Orson Welles

Black and White portrait of Hollywood actor Orson Welles by Kate Westworth

Genius. Rebel. Illusionist.

Some people arrive in Hollywood to become legends. Orson Welles arrived a legend. He was a wunderkind, a boy genius, a stage wizard, a radio provocateur, a filmmaking revolutionary… and, some would say, a tragic figure whose early brilliance burned too hot to last.

So, this episode is on Orson Welles: the man who changed movies forever—and never stopped chasing the next illusion.

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