Replay: Orson Welles plays King Lear on The Ed Sullivan Show
Orson Welles appears in a scene from King Lear on The Ed Sullivan Show, originally telecast on CBS on February 5, 1956. Welles' self-directed stage production of Lear, in which he played the title role, had closed at New York's City Center on January 29. He injured an ankle on opening night and was forced […]