd September 1994

A film by Peter Jackon with Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey.

The Critic TV series - Eyes on the Prize episode

2nd March 1994

In this episode Maurice La Marche is the voice or Orson Welles.

That's a Lero-Lero

1st January 1994

A short brazalian comedy film directed by Lírio Ferreira and Amin Stepple.

La classe américaine aka Le grand détournement

31st December 1993

La Classe américaine ("American Class"), also known as Le Grand Détournement (The Great Détournement), is a 1993 French television film, written and...

"Rosebud" episode of "Northern Exposure" series

8th November 1993

"Rosebud" is the 7th episode of the 5th season of the "Northern Exposure" series featuring Peter Bogdanovich.

It's All True

15th October 1993

A documentary about Orson Welles's unfinished three-part film about South America.

The Magnificent Ambersons A Reconstruction

1st April 1993

Orson Welles considered The Magnificent Ambersons the crucial turning point in his career. He said, "They destroyed Ambersons and it destroyed me." In...

Orson Welles: una España inmortal and Orson Welles: España como obsesión

4th February 1993

Two spanish books. Orson Welles: una España inmortal by Esteve Riambau and Orson Welles: España como obsesión by Juan Cobos.

This is Orson Welles

1st September 1992

Book by Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich that comprises conversations between the two filmmakers recorded over several years, beginning in...

Citizen Kane

15th May 1992

A french book by Jean-Pierre Berthomé & François Thomas.

Don Quijote de Orson Welles

20th April 1992

Don Quijote is an unfinished film project produced, written and directed by Orson Welles. Principal photography was between 1957 and 1969; while test...

The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the Dream

31st March 1992

In his 14th TV special called " Flying - Live the Dream", David Copperfield paid tribute to Orson Welles. He used archive footage of him to make a...

Orson Welles on Shakespeare: The W.P.A. and Mercury Theatre Playscripts

30th December 1990

This volume contains the fully annotated playscripts of Orson Welles' celebrated adaptations of three Shakespearean plays : scripts of Welles...

Orson Welles: A Bio-bibliography

28th February 1990

A book by Bret Wood published by Greenwood Press.

A Linguagem de Orson Welles

1st January 1990

Second of the 4 films by brazilian director Rogério Sganzerla on the travel and the influence of Orson Welles in Brazil where he shot his unfinished...

Citizen Welles: A Biography of Orson Welles

28th April 1989

Orson Welles' creative achievements in film "Citizen Kane", radio, with his documentary style adaptation of "The War of the Worlds", his productions...

Citizen Kane - Etude critique

1st January 1989

A french book by Jean Roy.

John Houseman discusses Welles's Voodoo Macbeth

1st December 1988

John Houseman discusses Welles's Voodoo Macbeth at episode 11 from season 12 of The South Bank Show.

Chimes at Midnight

1st December 1988

This volume offers a complete continuity script of Chimes at Midnight, including its famous battle sequence. Each shot is described in detail and is...

War of the Worlds - Eye for an Eye episode

31st October 1988

In this TV series humanity must resume its war against the Martians after they revive after decades of hibernation after their defeat in the 1950's.

The Big Brass Ring

1st January 1987

Unproduced screenplay of "The Big Brass Ring" by Orson Welles and Oja Kodar.

Someone to Love

1st January 1987

Orson Welles played one of Danny's Friend in this film directed by Henry Jaglom.

"Rosebud" by Sparks

1st September 1986

"Rosebud" is a song by Sparks on their album "Music you can dance to". The lyrics are "In a movie a life can be summed up in a word It's a useful,...

The Transformers: The Movie

8th August 1986

Orson Welles is the voice of Unicron in this film directed by Nelson Shin.

Nem Tudo é Verdade

1st April 1986

First of 4 films by brazilian director Rogério Sganzerla on the travel and the influence of Orson Welles in Brazil where he shot his unfinished film...

Spitting Image

30th March 1986

John Sessions is the voice of Orson Welles in the 6th episode of the 3rd season of this British satirical puppet TV show.

Orson Welles

1st January 1986

A french book on Orson Welles's filmography with lot of pictures by Anne-Marie Baron.

Orson's final interview

14th October 1985

The last interview Orson Welles ever gave was for The Merv Griffin Show. It was recorded only two hours before his death and aired four days later.

TV news coverage of Orson Welles's death

10th Oct 1985 - 11th Oct 1985

Nearly 37 minutes of news reports and tributes, which aired on October 10-11, 1985 compiled by Wellesnet website.

Death of Orson Welles

10th October 1985

Orson Welles died of a heart attack at 70 in his home of Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Interview of Orson Welles

3rd October 1985

Orson Welles interviewed on Citizen Kane and Hollywood, one week before is death.

Orson Welles The Rise and Fall of an American Genius

15th September 1985

A biography of Orson Welles by Charles Higham published by St. Martin's Press.

The Making of "Citizen Kane"

12th June 1985

Citizen Kane, widely considered the greatest film ever made, continues to fascinate critics and historians as well as filmgoers. While credit for its...

Touch of Evil

1st June 1985

Screenplay of "Touch of Evil" with reviews and essays on the film.

Malice in Wonderland

12th May 1985

A TV movie directed by Gus Trikonis about actress Hedda Hopper try to get a break in Hollywood.

Orson Welles: A Biography

1st April 1985

A biography of Orson Welles by Barbara Leaming, first published by Viking Books.

Orson Welles' Magic Show

1st January 1985

An unfinished television special by Orson Welles, filmed between 1969 and 1985. In it, Welles performs various magic tricks for the camera, promising...

Orson Welles

1st January 1985

A french book on Welles' filmography by Danièle Parra and Jacques Zimmer.

