| Birth: | May 6, 1915 | | Death: | Oct. 10, 1985 | 
Motion Picture Director, Producer, Actor. Born to a wealthy family, he lost his mother at 8 and his father at 12. With John Houseman, he formed the Mercury Theater in 1937, and the next year gained fame with his legendary broadcast of "The War of the Worlds," which sent much of the nation into a panic. In 1941 he starred in and produced "Citizen Kane," which lost money at the time but was later recognized by the American Film Institute as the greatest American movie of all time. He was married three times, most notably to Rita Hayworth. Despite his failings, he was and is considered a genius, and he was lavished with honors late in life. As he once said, "I started at the top and worked down."
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Parents:
Richard Head Welles (1872 - 1930)
Beatrice Ives Welles (1883 - 1924)
Spouse:
Rita Hayworth (1918 - 1987)*
Children:
Rebecca Welles (1944 - 2004)*
*Calculated relationship
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Search Amazon for Orson Welles | | | Burial:
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.
Specifically: Ashes are buried in an old well covered by flowers, within the rural property of retired bullfighter Antonio Ordonez, Ronda, Spain |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Sep 21, 1998
Find A Grave Memorial# 3587 |
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You were a true titan of talent and an artistic genius, one of the finest Hollywood ever produced. I am sorry that you were so unfairly overlooked in your lifetime and only got to direct eleven other movies after Citizen Kane. You would be happy to know t...(Read more)
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Don Tucker
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- LaRita
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Added: May. 18, 2013 |
Loved you as Cardinal Wolsey. You're my great hero, Orson. Rest in Peace
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Anonymous
Added: May. 18, 2013 |
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