Orson Welles, Vol I (118 page)

Times, The
, London, 133, 201, 407

’
Tis Pity She’s a Whore
(Ford), 207, 208–9

Todd, Reverend, 12

Todd Seminary for Boys, 13, 110, 121, 127, 151, 155, 361;
The Book of Todd
, 1931: 69–71; Dick Welles Jr at, 12, 15, 27,
28, 34, 58; Literary Society, 35;
Richard III
, 67–8, 71, 424; theatre (Todd Troupers), 36, 37, 44–7, 52–4, 67–8, 70–1, 73, 137–8, 209; Summer Theatre Festival (1934), 155–76, 181, 185; Welles at (1926–31), 34, 35–47, 52–4, 67–71, 73, 75; Welles’s production of
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
at, 209

Todd Troupers, 44–6, 53–4, 67–8, 117, 137–8, 209, 325

Toland, Gregg, cameraman, 499–502, 505, 506, 507,
508, 509, 510, 515, 520, 521–2, 524, 525, 527, 528, 558, 565, 567, 571

Tom Sawyer
, 209

Tone, Franchot, 438

Too Much Johnson
(Gillette), 309, 380, 383–6, 387, 389, 390, 391, 392, 396, 418, 446, 449, 503, 568

Toscanini, Arturo, 65

Touch of Evil, A
(film), 505

Travers, Ben, 112

Treasure Island
(radio play), 374–5, 387–9

Tree, Sir Herbert Beerbohm, 90, 168, 318

Tree Will Grow, The
(Mankiewicz), 484

Triffely, Tom, 149

Trilby
(Du Maurier), 164–5, 166, 167–8

Triple-A Plowed Under
, 228

Trotsky, Leon, 394

Truffaut, François, 319, 568

Tsar Fyodor
, 19

Tsar Paul
(Merezhozsky), 157, 158, 159, 172–3, 175

Tucci, Niccolo, 442

Turner, George, 499

Turpentine
, 246

Twain, Mark, 25

Twelfth Night
(Shakespeare), 112, 113,
177, 178, 182–3, 478; Todd Troupers production, 137–8

20th Century Fox, 575

Tynan, Kenneth, The
World of Orson Welles
, ix, 30, 50, 152, 565

Uncle Tom’s Cabin
(Wright), 209, 542

United Artists film studios, 450

United Press Association (UPA), 492

United Productions (UP), 497, 539

universal focus, photographic, 502–3

Urban League, 553

Uruta, Chano, 528

Ustinov,
Peter,
Dear Me
, 425

Utopia Novelty Company, 7

Vakhtangov, Yevgeny, 513, 523, 543

Valentino, Rudolf, 385

Valley Forge
(Anderson), 424

Vandamm, photograph of Welles by, 150

Van Der Zee, James, 220

Van Shmus, 534

Van Valkenberg, Ellen, 19

Van Vorhees, 523

Variety
, 202, 337, 436, 449, 450, 548–9, 557

Vassar Women’s College, Experimental Theatre, 216, 306–7;
Houseman’s teaching job at, 306–7, 310, 333

vaudeville theatre, 217, 446–8, 450

Vega, Lope de, 344

Velazquez, Diego de, 135

Venice Theatre, New York,
The Cradle Will Rock
performed at, 296–8, 300, 301, 345

Verdi, Giuseppe, 23

Verne, Jules, 418

Victor, Lucia, 331

Victoria Regina
, 348

Victorville, Mankiewicz and Houseman write screenplay of
Citizen Kane
in, 488–9,
494, 515, 540

Vivian, Percy, 147

Vogue
, French, 7; Welles’s article in, 7, 10, 13

Voice of America, The
, Houseman appointed head of, 554–5

Wagner, Richard, 46, 241, 267, 429

Waldorf, Wilella, 146, 381

Walk Together Chillun!
(Wilson), 228

Walker, Margaret, 547

Walker, Vernon, 476, 521, 522, 523

Wallace, Edgar, 112

War of the Worlds, The
(H.G. Wells), 447,
451, 464; radio adaptation of, 124, 398–408, 409, 411, 418, 448, 490–1, 520; dispute over authorship of script, 406, 490–2, 517

