Welles, George Orson. (1915–1985). "Citizen Kane" Souvenir Program - SIGNED. RKO Radio Pictures [Winkler & Ramen]. 1941.
Original Souvenir Program from "Citizen Kane," boldly signed on the front cover "To Paul / Good luck / Orson Welles" and below their respective smaller images within by Agnes Moorhead and Joseph Cotten. 20 pp. filled with black and white or color images of Welles and the other "Mercury Actors" as well as copy about the film that touts "Orson Welles The 'Four-Most' Personality of Motion Pictures! Author, Director, Producer, Star." Edges and spine lightly nicked, else fine. 12 x 9 inches (31 x 23 cm).
We have not traced another signed example of this rare film program ever having appeared on the market in over 40 years of records. Welles won the Academy Award for Original Screenplay for this celebrated film and this is undoubtedly the most desirable item we've ever handled from the American film director, writer, actor and producer widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished dramatic artists of the 20th century.
In the most dazzling debut feature in cinema history, twenty-five-year-old writer-producer-director-star Orson Welles synthesized the possibilities of sound-era filmmaking into what could be called the first truly modern movie. In telling the story of the meteoric rise and precipitous fall of a William Randolph Hearst–like newspaper magnate named Charles Foster Kane, Welles not only created the definitive portrait of American megalomania, he also unleashed a torrent of stylistic innovations—from the jigsaw-puzzle narrative structure to the stunning deep-focus camera work of Gregg Toland—that have ensured that Citizen Kane remains fresh and galvanizing for every new generation of moviegoers to encounter it.
From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.
Welles, George Orson. (1915–1985). "Citizen Kane" Souvenir Program - SIGNED. RKO Radio Pictures [Winkler & Ramen]. 1941.
Original Souvenir Program from "Citizen Kane," boldly signed on the front cover "To Paul / Good luck / Orson Welles" and below their respective smaller images within by Agnes Moorhead and Joseph Cotten. 20 pp. filled with black and white or color images of Welles and the other "Mercury Actors" as well as copy about the film that touts "Orson Welles The 'Four-Most' Personality of Motion Pictures! Author, Director, Producer, Star." Edges and spine lightly nicked, else fine. 12 x 9 inches (31 x 23 cm).
We have not traced another signed example of this rare film program ever having appeared on the market in over 40 years of records. Welles won the Academy Award for Original Screenplay for this celebrated film and this is undoubtedly the most desirable item we've ever handled from the American film director, writer, actor and producer widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished dramatic artists of the 20th century.
In the most dazzling debut feature in cinema history, twenty-five-year-old writer-producer-director-star Orson Welles synthesized the possibilities of sound-era filmmaking into what could be called the first truly modern movie. In telling the story of the meteoric rise and precipitous fall of a William Randolph Hearst–like newspaper magnate named Charles Foster Kane, Welles not only created the definitive portrait of American megalomania, he also unleashed a torrent of stylistic innovations—from the jigsaw-puzzle narrative structure to the stunning deep-focus camera work of Gregg Toland—that have ensured that Citizen Kane remains fresh and galvanizing for every new generation of moviegoers to encounter it.
From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.