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Orson Welles


The term 'genius' was applied to him from the cradle, first by the man
who would vie with Orson's father to nurture the talent all agreed resided in
the fragile boy.(Leaming, 3)
George Orson Welles was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on May 6, 1915. He
was the second son of Richard Head Welles, an inventor, and his wife Beatrice
Ives, a concert pianist. His mother was the child of a wealthy family. She had
been brought up to revere artistic achievements, and began playing the piano,
professionally, only after her marriage broke up when Orson was six. A local
doctor, Russian-Jewish orthopedist named Maurice Bernstein, who was a passionate
admirer of Mrs. Welles, on first sight of the infant Orson declared him to be
without a doubt a genius. Bernstein showered Orson with gifts and virtually
took over the direction of his life, to such an extent that Orson called him
'Dadda'. When Orson was four, his father moved his family to Chicago, possibly
to get away from......

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