Warfield, David, 181

Warner Brothers, 306, 382, 448

Warner, Jack, 472

Warrick, Ruth, 503, 506, 512, 520

Warring-Manley, Marian, 348–9, 351–2, 356

Washington DC, 423, 436–7

Washington School, Madison, 32, 34

Washington Square players, 311

Watch on the Rhine
, 552

Watson, Dudley Crafts, 31, 34, 49, 159

Watson, Mrs Dudley Crafts, 159, 163

Watts, Richard, 258, 264, 345, 410

Weavers, The
, 315

Webber, Andrew Lloyd, 253

Webster, Margaret, 177, 439

Weill, Kurt, 291

Weissberger, Arnold, 451, 459–60, 487, 517, 518, 520, 529, 534, 560

Weist, Dwight, 204, 205

Well, The
(Lope de Vega), 344

Welles,
Beatrice (
née
Ives: mother), 7–15, 58, 127, 205; Bernstein’s relationship with, 14, 20, 21, 27, 31, 63, 74; birth of son Orson, 10–12; calls herself Trixie Ives, 21; contracts jaundice, 28–9; death of (1924), 29, 30, 31, 62–3; elected Chairman of Kenosha Board of Education (1914), 9, 13; ill-health of, 27, 28–9; marriage to Richard (1903), 8; moves to Chicago, 15, 17, 19–20; musical activities/career,
9–10, 18, 19–20, 21, 22–3; Orson’s relationship with, 13, 22, 27, 30, 31, 52, 62–3, 431; separation from husband (1919), 21