La Toison d'Or

1st October 1984

This french book is an adaptation of one of the three stories (The Golden Fleece) written by Orson Welles for the radio series of "Harry Lime". Book's...

Where Is Parsifal?

1st May 1984

Orson Welles played Klingsor in this film directed by Henri Helman.

The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh

1st February 1984

A short film (3 min) by Orson Welles. The film was intended as a private video letter from Welles to his longtime friend and accountant Bill Cronshaw,...

I Know What It Is To Be Young (But You Don't Know What It Is To Be Old)

1st January 1984

A song written by Jerry Abbott, lyrics read by Welles and music by The Ray Charles Singers and the Nick Perito Orchestra

Gurikku no bouken aka The Enchanted Journey

1st January 1984

Orson Welles is the voice of Pippo in this japanese animation film directed by Hideo Nishimaki.

The New Show

1st January 1984

In an episode of this sketch comedy show, similar to Saturday Night Live, Orson Welles is played by John Candy.

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

2nd November 1983

In this TV movie on Rita Hayworth Orson Welles is played by Edward Edwards.

The Big Blow TV episode of "Magnum, P.I."

7th April 1983

Orson Welles is the voice of Robin Masters (uncredited) in this episode of "Magnum, P.I." directed by Alan J. Levi.

Orson Welles à la Cinémathèque française

23rd February 1983

On February 24 1982, after receiving the Legion of Honour in Paris, Orson Welles acceptes the invitation of the French Cinematheque, where he submits...

"Citizen Kane" cast interview in Good Morning America

9th February 1983

Orson Welles, Ruth Warrick and Paul Stewart on ABC's "Good Morning America" discuss the making of "Citizen Kane."

Hot Money

1st January 1983

Orson Welles played Sheriff Paisley in this film directed by Zale Magder.

Narration on "Defender" by Manowar

1st January 1983

Orson Welles provided the narration for "Defender", a track released as a single in 1983 (i didn't find the exact date) and later featured in the 1987...

Slapstick (Of Another Kind)

1st December 1982

Orson Welles is the voice of the Aliens' Father (uncredited) in this film directed by Steven Paul.

Narration on "Dark Avenger" for Manowar

7th June 1982

Orson Welles provided the narration on the track "Dark Avenger" which appeared on the 1982 heavy metal band Manowar debut album Battle Hymns. He also...

Butterfly

5th February 1982

Orson Welles played Judge Rauch in this film directed by Matt Cimber.

Orson Welles

15th January 1982

Orson Welles from french cinema magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, hors-série numéro 12 by Alain Bergala & Jean Narboni, with Claudine Paquot and...

The Dreamers

1st January 1982

An unfinished and unreleased film project directed and produced between 1980 and 1982 by Orson Welles. The screenplay is based on two stories from...

Wagner e Venezia aka Wagner and Venice

1st January 1982

Orson Welles is the voice of Richard Wagner in this short italian film directed by Petr Ruttner.

All Star Comedy

1st January 1982

In this "A lavish comedy-variety-musical" featuring NBC stars made for TV, Orson Welles is played by Kenneth H. Hawryliw.

Orson Welles

1st January 1982

A french book on Orson Welles by Maurice Bessy.

History of the World: Part I

12th June 1981

Orson Welles is the narrator of this film directed by Mel Brooks.

J."Digger" Doyle TV episode of "Magnum, P.I."

9th April 1981

Orson Welles is the voice of Robin Masters in this episode of "Magnum, P.I." directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Filming "The Trial"

2nd January 1981

An unfinished making-of film by Orson Welles which focuses on the production of his 1962 film "The Trial".

Tales of the Klondike TV Mini-Series

1st January 1981

Orson Welles is the narrator of this TV Mini-Series.

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

1st January 1981

Orson Welles is the narrator of this film direcetd by Robert Guenette.

Shogun TV Mini-Series

15th Sep 1980 - 19th Sep 1980

Orson Welles is the narrator of this TV Mini-Series of 5 episodes.

Shogun

15th September 1980

Orson Welles is the narrator of this TV Movie directed by Jerry London.

Super Bowl Commercial for Paul Masson Wine

20th January 1980

TV commercial for Paul Masson wine with Orson Welles aired during the Super Bowl.

Tajna Nikole Tesle aka The Secret of Nikola Tesla

12th January 1980

Orson Welles played J.P. Morgan in this yugoslav film directed by Krsto Papic.

The Greenstone

1st January 1980

Orson Welles is the narrator of this short film directed by Kevin Irvine.

TV commercial for Paul Masson vineyards

1st January 1980

Another TV commercial with Orson Welles, spokesman for Paul Masson wines

Narration of the trailer for Star Trek: The Motion Picture

7th December 1979

In 1979, Orson Welles narrated the trailer for Star Trek: The Motion Picture directed by Robert Wise.

The Double McGuffin

1st June 1979

Orson Welles is the narrator of this film directed by Joe Camp.

The Muppet Movie

31st May 1979

Orson Welles played Lew Lord in this film directed by James Frawley.

The Orson Welles Show

1st February 1979

Talk show hosted by Orson Welles but never aired on TV.

Japanese TV commercial for G&G Nikka whisky

2nd January 1979

Orson Welles in a tv commercial for G&G Nikka, a japanese whisky

Unsung Heroes

1st January 1979

For the presentation of the Man of the Year Award, Welles recites the poem There Are No Heroes Anymore by Earl Fultz. (5 minutes)

TV commercial for Perrier

1st January 1979

This series commercials for the french sparkling water Perrier with the voice of Orson Welles debuted in 1977.

Japanese TV commercial for G&G Nikka whisky

1st January 1979

Orson Welles in a tv commercial for G&G Nikka, a japanese whisky

The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis

1st January 1979

Orson Welles is the narrator of this film.

