Orson Welles - $12.42 - Callow, Simon - 9780140254563

Orson Welles
The Road to Xanadu
Callow, Simon
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
In this first installment of his masterful biography, Simon Callow captures the chameleonic genius of Orson Welles as only an actor/director deeply rooted in the entertainment industry could. Here is Welless prodigious childhood; his youth in New York, with its fraught partnership with John Houseman and the groundbreaking triumph of his all-black Macbeth; the pioneering radio work that culminated in the notorious 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds; and finally, his work in Hollywood, including an authoritative account of the making of Citizen Kane. Rich in detail and insight, this is far and away the definitive look at Orson Wellesa figure even more extraordinary than the myths that have surrounded him.

AUTHOR BIO
Simon Callow is an actor, director, and writer. He has appeared on the stage and in many films, including the popular Four Weddings and a Funeral.

BOOK REVIEWS
This riveting, revealing portrait of the legendary director and star is unlikely to be surpassed. (Los Angeles Times Book Review) A wonderfully readable, sharp, shrewd and evenhanded biography... Callow is a witty and feeling biographer. (Chicago Tribune) Callow is in control all the way. (The New York Times Book Review, front page)

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ISBN: 0140254560
ISBN(13-digit): 9780140254563
Dewey Decimal: 791.43/0233/092
Library of Congress: BL 98009779
Book Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 640
Paper Weight (lb): 1.32 lb

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