Orson Welles Events

1938 Oct 30 War of the Worlds Airs
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. From the Meridian Room in the Park Plaza in New York City, we bring you the music of Ramon Raquello and his orchestra." The sounds of "La Cumparsit...
1941 May 1 "Citizen Kane" Is Released
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film, and the first feature film directed by Orson Welles. It was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories, but won only for Best Original Scr...
1947 Apr 11 "Monsieur Verdoux" Is Released
Monsieur Verdoux is a 1947 black comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining i...
1952 "Othello" Is Released
Othello is a 1952 drama film based on the Shakespearean play, made by Mercury Productions Inc. and Les Films Marceau and distributed by United Artists (1955). It was directed and produced...
1966 Dec 12 "A Man For All Seasons" Is Released
A Man for All Seasons is a 1966 film based on Robert Bolt's play of the same name about Sir Thomas More. Paul Scofield, who had played More in the West End stage premiere, also took the r...
1970 Jun 21 "Catch-22" Is Released
Catch-22 is a 1970 war film adapted from the book of the same name by Joseph Heller. Considered a black comedy revolving around the "lunatic characters" of Heller's satirical novel, the f...