A Woman Called Moses

11th December 1978

Orson Welles is the narrator of this TV movie directed by Paul Wendkos.

The Magic of David Copperfield

27th October 1978

Orson Welles was one of the guests in this TV special hosted by David Copperfield broadcasted by CBS.

The Magic World of Orson Welles

10th August 1978

The Magic World of Orson Welles by James Naremore discusses the historical context and the political, psychological, and autobiographical aspects of...

Filming "Othello"

10th July 1978

Documentary about the filming of "Othello" (1952) by Orson Welles.

A conversation with Roger Hill, Hortense Hill and Orson Welles

1st June 1978

For a projected film, Orson Welles Solo, Welles got Gary Graver shoot a conversation between himself, his mentor Roger Hill and Hill's wife, Hortense....

Il grande attacco aka The Biggest Battle

7th February 1978

Orson Welles is the narrator (uncredited) of this film directed by Umberto Lenzi (credited as Humphrey Longan)

Orson Welles's Jeremiah

1st January 1978

In this short film (4 minutes) Orson Welles recites passages from the Old Testament.

It Happened One Christmas

11th December 1977

Orson Welles played Henry F. Potter in this TV movie directed by Donald Wrye.

Hot Tomorrows

1st April 1977

Orson Welles is the voice of Parklawn Mortuary in this film directed by Martin Brest.

Some Call It Greed

1st January 1977

Orson Welles is the narrator of this film directed by Tim Forbes.

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

1st January 1977

Orson Welles is the narrator of this short film directed by Larry Jordan.

Voyage of the Damned

20th December 1976

Orson Welles played José Estedes in this english film directed by Stuart Rosenberg.

Orson Welles in 'The King and His Fool' - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny...

16th July 1976

Orson Welles in 'The King and His Fool' at The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

The Other Side Of The Wind

1st January 1976

An unfinished film directed by Orson Welles, shot between 1969 and 1976, and starring John Huston, Bob Random, Peter Bogdanovich, Susan Strasberg and...

Bugs Bunny: Superstar

19th December 1975

Bugs Bunny: Superstar is a 1975 Looney Tunes documentary film narrated by Orson Welles and produced and directed by Larry Jackson. It was the first...

The Night That Panicked America

31st October 1975

A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.

Death of Richard I. Welles, Orson's brother

8th September 1975

Richard I. Welles died in San Francisco, CA, USA at 70.

Orson Welles accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award

9th February 1975

Orson Welles receive the AFI's lifetime achievement award. "This honour I can only accept in the name of the mavericks"

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

9th January 1975

Orson Welles is the narrator and the voice of Nag and Chuchundra in this short animation TV film, adaptation of a Rudyard Kipling story, directed by...

Who's Out There?

1st January 1975

Orson Welles narrates this documentary on aliens made by NASA in 1975.

Shakespeare et Orson Welles

1st January 1975

In this interview by Richard Marienstras Orson Welles talk about William Shakespeare and his adaptations in theater and on film.

Ein Unbekannter rechnet ab aka Ten Little Indians

24th September 1974

Orson Welles is the voice of U. N. Owen in this european production directed by Peter Collinson. It's an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel.

Orson Welles on Parkinson TV show

17th November 1973

Parkinson is a British television chat show that was presented by Michael Parkinson. Orson Welles is the guest of this episode 11 from season 3.

F for Fake

1st September 1973

An essay documentary about fraud and fakery directed by Orson Welles.

Great Mysteries TV series

1st Sep 1973 - 24th Feb 1974

Orson Welles was the host of this british TV series of 26 episodes. The theme music for the series is composed by John Barry.

Sutjeska aka The Fifth Offensive

3rd July 1973

Orson Welles played Winston Churchill in this yugoslav film directed by Stipe Delic.

Orson Welles

30th November 1972

Orson Welles (1915–1985) revolutionized the art of filmmaking with his first feature, Citizen Kane, made when he was only twenty-five. This landmark...

The Man Who Came to Dinner

29th November 1972

Orson Welles played Sheridan Whiteside in this TV movie directed by Buzz Kulik.

Treasure Island

30th October 1972

Orson Welles played Long John Silver in this film directed by Andrea Bianchi (credited as Andrew White) and John Hough for the english language...

Necromancy

22nd September 1972

Orson Welles played Mr. Cato in this film directed by Bert I. Gordon.

Get to Know Your Rabbit

1st June 1972

Orson Welles played Mr. Delasandro in this film directed by Brian de Palma.

Vive le cinéma !

1st January 1972

A TV documentary by french director Jacques Rozier in wich actress Jeanne Moreau have a conversation in french with Orson Welles at the Ritz Hotel in...

La décade prodigieuse aka Ten Days Wonder

1st December 1971

Orson Welles played Théo Van Horn in this french film directed by Claude Chabrol.

Episode Silent Snow, Secret Snow from Night Gallery TV serie

20th October 1971

Orson Welles is the narrator of the episode "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" from the "Night Gallery" TV serie.

A Safe Place

1st October 1971

Orson Welles played a magician in this film directed by Henry Jaglom.

Honorary Oscar for Orson Welles's career

15th April 1971

John Huston presented an Honorary Oscar® to Orson Welles for superlative artistry and versatility in the creation of motion pictures at the 43rd...

Raising Kane

20th February 1971

In this extensively researched examination of Citizen Kane (later reprinted in The Citizen Kane Book including the screenplay of the movie) Pauline...

One Man Band a.k.a. London

1st January 1971

One Man Band, also known as London and Swinging London is an unfinished short film made by Orson Welles between 1968 and 1971. The film started life...

Moby Dick

1st January 1971

An unfinished 22 minutes film by Orson Welles, filmed in 1971.

