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100 Years of Orson Welles
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Welles, Orson Orson Welles in the film Citizen Kane (1941).

100 Years of Orson Welles

Learn more about the legendary director, actor, producer, and writer
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Film, theater, and radio director, actor, producer, and writer Orson Welles was born on May 6, 1915. Citizen Kane (1941), his first film, is considered by many to be the greatest movie ever made.

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