Orson Welles

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Director
gptkb:Actor
gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:Producer
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkbp:active_years_end gptkb:1985
gptkbp:active_years_start 1934
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds
gptkbp:advocates_for the arts
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:The_Orson_Welles_Show
gptkb:The_Muppet_Show
gptkb:Mercury_Theatre
gptkb:The_Shadow
gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds_radio_broadcast
gptkb:The_Third_Man
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:F_for_Fake
gptkb:The_Lady_from_Shanghai
gptkb:The_Stranger
gptkb:The_Trial
gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkb:Hollywood
gptkb:Universal_Pictures
gptkb:RKO_Pictures
gptkb:Mercury_Theatre
gptkb:The_Mercury_Theatre
gptkb:The_Muppet_Movie
gptkb:The_Magnificent_Ambersons
gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds_radio_broadcast
gptkb:Touch_of_Evil
gptkb:The_Third_Man
gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds
gptkb:The_Other_Side_of_the_Wind
Radio broadcasting
gptkbp:awarded_to gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay
gptkb:Golden_Lion
gptkb:César_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Film
gptkb:Honorary_Academy_Award
gptkb:AFI_Life_Achievement_Award
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Award
gptkb:BAFTA_Fellowship
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay
gptkb:Academy_Honorary_Award
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Best_Director
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor
gptkb:AFI_Life_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Academy_Awards
gptkb:BAFTA_Awards
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1915-05-06
May 6, 1915
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Kenosha,_Wisconsin,_USA
gptkb:Kenosha,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:born May 6, 1915
gptkbp:born_in May 6, 1915
gptkbp:born_on May 6, 1915
gptkbp:child gptkb:Christopher_Welles
gptkb:Zuleika_Welles
gptkb:Richard_Welles
gptkb:Rebecca_Welles
gptkb:Chris_Welles
Elizabeth Welles
Catherine Welles
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Agnes_Moorehead
gptkb:Joseph_Cotten
gptkb:Dorothy_Comingore
gptkbp:created gptkb:War_of_the_Worlds_radio_broadcast
gptkb:The_Muppet_Movie
gptkb:The_Mercury_Theatre_on_the_Air
The Shadow radio program
the Voodoo Macbeth
gptkbp:death_date 1985-10-10
October 10, 1985
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
gptkbp:died October 10, 1985
gptkbp:died_on October 10, 1985
gptkbp:directed gptkb:F_for_Fake
gptkb:Citizen_Kane
gptkb:Macbeth
gptkb:The_Magnificent_Ambersons
gptkb:Othello
gptkbp:director gptkb:Othello
gptkbp:education gptkb:Todd_School_for_Boys
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:Todd_School
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:F_for_Fake
gptkb:The_Lady_from_Shanghai
gptkb:War_of_the_Worlds_radio_broadcast
gptkb:The_Stranger
gptkb:The_Trial
gptkb:Chimes_at_Midnight
gptkb:The_Immortal_Story
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:The_Mercury_Theatre
gptkb:The_Muppet_Movie
gptkb:The_Magnificent_Ambersons
gptkb:Othello
gptkb:The_Deep
gptkb:The_Third_Man
gptkb:The_Other_Side_of_the_Wind
gptkb:voice_acting
Radio broadcasts
Theatrical productions
Innovative storytelling
Voice of Unicron in Transformers: The Movie
Groundbreaking film techniques
gptkbp:famous_quote " I do not believe in the art of the director."
" The absence of limitations is the enemy of art."
" The enemy of art is the absence of limitations."
" If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story."
" I think the director's job is to make the actors feel safe."
" I think the greatest thing is to be able to be yourself."
gptkbp:film gptkb:F_for_Fake
gptkb:The_Trial
gptkb:1973
gptkb:The_Other_Side_of_the_Wind
The Magic Show
Filming Othello
gptkbp:founder gptkb:the_Mercury_Theatre
the Mercury Radio Theatre
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:Christopher_Welles
gptkb:Rebecca_Welles
gptkbp:has_performed_at gptkb:The_Lady_from_Shanghai
gptkb:Citizen_Kane
gptkb:Chimes_at_Midnight
gptkb:The_Third_Man
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Orson Welles
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Steven_Spielberg
gptkb:Martin_Scorsese
gptkb:Tim_Burton
gptkb:David_Lynch
gptkb:Woody_Allen
gptkb:Francis_Ford_Coppola
gptkb:George_Lucas
modern filmmaking
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Shakespeare
gptkb:Marlon_Brando
gptkb:David_Wark_Griffith
gptkb:Jean-Luc_Godard
gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkb:Jean_Renoir
gptkb:Sergei_Eisenstein
gptkb:John_Houseman
gptkb:David_O._Selznick
gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:the_Group_Theatre
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Hollywood studio system
gptkbp:is_influential_in theater critics
theater directors
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Citizen_Kane
gptkbp:is_married_to gptkb:Rita_Hayworth
gptkb:Paola_Mori
gptkbp:key_player the development of modern theater
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Citizen_Kane
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:The_Magnificent_Ambersons
gptkb:Touch_of_Evil
gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds
gptkb:voice_acting
Theatrical productions
Innovative narrative techniques
gptkbp:mentor many young actors
gptkbp:narrated_by gptkb:The_Muppet_Movie
gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:The_Lady_from_Shanghai
gptkb:The_Mysterious_Stranger
theatrical revivals
gptkbp:notable_contributor the cultural landscape of theater.
gptkbp:notable_figures the New York theater scene
the American theater
the avant-garde theater movement
the history of American theater
gptkbp:notable_recipients the AFI Life Achievement Award
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:F_for_Fake
gptkb:The_Lady_from_Shanghai
gptkb:Citizen_Kane
gptkb:The_Trial
gptkb:Chimes_at_Midnight
gptkb:The_Magnificent_Ambersons
gptkb:Touch_of_Evil
gptkb:Othello
gptkb:The_Third_Man
gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds
gptkb:The_Other_Side_of_the_Wind
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Director
gptkb:Actor
gptkb:Producer
gptkb:filmmakers
gptkb:Screenwriter
Theater director
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:portrayed_in gptkb:Michael_O'_Hara
gptkb:Harry_Lime
gptkbp:resides_in gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:resting_place Cremated, ashes scattered
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rita_Hayworth
gptkb:Paola_Mori
gptkb:Virginia_Nicolson
gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in the Golden Age of Radio
the development of radio plays
gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in gptkb:radio_station
the use of multimedia in theater
gptkbp:was_a_prominent_director_of gptkb:theater_productions
gptkbp:was_involved_in theatrical productions in New York
gptkbp:was_known_for gptkb:voice_acting
Theatrical productions
Political commentary
Innovative film techniques
his distinctive voice
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_adaptation_of gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_collaboration_with gptkb:John_Houseman
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_dramatic_readings_of gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_improvisational_skills_in gptkb:theater
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_innovative_use_of lighting in theater
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_theatrical_adaptations_of classic literature
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_theatrical_innovations_in gptkb:Set
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_theatrical_performances_in gptkb:London
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_theatrical_productions_in gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_unique_interpretation_of gptkb:Shakespeare's_works
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_work_in experimental theater
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_work_with theater companies
gptkbp:website www.orsonwelles.com
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Best_Director
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor
gptkb:Academy_Awards
gptkbp:works_with the Federal Theatre Project
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Steven_Spielberg
gptkb:award
gptkb:1985
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3