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"Mr. Lucky: The Life of Orson Welles Before Hollywood" | David Nasaw
Wed, April 12, 2023
7:30 P.M.
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Part One of the Seven-Part Special Lecture Series: Orson Welles & The Golden Age of Hollywood David Nasaw, one of the nation’s most respected historians/biographers, explores the charmed life of Orson Welles from his boyhood through his incredible successes as a theater director…
"The City of Nets and Traps: The Hollywood That Orson Welles Discovered" | Peter Decherney
Wed, May 17, 2023
7:30 P.M.
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Part Two of the Seven-Part Special Lecture Series: Orson Welles & The Golden Age of Hollywood Peter Decherney is a Professor of Cinema Studies and English at the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the Director of the Cinema Studies…
"The Struggle to Make Citizen Kane" | Michael Phillips
Wed, June 21, 2023
7:30 P.M.
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Part Three of the Seven-Part Special Lecture Series: Orson Welles & The Golden Age of Hollywood Michael Phillips is the Film Critic for the Chicago Tribune . In recent years, Phillips introduced more than 100 films on Turner Classic Movies — including Citizen Kane…
"The Genius Who Couldn't Do Anything Right" | Ray Kelly
Wed, July 19, 2023
7:30 P.M.
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Part Four of the Seven-Part Special Lecture Series: Orson Welles & The Golden Age of Hollywood Ray Kelly was a journalist for nearly 40 years and ended his first career as the managing editor of the Springfield Republican . He is currently the owner and administrator of…
"The Genius Who Made Legendary Films on a Shoestring" | Sam Adams & Meta Mazaj
Wed, September 6, 2023
7:30 P.M.
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Part Five of the Special Lecture Series: Orson Welles & The Golden Age of Hollywood This program will be presented jointly by two individuals. Sam Adams is a senior editor at Slate and the editor of its cultural blog, Brow Beat . Meta Mazaj is a senior lecturer in…
"The Crusader for Social Justice" | Zuhairah McGill
Wed, October 11, 2023
7:30 P.M.
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Part Six of the Seven-Part Special Lecture Series: Orson Welles & The Golden Age of Hollywood The noted actress and director Zuhairah McGill explores the commitment of Orson Welles to hiring gifted African-American actors for psychologically complex, multi-dimensional roles at a…
"The Legacy of Orson Welles" | Bob Mondello
Wed, October 18, 2023
7:30 P.M.
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Final Part of the Special Lecture Series: Orson Welles & The Golden Age of Hollywood As a film critic for National Public Radio, Bob Mondello sees and comments on 300 films a year. Mondello was a new NPR employee at the time that Orson Welles died. Preparing an on-air obituary for…