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Both Orson Welles and Herman J. Mankievicz wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane.
Citizen Kane, by Orson Welles.
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Both Orson Welles (who was also director and producer of the same film) and Herman J. Mankiewicz wrote the screenplay for "Citizen Kane".
Orson Welles for "Citizen Kane."
"Citizen Kane" (1941).
Orson Welles plays Charles Foster Kane (and directs the film), and Agnes Moorehead plays Mary Kane, his mother.
In addition to producing, co-writing and directing Citizen Kane, Orson Welles starred in the film in the role of Charles Foster Kane. Kane was a character based in part upon the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.
Orson Welles
Orson Wells starred in "Citizen Kane" in 1941.
He won one Oscar for Best Screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941).