noun
United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
• Syn: ↑Orson Welles, ↑George Orson Welles
• Instance Hypernyms:
↑actor, ↑histrion, ↑player, ↑thespian, ↑role player, ↑film maker, ↑filmmaker, ↑film producer, ↑movie maker
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/welz/, n.
1. (George) Orson, 1915-85, U.S. actor, director, and producer.
2. Gideon, 1802-78, U.S. journalist, legislator, and government official: Secretary of the Navy 1861-69.
3. Sumner, 1892-1961, U.S. diplomat and government official.
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[welz](George) Orson (1915 - 85), U.S. movie director and actor. His realistic radio dramatization in 1938 of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds persuaded many listeners that a Martian invasion was really happening. Notable movies: Citizen Kane (Academy Award for best screenplay, 1941), The Lady from Shanghai (1948), and The Third Man (1949)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.