A piece written by Simon Callow documenting his three-volume biography of director/actor/writer Orson Welles. Callow comments on his initial project pitch to publishers, his long periods of research in archives, museums and libraries, and the 'emotional' process of interviewing Welles's associates. The piece offers a good summation of Callow's own thoughts on Welles and his contribution towards art and media in the 20th century. Also of interest is Callow's remarks regarding his own attempt to cover the entirety of Welles's life and how he dealt with the issues of scale, focus and chronology whilst writing the biography's three volumes.
| Item number | 90349 |
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| Category | Press Cutting |
| Type | Biography |
| Language | English |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Related people | Orson Welles (Subject) |