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 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.
The tales of his youthful achievements were so colorful and improbable that Welles, with his air of mischief, was often thought to have made them up. Now after years of intensive research, McGilligan sorts out fact from fiction and reveals untold, fully documented anecdotes of Welles s first exploits and triumphs, from starring as a teenager on the Gate Theatre stage in Dublin and bullfighting
Prolific actor and director Norman Lloyd dies at age 106
By Bill Trott
Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -American actor, producer and director Norman Lloyd, whose career of more than 80 years included collaborations with legends such as Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles, has died at the age of 106, Variety and Deadline Hollywood reported on Tuesday.
Variety said Lloyd s friend and fellow producer Dean Hargrove confirmed the death, saying Lloyd died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. Deadline Hollywood said he died in his sleep.
Reuters could not independently confirm the news.
Lloyd had a long run as cancer-stricken Dr. Auschlander on the television hospital drama St. Elsewhere in the 1980s.
In his long career as an actor, producer and director, he worked with some of the best-known names in show business, even if his own was barely recognized.
Actor Norman Lloyd poses during 50th anniversary screening of musical drama film The Sound of Music at the opening night gala of the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles, Calif., March 26, 2015. Photo by Kevork Djansezian /REUTERS
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LOS ANGELES American actor, producer and director Norman Lloyd, whose career of more than 80 years included collaborations with legends such as Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles, has died at the age of 106, Variety and Deadline Hollywood reported on Tuesday.