Welles mss. III, 1941-1958
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
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Creator
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985.
TitleWelles mss. III,1941-1958
Collection No.
LMC 2879
Extent
4 items
Language
Materials are in
English.
Abstract
The Welles mss. III, 1941-1958, consist of three original screenplays and one original play script by actor, writer, director,
and producer Orson Welles.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
George Orson Welles, named for his parents' friend George Ade, was born on May 6, 1915, in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
A child prodigy aided and encouraged by guardian Maurice Bernstein and teacher Roger Hill, Welles had
considerable writing and acting experience before the age of twenty. Through the years this multi-talented
artist has acted and directed on the stage, in radio, film and television; has made several recordings; has
authored plays, film scripts, and a newspaper column; and, as a political activist, contributed considerable
energy to the 1944 presidential campaign in support of Franklin Roosevelt.
Scope and Content Note
Welles mss. III, 1941-1958, consists of Welles' personal 3rd revised final shooting script for
Citizen Kane, which has been heavily annotated and signed by the principal cast members;
his personal typed and hand-annotated manuscript for a proposed television adaptation of
Citizen Kane
from the 1950s, which includes directing notes; Welles' personal stage play script for
Moby Dick—Rehearsed, containing pencil annotations in Welles' hand throughout;
and Welles' personal, multi-color revision Final Screenplay for
"Badge of Evil,"
the working title for
Touch of Evil, dated January 24, 1957.
Related Material
Welles mss. and Welles mss. II also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 2016
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Welles mss. III, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Box 1
Moby Dick-Rehearsed. A play by Orson Welles. Script.
[1955]
Badge of Evil [Touch of Evil]. Screenplay.
January 24, 1957
Citizen Kane. 3rd Revised Final Shooting Script.
July 16, 1940
Citizen Kane. Script for Proposed Television Adaptation.
[1950s]
