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"Callow, a British actor and author of several books on acting and actors (best known as the man eulogized in _Four Weddings and a Funeral_, and Tilney, Master of the Revels -- "That woman ... is a woman!" -- in "Shakespeare in Love") presents here the first of a projected two-volume bio of the great American actor and director. Most people tend to regard Welles's life from the perspective of "What went wrong after 'Citizen Kane'?" Callow observes, but he tries asking what might have gone wrong BEFORE Kane. He catches Welles out at countless instances of self-mythologizing, yet never gloats or condemns. His descriptions of Welles's stage productions in the 1930s and 1940s make you wish video technology existed then. This is fine research and writing. Let's hope volume 2 doesn't take too long."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- actor/actress
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Story of entertainer?
- Director/Producer
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- actor/actress/producer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Los Angeles
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- Dry-cynical
Writer's slant towards subject:
- neutral
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
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