Malpertuis

1st January 1971

Orson Welles played Cassavius in this german film directed by Harry Kümel.

Freedom River

1st January 1971

Orson Welles is the narrator of this short animation film directed by Sam Weiss.

Is It Always Right to Be Right?

1st November 1970

Orson Welles is the narrator of this short animation film directed by Lee Mishkin winner of the "Short Subjects, Cartoons" Oscar in 1971

Orson Welles in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

26th October 1970

Orson Welles is a guest in the american sketch comedy show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In". Episode 7 of 4th season aired Monday 8:00 PM Oct 26, 1970 on...

Waterloo

26th October 1970

Orson Welles played Louis XVIII in the film directed by Sergey Bondarchuk.

Episode The Enemy Before Us from The Name of the Game TV Serie

16th October 1970

Orson Welles is the narrator of this episode from The Name of the Game TV Serie.

Catch 22

24th June 1970

Orson Welles played Brig. Gen. Dreedle in this film directed by Mike Nichols.

Start the Revolution Without Me

4th February 1970

Orson Welles is the narrator of this film directed by Bud Yorkin.

The Kremlin Letter

1st February 1970

Orson Welles played Bresnavitch in this film by John Huston.

An Evening with Orson Welles

1st January 1970

A series of six short films created in 1970 by Orson Welles, for the exclusive use of Sears, Roebuck & Co. Welles produced the recitations of popular...

The Trial

1st January 1970

Screenplay of "The Trial" first published in French by l’Avant scene du cinema in 1963.

Upon This Rock

1st January 1970

Orson Welles is the voice of Michelangelo in this TV documentary directed by Harry Rasky.

The Golden Honeymoon

1st January 1970

This unfinished film is a reading by Orson Welles of the Ring Lardner's story filmed by Gary Graver. It was shown at the Locarno Film Festival in...

Orson Welles - films 1941-1969

1st January 1970

A french book by Maurice Bessy and Abraham Segal supplement to l'Avant-scène du cinéma magazine.

The Deep

1st December 1969

An unfinished film directed by Orson Welles and based on the novel Dead Calm by Charles Williams. Welles produced and wrote the film, and also played...

Bitka na Neretvi aka The Battle of the Neretva

7th October 1969

Orson Welles played Chetnik Senator in this film by Veljko Bulajic.

12 + 1

7th October 1969

Orson Welles played Maurice Markau in this film directed by Nicolas Gessner.

Orson Welles Cinema

8th Apr 1969 - 24th May 1986

The Orson Welles Cinema was a movie theater at 1001 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts that operated from 1969 to 1986. Showcasing...

The Southern Star

4th March 1969

Orson Welles directed the opening scenes of this Sidney Hayers film but was not credited.

Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat aka Fight for Rome II

21st February 1969

Orson Welles played Emperor Justinian in this film directed by Robert Siodmak.

Tepepa

31st January 1969

Orson Welles played Colonel Cascorro in this film by Giulio Petroni.

The Merchant of Venice

1st January 1969

The Merchant of Venice is frequently cited as an "unfinished film" directed by Orson Welles and based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name....

To Build a Fire

1st January 1969

Orson Welles is the narrator of this film directed by David Cobham from a Jack London short story.

Kampf um Rom I aka The Fight for Rome

13th December 1968

Orson Welles played Emperor Justinian in this film directed by Robert Siodmak.

Orson Welles as Falstaff on the Dean Martin Show

26th September 1968

Orson Welles as Falstaff on the Dean Martin Show.

House of Cards

20th September 1968

Orson Welles played Leschenhaut in this film by John Guillermin.

Oedipus the King

14th June 1968

Orson Welles played Tiresias in this film directed by Philip Saville.

Portrait: Orson Welles

1st June 1968

A french TV short by directors François Reichenbach & Frédéric Rossif including excerpts and fragments from different interviews with Orson Welles...

Une histoire immortelle (The Immortal Story)

24th May 1968

Directed by Orson Welles for french TV, this adaptation of a novel by Karen Blixen stars Orson Welles and Jeanne Moreau.

Merchant of Venice on the Dean Martin Show

25th January 1968

Orson Welles doing a reading of the Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare on the Dean Martin Show

Vienna

1st January 1968

This short film directed by Orson Welles was originally produced as part of his abandoned television special, Orson's Bag, which was made for CBS; but...

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

18th December 1967

Orson Welles played Jonathan Lute in this film directed by Michael Winner.

The Sailor from Gibraltar

24th April 1967

Orson Welles played Louis de Mozambique in this film directed by Tony Richardson.

Casino Royale

13th April 1967

Orson Welles played Le Chiffre in this film directed by John Huston and four other directors.

The Levin Interview with Orson Welles

3rd April 1967

Interview of Orson Welles discussing his work and career with Bernard Levin. Directed by John Philips

The Heroine

1st January 1967

An uncompleted 1967 film, now lost, directed by Orson Welles. The film was due to be a one-hour adaptation of an Isak Dinesen story of the same name,...

A Man for All Seasons

12th December 1966

Orson Welles played Cardinal Wolsey in this film by Fred Zinnemann.

Paris brûle-t-il ?

26th October 1966

Orson Welles played Consul Raoul Nordling in this french film directed by René Clément.

Birth of Marc McKerrow, son of Rebecca Welles

31st March 1966

Rebecca Welles (Manning), secretly gave birth to a son when she was 21. The boy was adopted by the McKerrow family and Orson Welles never knew about...

Orson Welles in Spain

1st January 1966

A short 10 minutes documentary on Orson Welles pitching a film about the world of matadors, bullfights, and their spectators to potential investors....

