 Orson Welles in Macbeth (1948). |
 Young Orson and his dog Caesar. |
 Orson Welles (third from left) at the Todd School. |
 Julius Caesar (1928). Brutus and Cassius (Welles). |
 Winter of Discontent (1930). Welles as Richard Plantaganet. |
 Welles's sketch of himself standing before the Gate Theatre in Dublin (1931). |
 Welles's sketch of himself as scene painter at the Peacock Theatre (1931). |
 Twelfth Night (1932). Welles as Malvolio. |
 Twelfth Night (1932). Welles's "storybook" set. |
 Hamlet (1934). Hamlet (Michael MacLiammoir), Gertrude (Lois Prussing), and Claudius (Welles). |
 Opening night at the Lafayette (April 14, 1936). |
 Macbeth (1936). Macbeth (Jack Carter) and Lady Macbeth (Edna Thomas). |
 Macbeth (1936). Jack Carter (Macbeth) and Edna Thomas (Lady Macbeth) |
 Macbeth (1936). Macbeth (Jack Carter) and two Murderers |
 Macbeth (1936). Hecate (Eric Burroughs). |
 Macbeth (1936). Malcolm (Wardell Saunders), Macduff (Maurice Ellis), and Ross (Thomas Anderson). |
 Macbeth (1936). |
 Macbeth (1936). Malcolm takes the throne. |
 Orson Welles and John Houseman. |
 Julius Caesar (1937). Caesar (Joseph Holland) far right, Brutus (Welles) second from the right, Publius (Joseph Cotton) far left, and Cassius (Martin Gabel) third from the left. |
 Julius Caesar (1937). Cassius (Martin Gabel) and Brutus (Welles). |
 Julius Caesar (1937). Brutus (Welles) and Portia (Muriel Brassler). |
 Julius Caesar (1937). Brutus (Welles) confronts Marc Antony (George Coulouris). |
 Julius Caesar (1937). Marc Anthony (George Coulouris) standing over the body of Caesar (Joseph Holland). |
 Julius Caesar (1937). Marc Anthony (George Coulouris) exhorts the mob. |
 Julius Caesar (1937). The mob confronts Cinna the Poet (Norman Lloyd). |
 Five Kings (1938). Revolving stage design: First position. London Street with Palace and Boar's Head Tavern. |
 Five Kings (1938). Revolving stage design: Second position. Palace chamber. |
 Five Kings (1938). Palace chamber set. Hotspur (John Emery), The King (Morris Ankrum), Northumberland (Erskine Sanford) and others. |
 Five Kings (1938). Falstaff (Welles) and Prince Hal (Burgess Meredith). |
 Five Kings (1938). Revolving stage design: Final position. French King's Palace. |
 Macbeth (1947). |
 Macbeth (1947). Welles and the three witches. |
 Othello (1951). Costume design for Othello (Welles). |
 Othello (1951). Costume design for Desdemona (Gudrun Ure, aka Ann Gaudrun). |
 Othello (1951). Set design for Council Chamber. |
 King Lear (1956). Welles as King Lear. |
 Chimes at Midnight (stage, 1960). Welles (in costume as Falstaff) visited by Laurence Olivier in Dublin. |
 Welles's sketch of the young Will Shakespeare. |
 Welles with his friend and co-author, Roger Hill. |
 Julius Caesar. Welles's sketch of Brutus and Cassius. |
 Julius Caesar. Welles's sketch of Caesar and Calpurnia. |
 Julius Caesar. Welles's sketch of the murder of Caesar. |
 Julius Caesar. Welles's sketch of Marc Anthony exhorting the mob. |
 Welles in the studio. |
 The Merchant of Venice. Welles's sketch of Shylock and Jessica. |
 The Merchant of Venice. Welles's sketch of Portia. |
 Twelfth Night. Welles's sketch of Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek. |
 Twelfth Night. Welles's sketch of Viola. |
 Twelfth Night. Welles's sketch of Malvolio and Olivia. |
 Macbeth. Sketch of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth by unknown artist. |
 Macbeth. Sketch of Macbeth after the murder by unknown artist. |
 Macbeth. Sketch of the three witches by unknown artist. |
 The Sealtest Program (1941). Welles appearing with John Barrymore and host Rudy Vallee. |
 Macbeth (1948). Macbeth (Welles) and Lady Macbeth (Jeanette Nolan). |
 Macbeth (1948). Macbeth (Welles) and Lady Macbeth (Jeanette Nolan). |
 Macbeth (1948). The two murderers (Brainerd Duffield and William Alland) and Macbeth (Welles). |
 Macbeth (1948). |
 Othello (1952). Orson Welles as Othello. |
 Othello (1952). Othello (Welles) and Iago (Micheal MacLiammoir). |
 Othello (1952). Othello (Welles) and Desdemona (Suzanne Cloutier). |
 Othello (1952). Othello (Welles) and Iago (Micheal MacLiammoir). |
 Othello (1952). Roderigo (Robert Coote) and Iago (Micheal MacLiammoir). |
 Othello (1952). Othello (Welles) and Desdemona (Suzanne Cloutier). |
 King Lear (1953). Cordelia (Natasha Parry) with King Lear (Welles) in the background. |
 King Lear (1953). Orson Welles as King Lear. |
 King Lear (1953). |
 King Lear (1953). Cordelia (Natasha Parry) and King Lear (Welles). |
 Chimes at Midnight (1966). Falstaff (Welles) and Justice Shallow (Alan Webb). |
 Chimes at Midnight (1966). Prince Hal (Keith Baxter). |
 Chimes at Midnight (1966). Orson Welles as Sir John Falstaff. |
 Chimes at Midnight (1966). |
 Chimes at Midnight (1966). King Henry IV (John Gielgud) and Prince Hal (Keith Baxter). |
 Chimes at Midnight (1966). A shot from one of Welles's high-energy battle scenes. |
 Chimes at Midnight (1966). Peto, Falstaff (Welles), Mistress Quickly (Margaret Rutherford), and Doll Tearsheet (Jeanne Moreau). |
 Chimes at Midnight (1966). Doll Tearsheet (Jeanne Moreau) and Falstaff (Welles). |
 Chimes at Midnight (1966). Falstaff (Welles) and Prince Hal (Keith Baxter). |
 Chimes at Midnight (1966). Falstaff (Welles) confronts Henry V within the cathedral. |
 Chimes at Midnight (1966). Falstaff (Welles) faces banishment from his "Jove". |
 I Love Lucy (1956). Welles reciting from Romeo and Juliet. |
 Laugh-in (1968). Welles guest starring with Lily Tomlin. |
Original material © 2000 by Clark J. Holloway.