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Biography
Born May 06, 1915 - The most well-known filmmaker to the public this side of Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles was the classic example of the genius that burns bright early in life only to flicker and fade later. The prodigy son of an inventor and a musician, Welles was well-versed in literature at an early age -- particularly Shakespeare -- and, through the unusual circ... Continue Bio >>

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Filmography:
2006 Directed by John Ford
2006 Searching for Orson
2004 The Hitch Hiker
2002 The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It
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Discography:
Heart & Soul of
2008 Your Obedient Servant
2005 War of the Worlds [Special Package]
2004 Life of Jesus
1999 Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
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