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Deirdre

...said Orson Welles.
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Philip Banks · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:15 pm Post subject:

As the engineer I would have left him to it. Orson Welles had a talent and status that entitled him to a degree of respect, it gave him no right to be an arrogant, ill mannered bully.

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And what did he want with Mrs. Rogers, one wonders......

COURVO · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject:

DB,
Where'd you find that? In the "RoseBud" file?

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Frank F · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:30 pm Post subject:

Orson Wells was well known for doing a read ONLY ONCE. He did not do again, period.

Mrs. Rogers was Orson's personal and only prodcuer for many years. The "Engineer" in this case was immediatly fired. Mr. Wells left the studio after speaking with Mrs. Rogers, and did not finish the recording for three months, and with another Engineeer of HIS choosing.

Would that it be that I could have enough moxie to do that... "one more word out of you and you go..." I could have used that line today, about five times...

For the well known wine commercial in his later years..."we will serve no wine before it's time...", Orson ad-libbed the line... liked it so much that he refused to read the real copy... the rest is history...

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marko · Guest

That is priceless!

I had also heard that he was drunk as hell most of the time during the wine commercials.

Perhaps he was a method actor?

nick reed · Guest

Whew... Dee, what a relief... at first I thought that you were talking to me!

Philip Banks · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:13 pm Post subject:

Welles "One more word and out you go!"

Engineer "Permit me several and the pleasure of using the Neumann U87 on you as a suppository".

PJHawke · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:44 am Post subject:

Christopher French · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject:

Okay, Orson Wells was a great actor, and he even did good in all those Perry Mason movies in the late 80s. . .(okay, yes, I know it was Raymond Burr, but by that time, who could tell the difference?). . .but he didn't have to be such a pringle about the engineer wanting a clean take.
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Christopher French · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:04 pm Post subject:

I just played the Orson Wells thing for Jen and she said this. . ."That sucked. . .and the practical joke on Halloween wasn't too funny either."
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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:52 pm Post subject:

Somebody throw me a clue line.

What about Hallowe'en?
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brianforrester · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject:

Deebs...

I think Chris is referring to the "War of the Worlds" braodcast, although I didn't think that it was halloween.... nope just checked, it was October 30th 1938... unless of course halloween used to be a day early Wink

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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject:

Ahh.

My Orson Welles history is not terribly keen-- obviously.
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Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:32 pm Post subject:

>>it was October 30th 1938... unless of course halloween used to be a day early

and it IS a day early in Utah when Halloween (or, really, most any holiday) falls on a Sunday. Some take to posting signs on their front door stating that trick-or-treaters ought to return the next day...on HALLOWEEN
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