Campanadas a medianoche (Chimes at midnight) a.k.a. Falstaff

22nd December 1965

An English language Spanish-Swiss co-produced film directed by and starring Orson Welles. The film's plot centers on William Shakespeare's recurring...

Tempo : Profile No. 6: Orson Welles

7th November 1965

ITV’s seminal arts programme, Tempo ran for eight years through a decade which saw a creative explosion within all aspects of the performing arts.

Treasure Island

20th October 1965

A lost unfinished short film directed by and featuring Orson Welles as Long John Silver and Keith Baxter as Doctor Livesey. It's based on the novel...

La fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo a.k.a. Marco the Magnificent

6th August 1965

Orson Welles played Akerman, Marco Polo's tutor in this film directed by Denys de La Patellière, Raoul Lévy and Noël Howard.

Moby Dick - Rehearsed

1st January 1965

First edition of the Moby Dick - Rehearsed play by Orson Welles edited by Samuel French Inc Plays.

The Finest Hours

29th September 1964

Orson Welles is the narrator of this documentary directed by Peter Baylis.

Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (In The Land of Don Quixote)

1st January 1964

An Italian-language documentary travelogue series about Spain, made by Orson Welles. It began filming in 1961, but did not air until 1964. The series...

The V.I.P.s

1st May 1963

Orson Welles played Max Buda in this film directed by Anthony Asquith.

Ro.Go.Pa.G.

19th February 1963

Orson Welles played The 'Director' in the segment "La ricotta" of this film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. The three other segments of the film are...

The Trial

21st December 1962

Shot in France, Italy and Croatia, this movie directed by Orson Welles is an adaptation of the novel by Franz Kafka.

No Exit

1st June 1962

Also known as Sinners Go to Hell this film is an adaptation of french writer Jean-Paul Sartre's play No Exit (Huit clos) directed by Tad Danielewski....

Tempo : The Art of Bullfighting/The Death of Fiction

26th November 1961

Orson Welles in a specially commissioned film for Tempo examines bullfighting. While Truman Capote discusses the death of fiction.

King of Kings

11th October 1961

Orson Welles is the narrator (uncredited) of this film directed by Nicholas Ray.

I tartari aka The Tartars

18th August 1961

Orson Welles played Burundai in this italian film directed by Richard Thorpe.

Orson Welles and Oja Kodar encounter

1st May 1961

Oja Kodar (born Olga Palinkaš in Zagreb in 1941) is a Croatian actress, screenwriter and director, best known as Orson Welles's girlfriend for the...

Orson Welles - collection Premier plan

1st March 1961

A french book by Jean-Claude Allais-Viart in the "Premier plan" collection (N°16) with a text by André Bazin.

La Fayette

8th February 1961

Orson Welles played Benjamin Franklin in this french film directed by Jean Dréville.

Austerlitz

17th June 1960

Orson Welles played Robert Fulton in this french film directed by Abel Gance.

An Arabian Night

9th June 1960

Orson Welles is the storyteller of this english TV movie directed by Mark Lawton.

Crack in the Mirror

19th May 1960

Orson Welles played Hagolin / Lamerciere in this film directed by Richard Fleischer.

Rhinoceros

28th Apr 1960 - 30th Jul 1960

A 1960 production of Eugène Ionesco's surrealist play of the same name, which had been written the year before. It was the first English-language...

Chimes at Midnight

13th Feb 1960 - 25th Mar 1960

The play was produced by Welles's old friend Hilton Edwards through his Dublin-based company Gate Theatre. The cast included Welles as Falstaff and...

Orson Welles on Stage in Dublin

13th Feb 1960 - 25th Mar 1960

During the Dublin (Gaiety Theatre) run of the stage version of "Chimes at Midnight" in February and March 1960, Orson Welles also staged a show...

David e Golia (David and Goliath)

22nd January 1960

Orson Welles played King Saul in this movie. He directed his own scenes but is not credited.

Orson Welles: The Paris Interview

1st January 1960

The scene is a hotel room in Paris. The year 1960. The star, Orson Welles. A vintage interview captures the artist reflecting on Citizen Kane and...

Ferry to Hong Kong

29th October 1959

Orson Welles played Captain Hart in this film directed by Lewis Gilbert.

Compulsion

1st April 1959

Orson Welles played Jonathan Wilk in this film directed by Richard Fleischer.

High Journey

1st January 1959

Orson Welles is the narrator of this short directed by Peter Baylis.

Les seigneurs de la forêt aka Masters of the Congo Jungle

24th December 1958

Orson Welles is the narrator of the english language version of this belgian documentary.

The Roots of Heaven

15th October 1958

Orson Welles played Cy Sedgewick in this film directed by John Huston.

The Fountain of Youth

16th September 1958

A 27 minutes short for TV directed by Orson Welles.

South Seas Adventure

15th July 1958

Orson Welles is a supplemental narrator (uncredited) of this movie directed by Carl Dudley, Richard Goldstone, Francis D. Lyon, Walter Thompson and...

The Vikings

11th June 1958

Orson Welles is the narrator (uncredited) of this movie directed by Richard Fleischer.

Interview with Judith Jasmin

2nd June 1958

Orson Welles speak french in this interview with Judith Jasmin for Radio Canada.

Touch of Evil

23rd April 1958

Orson Welles directed this stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town. He played the police captain...

The Long, Hot Summer

3rd April 1958

Orson Welles played Will Varner in this film directed by Martin Ritt.

Portrait of Gina

1st January 1958

Portrait of Gina, or Viva Italia is a 1958 documentary film by Orson Welles. It was funded by ABC TV. Around 30 minutes long, it follows a similar...

Man in the Shadow

20th September 1957

Orson Welles played Virgil Renchler in film directed by Jack Arnold.

