Joseph McBride's new book

[Glenn Anders]

Yes, Gordon, it is in stores, and as Tony (I believe) informed us, it is on Amazon. I tried to comment on it there, but I don't have the clout.

It is a very personal, informative book, especially for anyone interested in THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND.

Glenn

[Cole]

I fully agree with the MacLiammoir quotation above. It's actually longer in "This is Orson Welles":

"Orson's courage, like everything else about him, imagination, egotism, generosity, ruthlessness, forbearance, impatience, sensitivity, grossness and vision is magnificently out of proportion."

That was Welles in a nutshell. (A very large nutshell.)

[Christopher]

I would leave out "ruthlessness." Welles could be very singleminded about achieving what was important to him, but ruthlessness was not in his makeup.

MacLiammoir, a very flamboyant and theatrical person who lived on the edge of hysteria and was himself "magnificently out of proportion," did not altogether approve of Welles. In his published memoirs, his descriptions of the young Welles at the Gate Theatre in Dublin are unnecessarily harsh and at times even vicious.

[tonyw]

My review of McBride's book is now in new issue of the non-fiction section of The November 3rd Literary Club.com

[Christopher]

Tony,

Please post the web site of The Literary Club so that we can read your review of McBride's book. Thanks. (I tried to Google it and got nowhere.)

[tonyw]

Try "The November 3rd Club.com.

It is available on Netscape and Yahoo so the "Literary" may have got in the way.

[NoFake]

The Washington Post has just come out with a two-fer: a comparative review of both the McBride and the Callow: Washington Post revew

[Glenn Anders]

Thank you, NoFake. Mr. Mathews' review is fairest and most comprehensive of the reviews I've read of the two books.

Glenn

[NoFake]

My pleasure, Glenn. I agree, and was pleasantly surprised by the review's evenhandedness; no apparent agendas here (a rarity where Welles is concerned). I must say, though, that I have a quibble with the closing line: even death has not ended Welles' ability to surprise us. (To which Wellesnet is a vital testament! :;): )