By RAY KELLY
Beatrice Welles took to Twitter on Monday to respond to comments GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump made about her father, Orson Welles, and his cinematic legacy.
An article published by Bloomberg on Thursday, quoted Trump as saying, “I loved Orson Welles. He was totally f–ked up. He was a total mess. But think of his wives. Think of his hits. He was like this great genius that after 26, never did it. He became totally impossible. He thought everybody was a moron, everybody was this, everybody was that; if he had a budget he’d exceed it by 20 times and destroy everything. He became impossible. I loved that.”
In response, the filmmaker’s youngest daughter tweeted on Monday: “The self-destructive wastrel lie refuses to die. My father made great films after CITIZEN KANE that @realDonaldTrump has obviously missed! … Hey @realDonaldTrump, check out CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT, MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, TOUCH OF EVIL, OTHELLO – just for starters #orsonwelles.”
Reached for comment, Beatrice Welles told Wellesnet that she found Trump’s remarks to be both ill-informed and foolish.
“Never mind the inaccuracies and that what he is saying is so wrong – the rest of it is stupid,” she said. “Why mention his wives? He’s talking about his films and then he brings up his wives? It’s just so stupid.”
The self-destructive wastrel lie refuses to die. My father made great films after CITIZEN KANE that @realDonaldTrump has obviously missed!
— Bibina (@BibiWelles) June 13, 2016
Hey @realDonaldTrump, check out CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT, MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, TOUCH OF EVIL, OTHELLO – just for starters #orsonwelles
— Bibina (@BibiWelles) June 13, 2016
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