Orson Welles and People

20th October 1956

A 1956 pilot for a projected documentary series by Orson Welles, which is now believed to be lost. The pilot was a portrait of Alexandre Dumas,...

I Love Lucy - Lucy Meets Orson Welles

15th October 1956

Orson Welles played himself in this third episode of the 6th season of the show "I Love Lucy"

Moby Dick

27th June 1956

Orson Welles played Father Mapple in this film directed by John Huston.

Twentieth Century

7th April 1956

A television adaptation for the Ford Star Jubilee series of the 1932 Hecht-MacArthur play, with Betty Grable and Orson Welles in the roles played in...

Orson Welles as King Lear on the Ed Sullivan Show

5th February 1956

The only known footage of Orson Welles' last New York stage role, King Lear. He performed a scene on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 5, 1956.

King Lear

12th Jan 1956 - 29th Jan 1956

Orson Welles directed the play and played King Lear in this tragedy by William Shakespeare.

Birth of Beatrice Welles

13th November 1955

Birth of Beatrice Mori di Gerfalco Welles, daughter of Orson Welles and Paola Mori.

Around the World with Orson Welles

7th Oct 1955 - 16th Dec 1955

A series of six short travelogues originally written and directed by Orson Welles for Associated-Rediffusion in 1955, for Britain's then-new ITV...

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

16th Jun 1955 - 9th Jul 1955

A two-act drama by Orson Welles. The play was staged June 16–July 9, 1955, at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, in a production directed by...

Marriage of Orson Welles and Paola Mori

8th May 1955

Orson Welles' Sketch Book

24th April 1955

A series of six short television commentaries by Orson Welles for the BBC in 1955. Written and directed by Welles, the 15-minute episodes present the...

Napoléon

25th March 1955

Orson Welles played Sir Hudson Lowe in this french film direcetd by Sacha Guitry.

Mr. Arkadin a.k.a. Confidential Report

1st March 1955

In this film directed by Orson Welles an American adventurer investigates the past of mysterious tycoon Arkadin (played by Orson Welles)...placing...

Three Cases of Murder

1st February 1955

Three stories of murder and the supernatural. Orson Welles acted in the "Lord Mountdrago" segment. He also co-directed this segment with George More...

Orson Welles on "Press Conference" TV show

14th January 1955

In this talk-show writer, film and theatre director, Orson Welles takes the hot seat in this in-depth and revealing interview. Newspaper writers John...

Monsieur Arkadin

1st January 1955

The novel Mr. Arkadin was first published in French, in Paris in 1955; and then in English in 1956, both in London and New York. Welles was credited...

Trouble in the Glen

14th June 1954

Orson Welles played Sanin Cejador y Mengues in this english film directed by Herbert Wilcox.

Si Versailles m'était conté

9th March 1954

Oson Welles played Benjamin Franklin in this french film directed by Sacha Guitry.

King Lear

18th October 1953

A live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play with stage direction by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles. It was aired on CBS as part of the...

The Queen of Spades

4th October 1953

This half-hour drama presented by the young Laurence Olivier in which Orson Welles stared was the first in a post-war series of US radio productions.

The Lady in the Ice

7th September 1953

A 1953 ballet composed by Jean-Michel Damase, choreographed by Roland Petit, and directed by Orson Welles, based on an idea by Welles.

Une Grosse Légume

30th April 1953

Welles ried to convert one episode script from The Adventures of Harry Lime into a film script for producer Alexander Korda. When that fell through,...

Song of Myself

1st April 1953

A record by Orson Welles of Walt Whitman poem "Song of Myself" broadcasted in April, 1953 on the BBC "Third Programme" channel.

L'uomo, la bestia e la virtù

1st January 1953

Orson Welles played Captain Perella / the Beast in this italian comedy directed by Steno.

Return to Glennascaul

1st January 1953

Orson Welles was the narrator and acted in this Irish ghost story a.k.a. "Orson Welles' Ghost Story" directed by Hilton Edwards.

Trent's Last Case

29th October 1952

Orson Welles played Sigsbee Manderson in this film directed by Herbert Wilcox.

Miracle à Hollywood - A bon entendeur

5th June 1952

French-language edition of two plays written by Welles; Miracle à Hollywood was a French title for The Unthinking Lobster and A bon entendeur the...

The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice

10th May 1952

Premiere of Othello at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix. Othello was release in the USA only three years later in June 1955.

The Lives of Harry Lime

1st January 1952

Published in the United Kingdom by Pocket Books, this short story collection is the adaptation of fifteen episodes from The Adventures of Harry Lime,...

The Black Museum

1st Jan 1952 - 30th Dec 1952

A 1951 radio crime-drama program independently produced by Harry Alan Towers and based on real-life cases from the files of Scotland Yard's Black...

Othello

1st Oct 1951 - 22nd Nov 1951

A production of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, which was produced, directed by and starring Orson Welles in his first appearance on the...

The Adventures of Harry Lime

3rd Aug 1951 - 25th Jul 1952

The program (broadcast in the United States as The Lives of Harry Lime) is an old-time radio program produced in London, England during the 1951 to...

The Black Rose

1st September 1950

Orson Welles played Bayan in this film directed by Henry Hathaway.

The Blessed and the Damned

15th June 1950

"The Blessed and the Damned" - containing two plays: "The Unthinking Lobster", and "Time Runs..." - premiered in Paris at the Théâtre Edouard VII and...

Superman comic book #62

1st January 1950

In this January/February 1950 issue of Superman, Orson Welles is sent to Mars where he found... nazi martians !

The Unthinking Lobster

1st January 1950

Also know as "Le miracle de Sainte Anne" this film is considered lost. It's a series of rushes about cripples appearing in a Bible epic who are cured...

Prince of Foxes

8th November 1949

Orson Welles played Cesare Borgia in this film directed by Henry King.

