Orson Welles worked in media.
F for Fake ( Vérités et mensonges , `` Truths and lies '' ) is the last major film completed by Orson Welles , who directed , co-wrote , and starred in the film . George Orson Welles ( [ ˈwɛlz ] May 6 , 1915 -- October 10 , 1985 ) was an American actor , director , writer , and producer who worked in theatre , radio , and film . His first film was Citizen Kane ( 1941 ) , which he co-wrote , produced , directed , and starred in as Charles Foster Kane . Welles was an outsider to the studio system and directed only 13 full-length films in his career . The Lady from Shanghai is a 1947 film noir directed by Orson Welles and starring Welles , his estranged wife Rita Hayworth and Everett Sloane .