Born on this date in 1915
Wanted, and was considered for the role of Don Vito Corleone, but Marlon Brando was already cast
Founded The Mercury Theatre in 1937 with John Houseman; their first production was a modernized version of Julius Caesar
Was the voice of Lamont Cranston in the radio version of The Shadow
Nominated for an Oscar for his first screen performance, Citizen Kane
Interviewed with Merv Griffin and died just a few hours later
A body double was used for several long shots of Welles in The Third Man because he arrived two weeks late for filming
Considered John Ford the greatest American director
Used most of his own money to finance his projects
Once ate 18 hot dogs in one sitting at Pink's Hot Dogs in Los Angeles
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