Orson Welles items fetch $180,000 at auction

The auction of Orson Welles’ personal belongings drew large bids this weekend. Sixty-seven lots fetched $180,000 at Heritage Auctions on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. Many items sold for far more than the pre-auction estimates. Two dozen pages of scripts for the 1941 masterpiece Citizen Kane went for $15,000; Welles’ 16mm Bell & Howell […]

Beatrice Welles interview – Part 2: Orson Welles early ‘autobiography’ found, art exhibit planned, ‘Othello’ on Blu-ray, and fate of ‘Chimes at Midnight’

By RAY KELLY Beatrice Welles’ decision to put more than 70 items belonging to her late father, Orson Welles, on the auction block later this month drew national attention when it was announced Monday. Most of the items were found in two trunks, which had been left unopened for nearly 50 years. She detailed the […]

Beatrice Welles putting Orson Welles’ camera, scripts on auction block

Updated: Beatrice Welles granted an extensive interview to Wellesnet. It will be featured on this site in the near future. A glimpse of it can be found here in an article written for MassLive and The Republican. ____________ Beatrice Welles, the youngest daughter of the late Orson Welles , is putting more than 70 of […]