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

by Patrick McGilligan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062112481
• ISBN13: 9780062112484
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.5" x 9.1"