On today's show, Lady P chats with author, Patrick McGilligan, about his latest biography, Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane.

According to McGilligan, it was a mixture of fate and pedigree that lead Orson Welles into life of creative endeavor. McGilligan goes into detail about Orson's childhood in Kenosha, Wisconsin - including his early notoriety as "child-genius" and his pre-adolescent enthusiasm for the arts. He also delves into Welles' family lineage, and the role his biological and adoptive parents played in the shaping of Orson's gifts. And of course, McGilligan talks about Orson's multiple career triumphs, up to and including, CITIZEN KANE.