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I was at the clapperboard for Orson Welles' drunk wine commercial (2021)

I also helped undress him so he could lie down

Though he directed, co-wrote and starred in Citizen Kane — often regarded as the greatest film ever made — at just 25 years old, his career after that was famously tumultuous. I then turned to the director and one of the men from the agency, and we all agreed there was no production here, so I sent everyone to lunch and asked the owner of the mansion — a very nice lady — if we could bed down Orson for a couple of hours. Brian VanHooker is a staff writer at MEL specializing in pop culture, food (especially pizza) and long form oral histories.

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