You be the Judge:Orson Welles a killer? Author Mary Pacios thought so, accusing Welles of having committed Hollywood's notorious Black Dahlia murder in 1947.
According to The Sunday Times' John Harlow: "Welles was said to disappear for days with unknown women, but after January, 1947, his behaviour became even more eccentric. On the day the victim's clothes were sent to the newspaper, he applied for a pass to visit local mortuaries."
"A few weeks later, he abruptly left Hollywood, leaving behind his most precious possessions... He did not return for 10 years."
Among his 'most precious possessions'? A collection of prosthetic noses.
[The Welles family denounced the allegations as a "sick joke."]
Welles, Orson (1915-1985) American actor, director, writer, and producer [noted for his production of such radio shows as "The March of Time," "The Shadow," and "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" (famous for its broadcast version of "The War of the Worlds"); his roles in such
films as The Third Man (1949), The Long Hot Summer (1958), Compulsion (1959), Crack in the Mirror (1960), A Man for All Seasons (1966), Is Paris Burning? (1966), Casino Royale (1967), Oedipus the King (1968), Catch-22 (1970), Waterloo (1971), Treasure Island (1972), and Voyage of the Damned (1976); and for his direction of such films as Citizen Kane (1942), The Stranger (1946), The Lady From Shanghai (1948), Macbeth (1948), A Touch of Evil (1958), and The Trial (1963)]
[Sources: John Harlow, The Sunday Times of London; Mary Pacios, Childhood Shadows]More Orson Welles anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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