Orson Welles' Oscar to be auctioned again
The long-suffering Oscar Orson Welles, awarded the Famed Cinematographer for the screenplay for Citizen Kane will be put up for auction again. This is reported by The Hollywood Reporter. Promotional House " Nate D. Sanders " will present the golden statuette to collectors of Hollywood artifacts on December 20 in Los Angeles. Recall that Wells received his `` Oscar '' in 1942. Further, the traces of the award are lost, and it again comes into view only in 1994, nine years after the death of the director, when a certain cinematographer, who claimed that Wells paid him with his statuette for some work, put it up for auction. p> As a result of a protracted legal process, in which the American Film Academy also took part, Orson Welles' daughter won the return of the award, but then in turn sold it in 2003. The new owner was the Dax Foundation, which in the same way got rid of the commemorative award in 2007 year. Who bought it then is unknown. The buyer chose to remain anonymous. The initial cost of the artifact is about 60 thousand dollars. The organizers of the auction expect that it could grow to a million. The initial cost of the artifact is about 60 thousand dollars. The organizers of the auction expect that it could grow to a million.The initial cost of the artifact is about 60 thousand dollars. The organizers of the auction expect that it could grow to a million.The Topic of Article: Orson Welles' Oscar to be auctioned again. |
