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Section sizes

Section size for Orson Welles (48 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	8,753	8,753	428	428
Early life	12,872	12,872	386	386
Career	14	131,502	0	10,668
Early career (1931–1935)	9,750	9,750	704	704
Theatre and radio stardom (1936–1940)	22,424	22,424	1,767	1,767
Hollywood success and filmmaking (1941–1948)	667	58,460	48	4,294
Citizen Kane	11,275	11,275	396	396
The Magnificent Ambersons	5,569	5,569	465	465
Journey into Fear	980	980	71	71
It's All True	7,257	7,257	767	767
First return to radio	4,974	4,974	420	420
The Mercury Wonder Show	4,589	4,589	178	178
Second return to radio	10,290	10,290	767	767
The Stranger	4,386	4,386	357	357
Around the World	1,805	1,805	177	177
Third return to radio	1,761	1,761	143	143
The Lady from Shanghai	2,100	2,100	231	231
Macbeth	2,807	2,807	274	274
Early work in Europe (1948–1956)	1,499	8,488	154	1,046
Othello	4,150	4,150	465	465
Mr. Arkadin	1,184	1,184	173	173
Television projects	1,655	1,655	254	254
First return to Hollywood (1956–1959)	2,475	6,388	129	496
Touch of Evil	3,913	3,913	367	367
First return to Europe (1959–1970)	2,375	9,074	344	1,149
The Trial	2,025	2,025	235	235
Chimes at Midnight	4,674	4,674	570	570
Final return to Hollywood and later career (1970–1985)	16,904	16,904	1,212	1,212
Other ventures	22	10,207	0	831
Activism	3,834	3,834	412	412
Politics	6,351	6,351	419	419
Personal life	21	18,604	0	1,094
Relationships and family	14,708	14,708	682	682
Physical characteristics	2,023	2,023	231	231
Religious beliefs	1,852	1,852	181	181
Death and tributes	4,274	4,274	333	333
Legacy	14	17,298	0	357
Influence	6,276	6,276	357	357
In popular culture	11,008	11,008	0	0
Accolades	1,889	1,889	132	132
Work	162	162	0	0
See also	267	267	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
Further reading	59	59	0	0
Documentaries	2,097	3,399	0	0
Archival sources	1,302	1,302	0	0
External links	4,709	4,709	0	0
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Early Life

Latest comment: 5 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

The first paragraph of the Early Life section is a mess. We're told in the second sentence "After his mother died, Welles ceased pursuing a musical career" but we've never been told that he started pursuing one, how old he was when his mother died, or any other useful background information. In the next sentence we learn "It was decided he would spend the summer with the Watson family at a private art colony established by Lydia Avery Coonley Ward in the village of Wyoming in the Finger Lakes Region of New York." Ah yes, the Watsons! Surely we all know who they are. Everyone knows about the Watsons, right? ~2026-18790-4 (talk) 18:42, 9 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

There is an online copy of Brady's book available with registration at the Internet Archive. That is the text used for that first paragraph in the Orson Welles § Early life section. Perhaps someone could clean that up.

Brady, Frank (1989). "Chapter 1". Citizen Welles : a biography of Orson Welles. New York: C. Scribner. ISBN 978-0-684-18982-6. OCLC 1244506942 – via Internet Archive.

Peaceray (talk) 21:54, 9 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

The section was inexplicably cut on December 26. I've restored content that I hope resolves the concerns. It was indeed a mess. — 06:14, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

Welles' voice over work

Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I was somewhat surprised that the voice over/narration work Mr. Welles did for the Alan Parsons Project album, "Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Alan Poe" did not find a place in the article nor the discography. He originally did some narration for the album which was not included on the original release due to the time limitations of the LP. Parsons released a mix of the album in 1986 I believe with Welles' voice work being restored as intended due to the longer time afforded by the CD medium. No worries as I can see that there is no 'good' place for its inclusion in this article.THX1136 (talk) 03:03, 8 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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