The Third Man

30th August 1949

Orson Welles played Harry Lime in this British film noir, directed by Carol Reed.

Black Magic

19th August 1949

Orson Welles played the role of Joseph Balsamo aka Count Cagliostro in this Gregory Ratoff movie. He directed some scenes but wasn't credited.

Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth divorce

1st December 1948

Macbeth

1st October 1948

Premiere of Macbeth in the USA.

The Lady from Shanghai

24th December 1947

First release of The Lady from Shanghai in France. USA release 9 june 1948.

Macbeth

28th May 1947 - 1st Jun 1947

A Mercury stage production of Macbeth in Utah directed by Orson Welles. It run for four days at the University Theater in Salt Lake City (as part of...

Duel in the Sun

31st December 1946

Orson Welles is the narrator (uncredited) of this movie directed by King Vidor.

The Mercury Summer Theatre on the Air

7th Jun 1946 - 13th Sep 1946

A CBS radio drama series produced, directed by and starring Orson Welles.

The Stranger

25th May 1946

Orson Welles directed and stared in this movie as an infamous nazi.

Around the World

28th Apr 1946 - 3rd Aug 1946

Around the World is a musical based on the Jules Verne novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, with a book by Orson Welles and music and lyrics by...

Tomorrow Is Forever

18th January 1946

Orson Welles played John Andrew MacDonald / Erik Kessler in this film directed by Irving Pichel based on a book by Gwen Bristow.

Orson Welles Commentaries

16th Sep 1945 - 6th Oct 1946

Orson Welles Commentaries (1945–46) is an ABC radio series produced and directed by Orson Welles. Featuring commentary by Welles, with reminiscences...

This Is My Best

5th Sep 1944 - 28th May 1946

A radio anthology series, sponsored by Cresta Blanca wines, which ran on CBS Radio from 1944 to 1946 in 30-minute episodes hosted by Orson Welles.

Follow the Boys

25th April 1944

Also known as Three Cheers for the Boys, this musical film made by Universal Pictures as an all-star cast morale booster to entertain the troops...

Birth of Rebecca Welles

17th February 1944

Rebecca Welles was born in Santa Monica, CA. She's the child of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. Rebecca is Orson's second daughter.

The Orson Welles Almanac

26th Jan 1944 - 19th Jul 1944

Also known as Radio Almanac and The Orson Welles Comedy Show this CBS Radio series was directed and hosted by Orson Welles. The 30-minute variety...

Jane Eyre

24th December 1943

Orson Welles played Edward Rochester in this adaptation of the classic by Charlotte Brontë directed by Robert Stevenson.

Marriage of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth

7th September 1943

The Mercury Wonder Show

3rd Aug 1943 - 31st Aug 1943

A magic-and-variety stage show by the Mercury Theatre, produced by Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten as a morale-boosting entertainment for US soldiers...

Screenplay for The Little Prince

1st May 1943

The year The Little Prince by french author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was published in the United States, Orson Welles wrote a sceenplay he wanted to...

Journey Into Fear

12th January 1943

This film was directed by Norman Foster but Orson Welles did some shots for it and acted as Colonel Haki. He wasn't credited as co-director.

Hello Americans

15th Nov 1942 - 31st Jan 1943

A CBS Radio series produced, directed and hosted by Orson Welles, created to promote inter-American understanding and friendship during World War II.

Ceiling Unlimited

9th Nov 1942 - 30th Apr 1944

Later known as America — Ceiling Unlimited this CBS radio series created by Orson Welles and sponsored by the Lockheed-Vega Corporation was conceived...

The Magnificent Ambersons

10th July 1942

Release of The Magnificent Ambersons in the USA.

Orson Welles Show

15th Sep 1941 - 2nd Feb 1942

Also known as The Orson Welles Theater, Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater and the Lady Esther Show (after its sponsor), Orson Welles Show is a live...

Citizen Kane

1st May 1941

Premiere of Citizen Kane in New York City.

His Honor, The Mayor

6th April 1941

Script of a radio play written by Orson Welles broadcast April 6, 1941. Published by The Free Company.

The Way to Santiago / Mexican Melodrama

25th March 1941

The Way to Santiago a.k.a. Mexican Melodrama in which Welles was to have starred as well as direct and produce is an action thriller about a man who...

Native Son

24th Mar 1941 - 28th Jun 1941

A stage adaptation of Richard Wright's anti-racism novel Native Son.

Batman #1 comic book

5th June 1940

In this first issue of the Batman comic book, the Joker hijacks a radio program to predict that the millionaire Henry Claridge will be killed at...

Birth of Michael Lindsay-Hogg

5th May 1940

Michael Lindsay-Hogg is a british director. He is assumed to be the only son of Orson Welles from Welles's affair with Irish actress Geraldine...

Swiss Family Robinson

8th February 1940

Orson Welles is the opening narrator (uncredited) of this film about a family setting out for a new life across the sea and shipwrecked on a deserted...

Orson Welles and Virginia Nicholson divorce

1st February 1940

Virginia Nicholson divorced Orson Welles.

Heart of Darkness

10th December 1939

Welles toyed with various ideas for his first project for RKO Radio Pictures, settling on an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella Heart of...

The Green Goddess

1st Jul 1939 - 30th Aug 1939

In July and August 1939, after having signed a contract with the RKO film studio, the Mercury Theatre toured the RKO Vaudeville Theatre circuit with...

Five Kings (Part One)

27th Feb 1939 - 30th Mar 1939

An entirely original play by Welles about Sir John Falstaff, which was created by mixing and re-arranging dialogue from five different Shakespeare...

The Mercury Shakespeare

1st January 1939

A revised omnibus version edited by Harper & Row of three volumes released in 1934 under the umbrella title of Everybody's Shakespeare.

