{"product_id":"orson-welles-volume-2-hello-americans-9780140275179","title":"Orson Welles, Volume 2: Hello Americans","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Unfailingly intelligent and well written . . . Vivid and three-dimensional.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first volume of Simon Callow's magisterial biography of Orson Welles was praised as a \"splendidly entertaining, definitive work\" by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. Now, this eagerly anticipated second volume examines the years following \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e up to the time of \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e, in which Welles's Hollywood film career unraveled. In close and colorful detail, Callow offers a scrupulous analysis of the factors involved, revealing the immense and sometimes self-defeating complexities of Welles's temperament as well as some of the monstrous personalities with whom he had to contend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Callow is an actor, director, and writer. He has appeared on the stage and in many films, including \u003ci\u003eFour Weddings and a Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include \u003ci\u003eOrson Welles: The Road to Xanadu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrson Welles: One-Man Band\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShooting the Actor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBeing an Actor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459937833234,"sku":"9780140275179","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_89bf0dda-d286-484c-9efe-fb7c490baa06.jpg?v=1730016578","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/orson-welles-volume-2-hello-americans-9780140275179","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}