Orson Welles recalls a funny moment when Winston Churchill met him backstage after his performance as Othello and explains how Churchill helped him acquire an investor for a film when the two bumped into each other in Venice, Italy.
Young Orson Welles lights up a cigar as he is interviewed about whether he lives to work or works to live and discusses how he can’t separate the two.
Actor Joseph Cotten shares the ‘astounding impact’ that actor and director Orson Welles has had on theater, motion pictures and show business in general in 1975 at the 3rd American Life Achievement Award ceremony.
American film historian and expert Peter Bogdanovich discusses “The Third Man,” starring Orson Welles as Harry Lime. He calls this film as Welles’s “most mysterious.” He talks about why black-and-white film is an “actor’s friend,” the lesson behind Mister Wu, what speech Welles wrote for the film and how it … Continue reading
Merv Griffith interviews Orson Welles on the day of his death: October 10, 1985. Continue reading
Actress Ingrid Bergman pays tribute to actor and director Orson Welles at the 3rd American Life Achievement Award ceremony in 1975, saying that he created a masterpiece at the age of 24 and has lived under the burden of living up to that iconic film. Continue reading
Actor and director John Huston presents Orson Welles an honorary Oscar in 1971 at the 43rd Academy Awards. Continue reading
Young Orson Welles lights up a cigar as he is interviewed about whether he lives to work or works to live. Continue reading
In 1975, Frank Sinatra sings a humorous tribute song to Orson Welles, the actor and director who was receiving a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute. Continue reading
