01951cam a2200313 i 4500 296104178 TxAuBib 20151201120000.0 140825s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062112484 0062112481 (OCoLC)889165912 YDXCP eng rda YDXCP BTCTA BDX OCLCQ GK8 BIB JQM DAD NYP TxAuBib rda McGilligan, Patrick. Young Orson [BOOK] : the years of luck and genius on the path to Citizen Kane / Patrick McGilligan. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015] x, 820 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 759-785) and index. Before the beginning -- Rosebuds -- Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow -- Seventy years in a man's life -- After the end. "In the history of American popular culture, there is no more dramatic story--no swifter or loftier ascent to the pinnacle of success and no more tragic downfall--than that of Orson Welles. In this magisterial biography, Patrick McGilligan brings young Orson into focus as never before. He chronicles Welles's early life growing up in Wisconsin and Illinois as the son of an alcoholic industrialist and a radical suffragist and classical musician, and the magical early years of his career, including his marriage and affairs, his influential friendships, and his artistic collaborations"--Publisher's description. 20151201. Welles, Orson 1915-1985. Actors United States Biography. Motion picture producers and directors United States Biography. Biographies.