The Campbell Playhouse (1938-1940)

9th Dec 1938 - 31st Mar 1940

A live CBS radio drama series directed by and starring Orson Welles. Produced by John Houseman, it was a sponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre...

Danton's Death

2nd Nov 1938 - 7th Dec 1938

A production of Georg Büchner 1835 play Danton's Death, about the French Revolution.

'The War of the Worlds' press conference

31st October 1938

Orson Welles speaking at press conference the day after "The War of the Worlds" radio broadcast.

The War of the Worlds

30th Oct 1938

Orson Welles's adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1898) that panicked America.

Too Much Johnson

15th August 1938

This 34 min short film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of Welles's Mercury Theatre stage presentation of...

The Mercury Theatre on the Air (1937-1938)

11th Jul 1938 - 4th Dec 1938

The Mercury Theatre on the Air (first known as First Person Singular) is a radio series of live radio dramas created by Orson Welles. The weekly...

Heartbreak House

29th Apr 1938 - 11th Jun 1938

The third Mercury Theatre play. An adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House.

Birth of Christopher Welles

27th March 1938

Virginia Nicholson, Orson's first wife gave birth to a baby girl named Christopher, first daughter of Orson Welles.

Bright Lucifer

1st February 1938

Starting at 17, Orson Welles worked on "Bright Lucifer" for six years. It's a lurid and macabre melodrama about an evil youth who destructively...

The Shoemaker's Holiday

1st Jan 1938 - 1st Apr 1938

The Mercury Theatre's second production. A staging of Thomas Dekker's Elizabethan comedy The Shoemaker's Holiday.

Caesar

11th Nov 1937 - 14th Mar 1938

Premiere on Broadway of Caesar, adaption of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar that evoked comparison to contemporary Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.

The Shadow

26th Sep 1937 - 1st Oct 1938

The Shadow returned to network airwaves on September 26, 1937, over the new Mutual Broadcasting System. Thus began the "official" radio drama, with...

Les Misérables

23rd Jul 1937 - 3rd Sep 1937

Les Misérables was a seven-part radio series broadcast (Fridays at 10 p.m. ET), on the Mutual Network. Orson Welles adapted Victor Hugo's novel,...

The Cradle Will Rock

16th Jun 1937 - 1st Apr 1938

First staging of The Cradle Will Rock a musical by Marc Blitzstein, directed by Orson Welles, and produced by John Houseman.

The Second Hurricane

21st Apr 1937 - 23rd Apr 1937

In 1937 American composer Aaron Copland chose Welles to direct The Second Hurricane, an operetta with a libretto by Edwin Denby, and one of Copland's...

The Fall of the City

11th April 1937

The Fall of the City by Archibald MacLeish is the first American verse play written for radio. The 30-minute play was first broadcast April 11, 1937,...

Doctor Faustus

8th Jan 1937 - 9th May 1937

The play directed by Welles was presented at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York. Orson Welles played Faust.

Orson Welles screentest for Warner Bros.

1st January 1937

Orson Welles screentest for Warner Bros.

Horse Eats Hat

26th Sep 1936 - 6th Dec 1936

A farce play co-written and directed by the 21-year-old Orson Welles, and presented under the auspices of the Federal Theatre Project. It was Welles's...

Columbia Workshop

17th Sep 1936 - 30th Aug 1937

A radio series that aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System from 1936 to 1943, returning in 1946-47. Welles directed Hamlet, Macbeth and Twelfth...

Voodoo Macbeth

14th Apr 1936 - 17th Oct 1936

Premiere of The Voodoo Macbeth, a common nickname for the Federal Theatre Project's 1936 New York production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth,...

The March of Time

1st Mar 1935 - 23rd Dec 1938

An American radio news series broadcast from 1931 to 1945, and a companion newsreel series shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951.

Marriage of Orson Welles and Virginia Nicholson

23rd December 1934

Orson Welles marry Virginia Nicholson at 19.

Romeo and Juliet

20th December 1934

Katharine Cornell's company began a 36-week tour of Romeo and Juliet in the fall of 1934, with Welles playing Mercutio.

Everybody's Shakespeare

1st September 1934

Three volumes published by the 19-year-old Welles and his former school teacher & lifelong friend Roger Hill, by the Todd Press, the imprint of the...

Todd Theatre Festival at the Woodstock Opera House

12th Jul 1934 - 23rd Aug 1934

The young Orson Welles (19 years old) directed his first play "Tribly" during this summer festival where he played Svengali. He also played in the two...

Hearts of Age

1st June 1934

This 8 minute short film was co-directed with Orson's friend William Vance.

The American School of the Air

1st January 1934

Welles got his first job on radio — on The American School of the Air — through actor-director Paul Stewart, who introduced him to director Knowles...

"Twelfth Night" footage

1st May 1933

A short technicolor film made in 1933, notable as the very earliest surviving film directed by a seventeen-year-old Orson Welles.

Jew Suss

13th October 1931

Welles made his stage debut at the Gate Theatre appearing in Ashley Dukes's adaptation of Jew Suss as Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg.

Death of Richard H. Welles

28th December 1930

Richard Hodgdon Head Welles, Orson's father, died at the age of 58, alone in a hotel in Chicago.

Death of Beatrice Ives Welles

10th May 1924

Beatrice Ives Welles, a concert pianist and Orson's mother, died of hepatitis in a Chicago hospital at the age of 43, just after Welles's ninth...

Orson's birth

6th May 1915

Birth of George Orson Welles in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.

Birth of Richard I. Welles, Orson's brother

7th October 1905

Birth of Richard Ives Welles, III, older brother of Orson Welles.

7th October 1905

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