The Fabulous Orson Welles by Peter Noble

jaime marzol · Post by **jaime marzol** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:34 pm

you can get noble's book from the public library, i did, and it was not a very interesting read. full of information from newspaper stories of the 30s and 40s, and we know how innacurate they are

Wilson · Post by **Wilson** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:35 pm

For some reason I can't recall, I have two copies of the Noble book, and it's entertaining enough, though it isn't much for critical appraisals of any of Welles' work. If you like anecdotal material, it's worth a look. It has a few pictures I haven't seen elsewhere as well. It's a book in Welles' corner, from what I remember.

Christopher · Post by **Christopher** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:30 pm

Thanks, everyone, for your feedback on Peter Noble's THE FABULOUS ORSON WELLES. I've decided to add it to my library.

Christopher · Post by **Christopher** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:53 pm

I just finished reading Peter Noble's THE FABULOUS ORSON WELLES and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There are lots of personal tidbits not found in the other biographies. Noble's biography goes up to the year 1955-56, when Welles was only 40, so there is none of the "a genius who didn't fulfill his potential" crap that is found in some of the biographies written later on. Noble also knew Welles personally and spent considerable time with him -- not always the case in the burgeoning realm of Welles's soothsayers and biographers.