Orson welles

33 radio recordings of RKO's The Shadow, recorded as main character by Orson Welles between 1937 and 1938 It doesn't happen that often that a cultural icon...

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Orson Welles

Orson Welles reading The War of the Worlds, 1938

Netflix has bought the rights to the iconic director's final unfinished movie, The Other Side of the Wind

ORSON WELLS

Orson Welles by Cecil Beaton, April 1942.

Orson Welles sketching

Orson Welles

A dramatic, glamorous portrait of a young Orson Welles holding a cigar.

ORSON WELLES

DECAYING HOLLYWOOD MANSIONS: Orson Welles by Cecil Beaton, 1937

Orson Welles, writer

Orson WELLES

Regardless of when you think "the good old days" actually were, many of us harbor a special respect for the past. These photos show people that had an appreciation for style, taste and class that seems to be harder to find these days.