Welles, Christopher (daughter), 364, 387, 489

Welles, George Orson, birth (1915) and childhood in Kenosha, 3, 19–14, 47; parents and family 4–10, 13, 14–15; appearance, 13, 66–7, 69, 71, 88, 150, 197, 204, 326, 341–2, 360, 363; moves to Chicago, 15, 17–20; verbal
precocity, 21–2, 32, 33; musical education and outings, 22–3, 30, 45; trips to Grand Detour, 23–7, 50–2; mother’s illness and death (1924), 27–30, 31, 62–3; hay fever and asthma, 28, 115, 360, 387; father’s relations with, 28, 30–2, 33, 34, 49–50, 52, 57–63, 128, 261, 431, 442–3, 447; sexuality, 31, 33, 37, 42–3, 65–7, 89, 98, 174, 206, 208, 227, 460; at Washington School, 32, 34; at Todd Seminary
(1926–31), 34–47, 52–4, 67–71, 75; personality, 41–2, 87, 88–9, 97, 107–8, 126, 149, 188, 198, 254–5, 267–8, 359–60, 363–4, 387, 412, 431–2, 576–7; theatrical activities at Todd, 44–7, 52–4, 57, 67–8, 70–1, 73; distinctive voice of, 44, 66, 87, 88, 171, 197–8, 200, 204–5, 276, 284, 304, 313, 338, 359, 373–4, 379, 411, 412; early travels abroad, 49–50, 54–7, 58–9, 60; death of his father (1930), 61–5;
Dr Bernstein becomes legal guardian of, 65;
The Book of Todd
edited by, 69–71; enrols at Chicago Art Institute, 72; inheritance from father, 74, 185, 437, 494–5; trip to Ireland (1931–2), 75–111; and Gate Theatre:
Jew Süss
and other plays, 84–107, 139; and Peacock Players, 102, 106;
Marching Song
, 115–21, 155, 465; stays at Lac du Flambeau, 115–17, 122;
Bright Lucifer’s
self-portrait of, 121–7,
209, 305, 465;
Everybody’s Shakespeare
(in collaboration with Hill), 127, 129, 134, 146, 154, 177–85, 223, 474; trip to Morocco and Spain (1933), 128–37; pulp fiction written by, 135–6; directs Todd Troupers in
Twelfth Night
, 137–8; meets Woollcott, 138–40;
Romeo and Juliet
tour with Cornell theatre company (1933–4), 140–54, 158, 185, 313; Todd/Woodstock Theatre Festival (1934), 155–76, 181; Virginia
Nicolson’s affair with, 162, 165, 174, 176; rejoins McClintic for New York run of
Romeo and Juliet
, 185–90, 195, 197, 198, 200; plays role of McGafferty in
Panic
, 197–8, 200–4, 212; Virginia’s marriage to, 198–9; ‘Voodoo’
Macbeth
(1935), 222–45, 249, 256, 259, 285, 305; Carter’s relationship with, 224–6, 227, 277–8; Project 891:250–87;
Horse Eats Hat
, 250–62, 263, 265, 266;
Ten Million Ghosts
, 262–4, 266;
Doctor Fanstus
(1937), 266–83, 284; alcohol consumption of, 283–4;
The Cradle Will Rock
, 287, 288–303, 304, 313; resigns from Project 891: 301;
The Second Hurricane
, 302–3;
Les Misérables
(radio play), 304–6, 320, 372; Virginia’s relationship with, 306–7, 347, 364, 459, 473; Mercury Theatre (1937–8), 308–417
passim; Julius Caesir
, 309–10, 313, 320, 321, 322–43, 346–7, 353, 355, 357–8,
448;
The Director in the Theatre Today
(leaflet), 313–19, 325, 392–3, 410; Mercury Theatre of the Air radio series, 336–7, 370–80, 387–9, 394, 417, 418’
Time
magazine’s profile of, 341, 359–60, 361; mistresses of, 347, 387; drops
The Duchess of Malfi
, 358–9; earnings of, 360–1;
Heartbreak House
, 362–6, 367, 368; birth of daughter Christopher, 364, 387; Sherman’s defection from Mercury, 368, 369;
Treasure Island
(radio), 374–5, 387–9;
Dracula
(radio), 375–6, 378–80, 388;
Too Much Johnson
, 380, 383–6, 389, 390, 392, 449; débâcle of
Danton’s Death
, 380, 383, 389–90, 399, 404, 406, 408–12, 413, 415;
The War of the Worlds
(radio), 399–408, 409, 411–12, 448; and dispute over authorship of script, 406, 490–2;
Campbell Playhouse
radio series, 408, 417, 418–23, 426, 445, 448, 460–3, 483, 489;
Rebecca
(radio), 419, 420–1, 422;
Five Kings
co-produced with Theatre Guild, 423–45, 447, 448, 451, 492; his dislike of Maurice Evans, 424–5; anecdotal filibustering technique of, 430; East 57th Street apartment, 431–2;
Green Goddess
vaudeville tour, 445–8; RKO film contract, and goes to Hollywood, 451–3, 457–539; breakdown of marriage, 459, 489;
Heart of Darkness
(unfilmed screenplay), 463–72,
476–7, 480, 481, 487, 501, 503, 504, 558; Dolores Del Rio’s relationship with, 472–3, 527–8, 529, 561;
The Smiler with a Knife
(unfilmed screenplay), 477, 480–1, 485, 487; partnership with Houseman breaks up, 477–80; Mankiewicz’s relations with, 482–4, 488–9, 517–19;
Citizen Kane
, 484–9, 491, 493–539, 548–50, 552, 555–75, 577–8; divorced from Virginia, 489; lecture tours, 489–90, 492–3, 520–1;
United Productions set up, 497, 539; Greg Toland’s work as cameraman with, 499–502, 505, 506, 507, 508–9, 510, 515;
Santa
(unfilmed screenplay), 528–9; his article attacking producers in
The Stage
, 536–8;
Native Son
, 540–54;
His Honor the Mayor
(radio), 555–7; FBI opens file on, 537; ill-health of, 560–1; premières of
Citizen Kane
, 561–2; and Oscar nominations, 577–8;
see also
Bernstein; film
work; Hill; Houseman; radio work

