Summary Information

Title: Orson Welles Papers
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1940-1941)

Creator:

• Welles, Orson, 1915-1985

Call Number: U.S. Mss 15AN; Audio 1983A

Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) and 2 disc recordings

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives / Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
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Abstract:

Papers of a noted actor, director, producer, and author, consisting of scripts and recordings. Included are scripts of the revised final version of his Academy Award-winning production of Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941), a play titled Bright Lucifer, and a proposed documentary on Latin America. Present in recorded form is the Mercury Theatre of the Air (CBS) radio program War of the Worlds, which was co-authored and produced by Welles. Additional items include corrections, lighting notes, and cues for the Negro People's Theatre production of MacBeth, which was directed by Welles.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0015an

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