Orson Welles Radio Quiz

topic posted Mon, June 19, 2006 - 2:29 PM by  Mad
i posted this on the orson welles tribe (please feel free to join us), but thought i'd post it here as well. answers friday.

1) name two radio plays in which orson plays more than one roll.

2) name two of orson's radio sponsors.

3) at the end of the campbell playhouse version of rebecca, featuring margaret sullivan as mrs. max dewinter, there is a very special guest. who is it?

4) what husband and wife provided the music (husband) and scripts (wife) for some of orson's finest radio work, most notably the hitchhiker and the search for henri le fevre?

5) among the actors who played shrevey the cab driver on the shadow, one went on to become a famous cartoon voice. can you name him (7 points) and the character he played (3 points).

6) why doth orson ramble?

7) in what show did orson portray famous historical figures of the day, including the dionne quintuplets?

8) what famous comedian's show did orson guest host when said comedian came down with pneumonia?

9) At one point in his career, orson was appearing simultaneously on radio and on broadway. how did he get from his broadcast to the theatre?

10) what stalwart mercury player went on to play lt. tragg on perry mason? (he also played boss jim geddes in citizen kane)
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