Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
- Abstract:
- The Welles mss. II, ca. 1931-2001, consists of individual items about or relating to actor, writer, producer, and director Orson Welles, 1915-1985.
- Extent:
- 5 Boxes (5 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in English
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Welles mss. II, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Orson Welles, 1915-1985, was an American actor, writer, producer, and director. He was born George Orson Welles (named for his parents' friend George Ade) on May 6, 1915, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A child prodigy aided and encouraged by guardian Maurice Bernstein and teacher Roger Hill, Welles had considerable writing and acting experience before the age of twenty. Through the years this multi-talented artist acted and directed on the stage, in radio, film and television; made several recordings; authored plays, film scripts, and a newspaper column; and, as a political activist, contributed considerable energy to the 1944 presidential campaign in support of Franklin Roosevelt.
- Scope and Content:
Manuscript materials include an unproduced screenplay of The Dreamers (1979), to have been directed by Orson Welles; a stage play by Richard France titled Obediently Yours, Orson Welles; a photocopy of The 'Bravades' for Rebecca: A Portfolio of Pictures Made for Rebecca Welles by her Father; two printed issues of Cahiers du Cinema, featuring articles on Welles (in French); a collection of tributes to Welles following his death; and a 1974 screenplay for Welles's film The Other Side of the Wind. Audio-Visual materials include audiocassette recordings of The Mercury Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Twelfth Night, and a VHS videotape of It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (1992).
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired: 1993, 1994, 2000, 2011
- Processing information:
Processed by Staff.
Completed in 2013.
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into the following series: I. Manuscripts; II. Audio-Visual.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Welles mss. II, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu