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ORSON WELLES as FALSTAFF, Dean Martin Show 1968

"Besides working in familiar forms, Welles renewed the cultural moment in new media. His appearances on TV talk shows enabled Welles to update Shakespeare as a popular figure. On the September 26, 1968 Dean Martin Show, Welles made himself up as Falstaff, describing the character as 'a great great grandfather of all the flower children.' Welles delivered Falstaffs speech in praise of sack, describing it as 'Shakespeares first and greatest of all commercials.'" From Orson Welles Beacon and Exile/Gabriel M. Paletz http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/orson_welles_beacon_and_exile_2934/

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