It seems fitting that the way in which Orson Welles described Alexander Woollcott is the same way many who knew Welles would have described him.

That’s going to bring our look at Orson Welles’ radio career to a close. We’ve now covered Mr. Welles in long form three times — in episodes 79, 104, and now 141. We also covered his time as The Shadow in depth in episode 131.

Is this the last time we focus on Orson Welles? That remains to be seen, but next month on Breaking Walls we’ll move to NBC where we’ll focus on one of the more underrated detective shows of the mid-1950s.

That show? Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator.

The reading material used in today’s episode was:

• A Book by Desi Arnaz

• Citizen Welles by Frank Brady

• This is Orson Welles by Welles and Peter Bogdanovich

• On the Air — By John Dunning

• Discovering Orson Welles by Jonathan Rosenbaum

• Orson Welles on the Air, at OrsonWelles.Indiana.edu

• Wellesnet.com.

As well as articles from:

• Broadcasting Magazine

•Life Magazine

On the interview front:

•Orson Welles was with BBC’s Monitor, Peter Bogdonavich, Dick Cavett, Michael Parkinson, and Dinah Shore.

• Harry Alan Towers spoke with Sheridan Morley and the BBC.

• Joseph Cotton was with Chuck Schaden. Hear the full chat at SpeakingofRadio.com.

• Jeanette Nolan was with SPERDVAC, the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety, and Comedy. For more information, please go to SPERDVAC.com

•Lurene Tuttle spoke with Same Time, Same Station in 1972.

Selected music featured in today’s episode was:

• Wilderness Trail — By Walter Scharf for National Geographic

• Irish & Celtic Waltz — By The Irish & Celtic Folk Wanderers

• The Colorado Trail, Op. 28 Fantaisie for Harp — By Elizabeth Hainen

• Seance on a Wet Afternoon — By John Barry

Breaking Walls Episode 142 will spotlight William Gargan and Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator. This episode will be available beginning August 1st, 2023 everywhere you get your podcasts, and at TheWallBreakers.com.

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