About Orson: Essays From Roundtable Pictures

by Lars Trodson

A series of essays about Orson Welles from the writers at www.roundtablepictures.com. These essays bring new insight into several different aspects of Welles' career, including debunking established thinking about whether "Rosebud" is so significant and what exactly was the inspiration for the famous opening of "The War of the Worlds" radio broadcast. These essays focus on the artist, not the myths.

43 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 5, 2011

About the author

Born in Providence, educated at Providence Country Day School and Muhlenberg College. Formerly employed at The Pawtucket Evening Times, The Woonsocket Call, The Portsmouth Herald, Irving Oil, and currently the editor of The Block Island Times. Blogger, award-winning filmmaker. Now writing the third installment of the Langley Calhoun series of psychological mysteries.