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Orson Welles
American actor and filmmaker (1915–1985)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 6 May 1915
- Died
- 10 October 1985
- Place of birth
- Kenosha
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Sex or gender
- male
- Family name
- Welles
- Father
- Richard H. Welles
- Mother
- Beatrice Ives Welles
- Spouse
- Rita Hayworth, Paola Mori, Virginia Nicolson
- Genre
- drama film, mystery film, action film, thriller film, psychological thriller film, film noir, adventure film
- Occupation
- film director, actor, screenwriter, film producer, magician, character actor, playwright, radio personality, stage actor, theatrical producer, television actor, voice actor
- Citizenship
- United States
- Native language
- English
- Religion
- Christianity, atheism
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Palme d'Or, Academy Honorary Award, Golden Lion, honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VII, AFI Life Achievement Award, Commander of the Legion of Honour, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- birth name
- George Orson Welles
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), UbuWeb
- discography
- Orson Welles discography
- documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- end of work period
- 1985
- filmography
- Orson Welles filmography
- has works in the collection
- Harvard Film Archive, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, print collection of the national Library of BAnQ
- height
- 183 cm
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- name in native language
- Orson Welles
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
- place of burial
- Ronda
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Orson Welles, Category:Films with screenplays by Orson Welles, Category:Short films directed by Orson Welles
- represented by
- Light Cone
- start of work period
- 1934
- student of
- Boris Anisfeld
- topic has template
- Template:Orson Welles
- topic's main category
- Category:Orson Welles
- unmarried partner
- Oja Kodar, Dolores del Río
- writing language
- English
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