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| − | |status = Deceased | + | |status = Deceased |
| | |job = Actor | | |job = Actor |
| − | |relatives = | + | |relatives = '''Ex-wife:''' [[Rita Hayworth]] |
| | |appearance = "[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]" | | |appearance = "[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]" |
| | |voiced by = [[Maurice LaMarche]] | | |voiced by = [[Maurice LaMarche]] |
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| | A crossword that [[Lisa]] once completed featured the clue: "''[[Yul Brynner]] died the same day as ___ Welles (odd fact)''".<ref>"[[Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words]]"</ref> | | A crossword that [[Lisa]] once completed featured the clue: "''[[Yul Brynner]] died the same day as ___ Welles (odd fact)''".<ref>"[[Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words]]"</ref> |
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| − | The documentary ''[[Nostradamus: The Man Who Saw the Future]]'' was hosted by Orson Welles. Welles spoke about the predictions of [[Nostradamus]] and how they had all come true, except one, which spoke of World War III.<ref>"[[Frink Gets Testy]]"</ref> | + | The documentary ''[[Nostradamus: The Man Who Saw the Future]]'' was hosted by Orson Welles. Welles spoke about the predictions of [[Nostradamus]] and how they had all come true, except one, which spoke of World War III. Later, [[Mr. Burns]] had a dream where Orson Welles, who was in [[Heaven]], asked him if he had taken his warning seriously. Welles then told Burns that [[God]] had commissioned him to direct a rainbow and he had spent half his budget on indigo so he must be red himself.<ref>"[[Frink Gets Testy]]"</ref> |
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| | + | Orson Welles visited the Ferris wheel at the [[Springfield Harbor]]. He drunk his wine before he got onto the ride and said that everyone looked like blurry dots. He then asked the [[squeaky-voiced teen]] to balance his seat with a cannonball.<ref>"[[The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.]]"</ref> |
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| | == Non-canon == | | == Non-canon == |
| − | {{noncanon}} | + | {{Noncanon}} |
| − | [[File:Orson Welles.jpg|thumb|left|Orson Welles in his younger days]] | + | [[File:Orson Welles (1).png|thumb|left|Orson Welles in his younger days]] |
| − | The citizens of Springfield circa 1938 heard Welles' infamous ''War of the Worlds'' broadcast. Thinking it to be a real invasion, they began rioting and destroyed the town. Lisa notified the citizens that it was all a hoax and, angry at being fooled, the citizens of Springfield vowed to not fall for such a trick again.
| + | On [[Halloween]] 1938 the citizens of Springfield heard Welles' infamous ''War of the Worlds'' broadcast. Thinking it to be a real invasion, they began rioting and destroyed the town. Lisa notified the citizens that it was all a hoax and, angry at being fooled, the citizens of Springfield vowed to not fall for such a trick again. |
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| | [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] decided this is the perfect time for a real invasion, and began destroying what was left of the town. True to their word, the town did not believe that it is a real invasion and ignored it, even though Welles came to Springfield, admitted that it is not a staged act, and begged them to do something. Unfortunately, they did not, and three years later Kang and Kodos are overlooking the ruins, mulling on what went wrong and why they weren't greeted as liberators as they rid Earth of weapons of mass disintegration during "Operation Enduring Occupation".<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]"</ref> | | [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] decided this is the perfect time for a real invasion, and began destroying what was left of the town. True to their word, the town did not believe that it is a real invasion and ignored it, even though Welles came to Springfield, admitted that it is not a staged act, and begged them to do something. Unfortunately, they did not, and three years later Kang and Kodos are overlooking the ruins, mulling on what went wrong and why they weren't greeted as liberators as they rid Earth of weapons of mass disintegration during "Operation Enduring Occupation".<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]"</ref> |
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| | *{{ep|Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words|(mentioned)}} | | *{{ep|Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words|(mentioned)}} |
| | *{{ep|Frink Gets Testy}} | | *{{ep|Frink Gets Testy}} |
| | + | *{{ep|The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.}} |
| | + | <!--*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXXII}}--> |
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| | == References == | | == References == |
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| | {{Actors|real actors=yes}} | | {{Actors|real actors=yes}} |
| | {{THOH characters|XVII=yes|canon=yes}} | | {{THOH characters|XVII=yes|canon=yes}} |
| − | {{Deceased characters|real world=yes}} | + | {{Real-world deceased characters|actors=yes|directors=yes}} |
| | {{Simpsons characters}} | | {{Simpsons characters}} |
| | {{DEFAULTSORT:Welles, Orson}} | | {{DEFAULTSORT:Welles, Orson}} |
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THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XVII" (The Day the Earth Looked Stupid)
Episode – "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words" (mentioned)