Welles, Gideon, 163

Welles, Richard Head, Senior (father), 4–5, 6–8, 10, 11, 13, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30–1, 37, 49–52, 57–63, 151, 261, 493; alcoholism, 15, 21, 33, 50, 51, 52, 57, 58–62, 442–3; birth of son Orson, 10–12; death and funeral of (1930), 61–5; marriage to Beatrice, 8; moves to Chicago, 15, 17, 20–1; Orson’s relationship with, 28, 30–2, 33, 34, 49–50,
52, 57–63, 128; separated from Beatrice, 21; Sheffield House Hotel bought by, 50–2, 57; son Richard certified insane by, 58; travels abroad with Orson, 49–50, 54–7, 58–9; will, 73–4

Welles, Richard, Junior (brother), 8, 10, 12, 15, 23, 27, 63, 81, 119; attends Todd Seminary for Boys, 12, 15, 34; certified insane and incarcerated in Kanakee sanatorium, 58, 74; expelled from Todd Seminary, 27,
28, 34, 58; inheritance from father, 73–4

Welles, Rudolph (uncle), 6

Welles, Virginia (
née
Nicolson: first Mrs Welles), 162, 165, 174, 176, 198, 199, 208, 209, 222, 225, 254, 270, 271, 273, 285, 346, 384, 533; birth of Christopher, 364; breakdown of marriage, 459, 473; divorce, 489; marriage (1934), 198–9; pregnancy, 347; second marriage to Charles Lederer, 530; Welles’s relationship with,
306–7, 347, 364, 459, 473

Wells, H.G., 520;
The War of the Worlds
, 124, 398–408, 409, 411, 418, 520

Wells, Orson (‘Circumnavigation’), 10–11

Wells, Richard (grandfather), 6

What Price Glory?
, 332

Wheelock, Ward, 461–2, 468, 489

Wheldon, Huw, 49, 568

Whipple, Sidney, 409, 414, 415, 551

White Horse Inn, The
, 241

Whitman, Walt, 255

Whom the Gods Destroy
(film),
175

Wickes, Mary, 391, 393, 415

Wilde, Oscar, xiv, 14

Wilder, Thornton, 138–9, 140, 144, 146, 153, 175, 179, 198, 418, 427, 556;
The Long Christmas Dinner
, 504;
Our Town
, 427, 445

Wilkerson, William (of
The Hollywood Reporter
), 472

Williams, Big Boy, 460

Williams, E.L., 4

Wilson, Frank, 228

Wilson, Richard, 346, 357, 428

Wiman, Dwight Deere, 117–18

Windsor
Theatre, New York, 345, 357

Wings Over Europe
, 45, 52, 484

Wise, Robert, 523

Witham, Barry, 299, 300

Witsen, Leo van, 383, 396

Woititz, Janet, 59

Wolfit, Donald, 110, 147

Woman Killed with Kindness, A
(Heywood), 349

Woodstock, 53, 115, 117, 118, 155, 198, 362, 484; Opera House, 47, 121, 155, 161, 162, 164, 165, 181; Summer Theatre Festival (1934), 155–76, 181, 185,
267, 344

Woodward, Ellen, 299, 300

Woollcott, Alexander, 55, 139–40, 144, 146, 153, 437, 481, 532

Worklight Theatre, 308, 344;
The Cradle Will Rock
, revived by, 344–6, 356

Works Progress Administration (WPA), 239, 247, 265, 282, 294–301, 309

Woyzeck
(Büchner), 390, 540

Wray, Fay, 472

Wren, P.C.,
Bean Geste
, 445

Wright, Richard,
Native Son
, 540–8, 550–4;
Uncle Tom’s
Cabin
, 209, 542

Writers’ Union, 211

Withering Heights
(film), 499

Wyatt, Eustace, 363, 428

Wyler, William, 452, 458, 500

Wylie, Max, 372

Yates, Clarence, 219

Yeats, Jack B, 82

Yeats, W.B., 83, 90, 93, 101, 429

Yellow Jack
, 186

Yiddish Art Theatre, New York, 210, 325, 352

Yokel, Alex, 357

York Mystery Circle, 344

Young, Stark, 150, 270, 275, 276,
282, 338, 339, 551, 552

Yule’s Bain Wagon Company, 4

Zatkin, Nathan, 197, 204, 207

Ziegfeld, Florenz, 210

Zolotow, Sam, 408

Zorina, Vera, 378

Zorn, George, 333, 344

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