Orson Welles

Orson Welles
Author: Associated Press, 1945, Public Domain

Born May 6, 1915 in WI

Died 1985

 

Influential film and radio performer, writer and director.

His masterpiece Citizen Kane was based on magnate William Randolph Hearst and earned 9 Oscar nominations.

He lost both parents by the time he was 13 years old.  

His realistic War Of The Worlds radio performance convinced listeners there was an alien attack, causing public panic!

 

“Race hate isn’t human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.”