{"product_id":"2940169574111","title":"Orson Welles: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eGenius, artist, \u003cem\u003emonstre sacré\u003c\/em\u003e, Orson Welles had one of the most brilliant and tempestuous careers in show business. Here he confides his most intimate feelings and recollections of his extraordinary life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith remarkable detail and intimacy, Barbara Leaming reveals the private Welles: from child prodigy and young lion in Dublin and New York, to the \u003cem\u003esuccès de scandale\u003c\/em\u003e of his \u003cem\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e broadcast; from his auspicious directing debut with the legendary \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/em\u003e in his twenties, to the sabotage of his further directing career by the Hollywood studios; from his affairs, carousing, and stormy marriage to Rita Hayworth, to his association with Roosevelt and aspirations to the presidency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a picture with an all-star cast, including Olivier, Monroe, Dietrich, Garbo, Warren Beatty, Charlie Chaplin, Princess Margaret, and Prince Aly Khan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on \u003cspan\u003epainstaking research and\u003c\/span\u003e extensive interviews with Welles, this is a firsthand portrait of the flamboyant American genius who became a titanic figure in twentieth-century popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Blackstone Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099740782832,"sku":"2940169574111","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169574111_p0.jpg?v=1769896931","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169574111","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}