New Book Confirms Hearst's Involvement in Citizen Kane Smear Campaign

Author Harlan Lebo chats with The Guardian.

In this 75th anniversary year of Citizen Kane’s 1941 release, a couple of momentous events are already etched on the calendar.

On March 6, the last member of the cast still living, Kathryn Popper, passed away at the age of 100. She was Welles’ personal assistant and appeared briefly towards the end of the film as a photographer.

And next month, a new book by Harlan Lebo, Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker’s Journey, will arrive in bookstores April 26.

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