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Patrick McGilligan - Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane - 9780062112491 - V9780062112491
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Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane

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Description for Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane Paperback. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APFB; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 50. Weight in Grams: 768.
On the centennial of his birth, the defining wunderkind of modern entertainment gets his due in a groundbreaking new biography of his early years-from his first forays in theater and radio to the inspiration and making of Citizen Kane. 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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
767g
Number of Pages
864
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062112491
SKU
V9780062112491
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About Patrick McGilligan
Patrick McGilligan is the author of Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light; Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast; and George Cukor: A Double Life; and books on the lives of directors Nicholas Ray, Robert Altman, and Oscar Micheaux, and actors James Cagney, Jack Nicholson, and Clint Eastwood. He also edited the acclaimed five-volume Backstory series of interviews ... Read more

Reviews for Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane
[Young Orson] takes the directorial hero from his birth to the threshold of 'Citizen Kane.' I've only just started it and can so far confess to fascination and pleasure; the wealth of detail and the measured tempo are up to the Shakespearean complexity of Welles's character.
New Yorker McGilligan's Orson is a Welles for a new generation...McGilligan's ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane


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