Orson Welles

Orson Welles
Background information
Born	George Orson Welles May 6, 1915 Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Died	October 10, 1985 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of death	Heart attack
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, director, writer, producer
Years active	1931-1985
Family information
Spouse	Virginia Nicolson (m. 1934; div. 1940) Rita Hayworth (m. 1943; div. 1947) Paola Mori (m. 1955; his death 1985)
Children	Christopher Welles Feder Rebecca Welles Manning Beatrice Welles

Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked extensively in theater, radio and film.

At one point he invited Walt Disney to collaborate with him on a film version of The Little Prince by Antoine De-Sainte Exupery, which would be half live-action and half animated. Disney, however, was reluctant to work with Welles, given his reputation for being difficult to work with. According to Welles, Disney stormed out of a meeting shouting "There is not room on this lot for two geniuses."

His only role in a Disney-related production was portraying Lew Lord in The Muppet Movie. He was played by Vincent D'Onofrio in Ed Wood and Angus Macfadyen in the 1999 Touchstone Pictures film Cradle Will Rock.

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Orson Welles as Lew Lord in The Muppet Movie

Orson Welles as Lew Lord with Kermit the Frog in The Muppet Movie