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Actor: Citizen Kane. Born in Delmar, DE, William Alland began his show-biz career as an actor with a semi-professional Baltimore troupe.
- January 1, 1
- Delmar, Delaware, USA
- January 1, 1
- Long Beach, California, USA
Alland entered films as an actor, perhaps best remembered as the reporter Jerry Thompson, who investigates the life of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane in Orson Welles's Citizen Kane (1941). He also directed the film Look in Any Window .
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed by, produced by, and starring Orson Welles. Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz wrote the screenplay. The picture was Welles's first feature film. Citizen Kane is frequently cited as the greatest film ever made.
THOMPSON: He [Kane] had a gift for friendship such as few men have—he broke his oldest friend's heart like you'd throw away a cigarette you were through with. More than anyone in the movie, Thompson understands the different ways that Kane was both great and horrible, admirable and despicable.
William Alland. Actor: Citizen Kane. Born in Delmar, DE, William Alland began his show-biz career as an actor with a semi-professional Baltimore troupe.
- March 4, 1916
- November 11, 1997
Thompson (William Alland)’s timeline and summary in Citizen Kane. Get a summary of everything Thompson (William Alland) does throughout Citizen Kane.
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Oct 13, 1991 · The Complete Citizen Kane: With Orson Welles, William Alland, Micheál MacLiammóir, Miriam Geiger. A closer look at Citizen Kane and the stories behind this cinematic milestone that became one of the greatest films of all time.
