Orson Welles

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American film actor film director human producer radio actor screenwriter stage actor theatre director

Orson Welles was an American filmmaker, actor, and writer renowned for his innovative storytelling and cinematic techniques, most famously showcased in the landmark film "Citizen Kane."

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Label Occurrences
Orson Welles canonical 133
Welles 2
George Orson Welles 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
film director ⓘ
human ⓘ
producer ⓘ
radio actor ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1985 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930 ⓘ
awardReceived AFI Life Achievement Award ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
Palme d’Or ⓘ
surface form: Palme d'Or (honorary)
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1915-05-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1985-10-10 ⓘ
directed Chimes at Midnight ⓘ
Citizen Kane ⓘ
F for Fake ⓘ
The Lady from Shanghai ⓘ
The Magnificent Ambersons ⓘ
Touch of Evil ⓘ
familyName Orson Welles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Welles
fullName Orson Welles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: George Orson Welles
genre documentary essay film ⓘ
drama ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
Orson ⓘ
influenced New Hollywood ⓘ
surface form: New Hollywood filmmakers

film noir aesthetics ⓘ
influencedBy William Shakespeare ⓘ
stage and radio drama ⓘ
knownFor deep focus cinematography in Citizen Kane ⓘ
innovative cinematic techniques ⓘ
nonlinear storytelling ⓘ
pioneering use of sound in film and radio ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
notableWork Chimes at Midnight ⓘ
Citizen Kane ⓘ
F for Fake ⓘ
The Lady from Shanghai ⓘ
The Magnificent Ambersons ⓘ
The War of the Worlds ⓘ
surface form: The War of the Worlds (radio drama)

Touch of Evil ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
film director ⓘ
producer ⓘ
radio personality ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
stage director ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kenosha ⓘ
surface form: Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
spouse Paola Mori ⓘ
Rita Hayworth ⓘ
Virginia Nicolson ⓘ
starredIn Chimes at Midnight ⓘ
Citizen Kane ⓘ
The Lady from Shanghai ⓘ
The Third Man ⓘ
Touch of Evil ⓘ
wrote Chimes at Midnight ⓘ
Citizen Kane ⓘ

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Sergei Eisenstein → influenced → Orson Welles ⓘ
Citizen Kane → director → Orson Welles ⓘ
Citizen Kane → producer → Orson Welles ⓘ
Citizen Kane → screenwriter → Orson Welles ⓘ
Citizen Kane → starring → Orson Welles ⓘ
D. W. Griffith → influenced → Orson Welles ⓘ
John Ford → influenced → Orson Welles ⓘ
The War of the Worlds → radioAdaptationDirector → Orson Welles ⓘ
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Voodoo Macbeth → director → Orson Welles ⓘ
Voodoo Macbeth → hasDirector → Orson Welles ⓘ
Voodoo Macbeth → associatedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
The Cradle Will Rock → associatedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
The Cradle Will Rock → directorOfNotableProduction → Orson Welles ⓘ
RKO Radio Pictures → collaboratedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
Sumner Welles → familyName → Orson Welles ⓘ
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John Houseman → coFounderWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
John Houseman → workedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
AFI Life Achievement Award → notableRecipient → Orson Welles ⓘ
Orson Welles → fullName → Orson Welles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Orson Welles → familyName → Orson Welles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welles
George Eastman Award → hasRecipient → Orson Welles ⓘ
Moby Dick (1956 film) → starred → Orson Welles ⓘ
Moby Dick (1956 film) → portrayedBy → Orson Welles ⓘ
Rita Hayworth → spouse → Orson Welles ⓘ
Rita Hayworth → collaboratedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
Peter Bogdanovich → influencedBy → Orson Welles ⓘ
George Coulouris → workedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
Joseph Cotten → collaboratedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
Bernard Herrmann → collaboratedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
Charles Foster Kane → createdBy → Orson Welles ⓘ
Charles Foster Kane → portrayedBy → Orson Welles ⓘ
Gregg Toland → collaboratedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
Gregg Toland → influenced → Orson Welles ⓘ
Jedediah Leland → createdBy → Orson Welles ⓘ
Jedediah Leland → filmDirectedBy → Orson Welles ⓘ
Agnes Moorehead → workedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
Walter Parks Thatcher → createdBy → Orson Welles ⓘ
Herman J. Mankiewicz → collaboratedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
Wes Anderson → influencedBy → Orson Welles ⓘ
Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre → foundedBy → Orson Welles ⓘ
subject surface form: Mercury Theatre
Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre → notableMember → Orson Welles ⓘ
subject surface form: Mercury Theatre
Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre → creativeDirector → Orson Welles ⓘ
subject surface form: Mercury Theatre
Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre → artisticDirector → Orson Welles ⓘ
subject surface form: Mercury Theatre
Mr. Bernstein → createdBy → Orson Welles ⓘ
Mr. Bernstein → associatedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ
Jack Ford → influenced → Orson Welles ⓘ
subject surface form: John Ford
The Trial → notableFilmAdaptationDirector → Orson Welles ⓘ
Le Chiffre → portrayedBy → Orson Welles ⓘ
Ray Collins → workedWith → Orson Welles ⓘ