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Orson Welles

voc, 1915-1985 US, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Producer of Spoken Word and Soundtrack
A.k.a. George Orson Welles

Birth: May 6, 1915, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. Death: October 10, 1985, Los Angeles, California, USA, of a heart attack. Hugely influential and renown film actor/director/producer/screenwriter and all around provocateur. His voice and texts have been used in a variety of recordings.

     
Genres
  • Spoken Word
  • Soundtrack
  • Classical
Plays With
Orson Welles And The Mercury Theater On The Air
The Sexual Honky
Popular Tracks   
The Third Man Theme on The Best Of The Third Man by Orson Welles
The Lady From Shanghai - Please Don’T Kiss Me on Scores Of The Movies by Orson Welles
The War of the Worlds (The Original 1938 Broadcast) on The War of the Worlds by Orson Welles
The Gettysburg Address on A Lincoln Treasury by Various Artists
Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address on No Man Is an Island by Orson Welles
The Third Man - The “Harry Lime” Theme on Scores Of The Movies by Orson Welles
The Mercury Theatre on the Air Presents the War of the Worlds: The Original October 30, 1938 Broadcast on War of the Worlds - The Definitive 75th Anniversary Collection 1938-2013 by Orson Welles
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol by Orson Welles
War Of The Worlds - Original 1938 Radio Broadcasts (2011 Remastered Version) on War Of The Worlds - Original 1938 Radio Broadcasts by Orson Welles
The Third Man - Man Of Mystery (The 1952 Radio Broadcast) on The Best Of Radio Film Noir by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
A Few Moments Of Illusion In The High Old StyleBig Nemo In Arborland Starring Orson Welles2009Album
The 3rd ManOrson Welles2008Album
Orson Welles As The ShadowOrson Welles2008Album
Your Obedient ServantOrson Welles2008Compil.
ComedianOrson Welles2008Album
The Shadow: Rare Radio GemsOrson Welles, Margot Stevenson, Bill Johnstone, Marjorie Anderson2002Compil.
The Best Of Old Time Radio Starring Orson WellesOrson Welles2001Compil.
American Masters 2Walter Piston, Marc Blitzstein, Edward Burlingame Hill, Orson Welles, The Choral Art Society, Leonard Bernstein, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra2000Album
The Orson Welles CollectionOrson Welles1999Compil.
Julius Caesar (The Mercury Theatre Production) / Four Scenes From Richard II / The 'England' Speeches From Richard II And Henry VOrson Welles, William Shakespeare, Maurice Evans1999Album
The Shadow - Program 2Bill Johnstone, Agnes Moorehead, Orson Welles, Margot Stevenson1996Compil.
The Shadow - Program 5Orson Welles, Margot Stevenson, Bret Morrison, Gertrude Warner1996Album
The Shadow™: Original Radio BroadcastsOrson Welles1992Compil.
L'Île Au TrésorOrson Welles1990Album
I Know What It Is To Be Young (But You Don't Know What It Is To Be Old)Orson Welles1984Single
The Gift Of Christmas: Army Of The StarsJames Stewart And William Conrad, Greer Garson, Michael Landon, Orson Welles With The The Roger Wagner Chorale And The Sinfonia Orchestra1983Album
Bette/Orson/IngridBette Davis, Orson Welles, Ingrid Bergman1982Album
Donovan's BrainOrson Welles1980Album
Obediently YoursOrson Welles1980Album
Army Of StarsOrson Welles, The Roger Wagner Chorale And The Sinfonia Orchestra1979Album
More Of The ShadowOrson Welles1979Compil.
At Their BestOrson Welles & Helen Hayes1979Album
The Shadow Vol. 2Orson Welles1978Album
The Shadow Volume 4 Starring Orson Welles (Original Radio Broadcasts)Orson Welles, The Shadow Radio Program1978Album
SuspenseOrson Welles, Agnes Moorehead1978Album
Treasure IslandOrson Welles1978Album
The ShadowOrson Welles1977Album
The Shadow - Featuring Orson WellesOrson Welles, The Shadow Radio Program1976Album
The Shadow Featuring Orson WellesOrson Welles1976Compil.
The Late Great Planet EarthOrson Welles, Hal Lindsey, Dana Kaproff1976Album
DraculaOrson Welles1976Album
Great American DocumentsHenry Fonda, Helen Hayes, James Earl Jones, Orson Welles, Leonard Bernstein, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra1976Album
The Count Of Monte Cristo & The TrunkOrson Welles1975Album
Campbell's Playhouse Original Radio BroadcastOrson Welles, Orson Welles And The Mercury Theater On The Air, Mercury Radio Theater, Jackie Cooper1974Album
The Shadow (Original Radio Broadcasts Vol. 3)The Shadow Radio Program, Orson Welles1974Album
When Radio Was King! (The Shadow Knows...About Drug Pushers)Orson Welles1974Album
The Immortal Sherlock HolmesOrson Welles1974Album
2 Complete Radio DramasOrson Welles1973Album
The Shadow / Fibber McGee And MollyOrson Welles / Jim & Marian Jordan1973Album
Author's RoundtableEdith Locke And S. Kye Boult And Joanna Brown And Orson Welles1972Album
Song Of Myself From Leaves Of GrassWalt Whitman Read By Orson Welles1972Album
The Begatting Of The PresidentOrson Welles1969Album
The Begatting Of The PresidentOrson Welles1969Single
Original Soundtrack From Jack Le Vien's Production Of The Finest HoursOrson Welles, Patrick Wymark & Ron Grainer1964Album
The Finest HoursWinston Churchill, Orson Welles And Patrick Wymark1964Single
Le ProcèsOrson Welles1962Album
Two Favorite Stories: The Small One / The Happy PrinceBing Crosby, Orson Welles1962Album
The Happy Prince & The Small OneBing Crosby - Orson Welles1949Album
The Happy PrinceBing Crosby, Orson Welles1946Album
No Man Is An IslandOrson Welles1946Album
Courtroom Scene From CompulsionOrson WellesSingle
The Three Greatest Hours Of Mystery Madness And Suspense!Robert Taylor, Peter Lorre, Orson Welles, Vincent Price, Ida LupinoAlbum
The Finest Hours (Biography Of Winston Churchill)Orson Welles And Patrick WymarkSingle
Shakespeare - Julius CaesarOrson WellesAlbum
The Chase 3Marty Roth, Orson Welles, Sidney SheldonAlbum
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