Orson Welles had an undeniable Los Angeles presence and a considerable participation in celluloid noir. He was associated with several Hollywood notables mentioned in NLA, e.g., Rita Hayworth and Delores Del Rio. Had a lengthy "spat" with a publisher named Hearst, who has also received NLA attention. Orson probably knew the inside of most eateries featured in NLA and then there are the stories about his passion for Pink's on La Brea that may have contributed to his demise in '85.
FWIW, here are a couple of photos circa 1940 of Orson's office. The source provides minimal information, but because the photos are categorized as part of "homes and haunts" this may be a residential office. Since a residential ceiling sprinkler system is uncommon, this is more likely in a hotel or other commercial setting, e.g., studio digs. Bear in mind that C.Kane was not released until '41.
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Susan Alexander?
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Orson and Rita
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Quote:
May 6, 1943: Orson Welles leaves his Army physical after being rejected for military service and given a 4-F draft status. Welles was facing public criticism for not entering military service during World War II.
The next morning, the Los Angeles Times reported:
Orson Welles, even in his bare pelt as he was yesterday for an uncomfortable hour, is a mercurial young man.
He’s also 4-F in the draft because, at the end of his period of nakedness in the presence of Army sawbones at the induction station in the Pacific Electric Building, he was rejected for military service.
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Orson Welles was publicly hounded to enlist by the powerful Hearst newspapers, still angered by his production of “Citizen Kane,” clearly based on a thinly veiled portrayal of media mogul William Randolph Hearst. At his physical, he is classified 4-F, unfit for military service because of a variety of medical ailments.
Full story here: http://framework.latimes.com/2011/09...ected-by-army/
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