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Orson Welles: The Road to Xanadu Book

Now in paperback, Callow's vastly entertaining chronicle of Welles's first 26 years seems even finer than it did in 1995. The author's ability to skewer his subject's evasions and lies while retaining critical affection for him is perhaps explained by the fact that Callow, an actor himself, understands the need to mythologise. Welles's innovative theatrical work in the 1930s has never been better described or analysed. Even such oft-told sagas as the War of the Worlds broadcast and the filming of Citizen Kane gain new dimension from Callow's intelligent treatment. --Christine ButteryRead More

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  • Amazon

    A brilliant biography of the young Orson Welles, from his prodigious childhood and youth, his triumphs with the Mercury Theatre, to the making of Citizen Kane. Vivid, vastly entertaining, this is the definitive Welles biography.

  • Blackwell

    A biography of the young Orson Welles, from his prodigious childhood and youth, his triumphs with the Mercury Theatre, to the making of Citizen Kane. A brilliant biography of the young Orson Welles, from his prodigious childhood and youth...

  • 0099462516
  • 9780099462514
  • Simon Callow
  • 1 February 1996
  • Vintage
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 640
  • New edition
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