The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington. It tells the story of a man who wants to marry a wealthy girl, but she rejects him for another man. When they are older, and both free to marry, her son works to keep them apart. 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Time magazine, December 21, 1925 Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 _ May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist. ...

The 1942 film version by Orson Welles was Welles' second film; he wrote the screenplay, directed it, and narrated it. However, RKO felt that it was too long, and seeking a more commercially appealing product, deleted fifty minutes while Welles was out of the country. The deleted portion was destroyed, and no copy of it exists. This article is about the year. ... Orson Welles, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) is generally considered one of Hollywoods greatest directors, as well as a fine actor, broadcaster and screenwriter. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ...

It stars Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Richard Bennett and Orson Welles. Joseph Cotten, circa 1956. ... Dolores Costello (September 17, 1903 – March 1, 1979) was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. ... Anne Baxter in The Blue Gardenia (1953) Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress. ... Tim Holt Tim Holt (February 5, 1919 - February 15, 1973) was an American film actor. ... Moorehead as Endora on Bewitched Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974) was an American character actress. ... Movie, stage and radio actor Ray Collins (December 10, 1889 - July 11, 1965) made his screen debut as Boss Jim Gettys in Citizen Kane and was one of the voices in Orson Welles infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast. ... For the British composer named Richard Bennett, see Richard Rodney Bennett. ... Orson Welles, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) is generally considered one of Hollywoods greatest directors, as well as a fine actor, broadcaster and screenwriter. ...

The movie was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Agnes Moorehead), Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Stanley Cortez), and Best Picture. The film has also been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... Stanley Cortez (1908-1997) was a cinemataographer. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is the unofficial national library of the United States. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

The Magnificent Ambersons was remade for television in 2002, starring Madeleine Stowe, Bruce Greenwood, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Gretchen Mol, Dina Merrill and James Cromwell. It was directed by Alfonso Arau. In film, a remake may refer to a newer version of a previously released film, or a newer version of the source (play, novel, story, etc. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madeleine Stowe Madeleine Stowe (born August 18, 1958) is an American actress. ... Bruce Greenwood is a Canadian actor born on August 12, 1956 in Noranda, Quebec. ... Rhys-Meyers as Joe in Bend It Like Beckham Rhys-Meyers as Steerpike in the BBC miniseries of Gormenghast Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born July 27, 1977, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor. ... Gretchen Mol (born November 8, 1972 in Deep River, Connecticut, USA) is an American actress. ... Nedenia Marjorie Hutton (born 9 December 1925) is a United States actress known as Dina Merrill. ... James Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American television and film actor. ... Alfonso Arau (born January 11, Mexican director of such films as Zapata: The Dream of a Hero, Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, 1992) and A Walk in the Clouds, which starred Keanu Reeves and Anthony Quinn. ...

External link

• Free eBook of The Magnificent Ambersons at Project Gutenberg