| Orson Welles  AKA George Orson Welles
Born: 6-May-1915
Birthplace: Kenosha, WI
Died: 10-Oct-1985
Location of death: Hollywood, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor, Radio Personality, Film Director Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Citizen Kane Father: (inventor, d. when Orson was twelve)
Mother: (concert pianist, d. when Orson was eight)
Wife: Virginia Nicholson (actress, m. 1934, div. 1939, one child perhaps two)
Wife: Paola Mori (m. 8-May-1955, one child)
Wife: Rita Hayworth (m. 7-Sep-1943, div. 1-Dec-1948, one daughter)
Daughter: Rebecca Welles (actress, with Rita Hayworth, b. 1944)
Daughter: Beatrice (with Paola Mori, b. 1955)
Daughter: Christopher (with Virginia Nicholson, b. 1937)
Daughter: (b. 27-Mar-1938)
Girlfriend: Eartha Kitt
Girlfriend: Billie Holiday
High School: Todd School, Woodstock, IL (1930)
Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee
Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame
Oscar (honorary) 1971
Oscar for Best Screenplay 1942 for Citizen Kane (with Herman J. Mankiewicz)
Radio Hall of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame 1600 Vine St. (motion pictures)
D. W. Griffith Award
American Film Institute Life Achievement Award 1975
Draft Deferment: World War II
Risk Factors: Obesity, Asthma
TELEVISION
Magnum, P.I. Robin Masters (voice)
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
It's All True (15-Oct-1993)
The Immortal Story (24-May-1968)
Chimes at Midnight (22-Dec-1965)
The Trial (21-Dec-1962)
Touch of Evil (21-May-1958)
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)
Macbeth (01-Oct-1948)
The Lady from Shanghai (24-Dec-1947)
The Stranger (25-May-1946)
The Magnificent Ambersons (10-Jul-1942)
Citizen Kane (1-May-1941)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Transformers: The Movie (8-Aug-1986) [VOICE]
Where is Parsifal? (1983)
Butterfly (Feb-1982)
Slapstick (of Another Kind) (1982) [VOICE]
History of the World: Part I (12-Jun-1981) Narrator [VOICE]
Shogun (15-Sep-1980) [VOICE]
Shogun (edited) (15-Sep-1980) Narrator [VOICE]
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1980)
The Muppet Movie (22-Jun-1979)
The Double McGuffin (1979) Narrator [VOICE]
A Woman Called Moses (11-Dec-1978) Narrator [VOICE]
It Happened One Christmas (11-Dec-1977)
Voyage of the Damned (Dec-1976)
Bugs Bunny Superstar (13-May-1976) Narrator [VOICE]
Ten Little Indians (24-Sep-1974) [VOICE]
Treasure Island (1972)
Ten Days Wonder (1-Dec-1971)
Malpertuis (1971)
Waterloo (26-Oct-1970)
Catch 22 (24-Jun-1970)
Start the Revolution Without Me (04-Feb-1970) Narrator
The Kremlin Letter (1-Feb-1970)
12 + 1 (7-Oct-1969)
Battle of Neretva (7-Oct-1969)
House of Cards (18-Oct-1968)
The Immortal Story (24-May-1968)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (11-Apr-1968)
The Sailor from Gibraltar (24-Apr-1967)
Casino Royale (13-Apr-1967)
A Man For All Seasons (12-Dec-1966)
Is Paris Burning? (26-Oct-1966)
Chimes at Midnight (22-Dec-1965)
The V.I.P.'s (1-Sep-1963)
The Trial (21-Dec-1962)
Austerlitz (17-Jun-1960)
David and Goliath (22-Jan-1960)
Compulsion (1-Apr-1959)
The Roots of Heaven (15-Oct-1958)
Touch of Evil (21-May-1958)
The Long, Hot Summer (3-Apr-1958)
Moby Dick (27-Jun-1956)
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
King Lear (18-Oct-1953)
The Little World of Don Camillo (5-Mar-1952)
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)
The Black Rose (1-Sep-1950)
Prince of Foxes (9-Nov-1949)
The Third Man (3-Sep-1949)
Macbeth (01-Oct-1948)
The Lady from Shanghai (24-Dec-1947)
The Stranger (25-May-1946)
Tomorrow Is Forever (18-Jan-1946)
Jane Eyre (07-Apr-1944)
Journey Into Fear (7-Aug-1942)
The Magnificent Ambersons (10-Jul-1942) Narrator [VOICE]
Citizen Kane (1-May-1941)
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