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'An Evening with Orson Welles' stars on a break, 1950

By Joe Gromeslki
Published: August 7, 2012
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 Gerald Waller  ©Stars and Stripes
Frankfurt, Germany, August, 1950: The three stars of "An Evening with Orson Welles," a 2½- hour show that was drawing crowds of Americans and Germans to the theater at the Frankfurt Zoo, take a break. From left are 22-year-old Eartha Kitt, who went on to become one of America's top singers and actresses; the great Irish actor Micheal MacLiammoir; and Orson Welles, best known as producer, director and star of the 1941 film classic, "Citizen Kane."

RELATED MATERIAL:
Stars and Stripes' 1950 review of "An Evening with Orson Welles."

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