Orson Welles Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More

Orson Welles

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

George Orson Welles

BIRTHDAY

May 6, 1915

BORN ON DAY

Thursday

BIRTHPLACE

Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

DIED AT AGE

70 Years 5 Months 4 Days

DEATHDATE

October 10, 1985

DEATHPLACE

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Movies (Actor)

ZODIAC

TAURUS

ALSO NOTED FOR

Director, Writer, Producer

Physical Stats

CHEST

N/A

BICEPS

N/A

WAIST

N/A

HEIGHT

6'0''(feet & inches)

1.8288 meters

182.88 cm

WEIGHT

N/A

Orson Welles Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Beatrice Ives

FATHER

Richard Head Welles

BROTHER(S) NAME

Dickie Welles

Orson Welles Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Virginia Nicolson (1934-1940)

Child(ren) of Orson Welles and Virginia Nicolson

Christopher (27 March, 1938) (Daughter)

SPOUSE

Rita Hayworth (1943-1947)

Child(ren) of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth

Rebecca (17 December, 1944) (Daughter)

SPOUSE

Paola Mori (1955-1985)

Child(ren) of Orson Welles and Paola Mori

Beatrice (13 November, 1955) (Daughter)

Fame & Address

DEBUT

Citizen Kane (Film 1941)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

Citizen Kane (Film 1941)

Education, Net Worth & More

SCHOOLING FROM

Todd School for Boys

NET WORTH

$20 Million

ORSON WELLES PICTURE

More Information

Career of Orson Welles

He started his career with theatre in Dublin. His first appearance at the Gate Theatre on October 13, 1931. He made his debut on the radio with the program 'The American School of the Air.' He worked in the radio series "The March of Time." He made his Hollywood debut with the drama film "Citizen Kane." He worked in the spy thriller "Journey into Fear."

Some Lesser Known Facts About Orson Welles

Did Orson Welles takes alcohol? Yes. He used to have a pint of scotch whiskey after his dinner.
Was Orson Welles in the habit of Smoking? Yes.
Orson Welles was non vegetarian.He loved to eat two steaks in his dinner.
The actor was a food lover and once ate 18 hot dogs at Pink's, a hot dog stand in Los Angeles.
His Oscar statuette was auctioned in 2011 and was sold for the consideration of 861,542 US Dollars.
Welles was considered for the part of Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island but Ricardo Montalban was cast instead.
The actor had a great interest in playing the piano as a young child. But left after the death of his mother till the date of his own death.
Welles was the youngest person to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the age of twenty-six until the date when Ben Affleck won the award when he was only twenty-five.
The director and crew wanted to film "The Last Picture Show" using a little number of colors at the time Welles suggested to shoot the film black and white. The idea worked and the film earned an Oscar nomination to Robert Surtees for the cinematography.
He declined the offer to record an audio commentary for Citizen Kane and gave the reason that he was tired of talking about it.
The actor received two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One for the Motion Pictures and other is for his contribution to Radio.
Apart from acting, he was also passionate about painting.
He was interested in the part of Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" and also promised to lose his weight but Marlon Brando was cast instead.
Not only he was an excellent actor but also a wonderful singer and sung some songs of the heavy metal band "Manowar: Dark Avenger" and "Defender."