Orson Welles "Kane" Signature "Snow Globe" (3) Piece Ensemble from Citizen Kane (TCF, 1941).... (Total: 3 Items)

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Orson Welles "Kane" Signature "Snow Globe" (3) Piece Ensemble from Citizen Kane (TCF, 1941). Regarded as the #1 greatest American film of the 20th Century. Nominated for eight Academy Awards and winning one for Orson Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. In his very first feature film, Orson Welles was just 25 years old when he directed, co-wrote, produced and starred in Citizen Kane. This three-piece suit was designed by Edward Stevenson and worn by Welles in his Oscar nominated role as "Kane" when his second wife (Dorothy Comingore) leaves him and he destroys her bedroom, picks up the snow globe, puts it in his pocket and walks by the hall of mirrors. The snow globe is the symbol of his childhood and the last tangible artifact he holds as he utters his last word "Rosebud". The suit consists of a (1) single breasted, peak lapel coat with internal markings and minor staining on inside right arm hole "1940", marking on inside left arm hole "A-23-4", Internal bias on interior welt pocket "Western Costume Company "BG2 #28Orson Wells 41 ½", (1) , matching single breasted 6- button waistcoat, stamped internally "Western Costume red stamp, F#91, A-23-4" Internal Western Costume Company Bias label handwritten "Orson Wells #28 41 ½" and (1) matching pair of unlined, pleated, cuffed trousers with internal braces at waist, with significant repair to crotch and handwritten costumer notes: internal, "Suit 3 PCE #F-91 1940", Internal Bias Label "Western Costume Company Orson Wells". Truly a significant piece of film history from one of the most innovative and acclaimed films of all time! Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions.

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