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Charles Foster Kane
Charles Foster Kane is a fictional character and the subject of Orson Welles' 1941 film "Citizen Kane". The character is widely believed to be based on publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Welles played Kane (receiving an Oscar nomination), with Buddy Swan playing Kane as a child. Welles also produced, co-wrote and directed the film.
Inspiration.
The general consensus is that William Randolph Hearst is the primary inspiration behind Charles Foster Kane.
In the film, Kane is given
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- Georgia Backus as Bertha Anderson, attendant at the library of Walter Parks Thatcher.
- Harry Shannon as Jim Kane, Kane's father.
- Sonny Bupp as Charles Foster Kane III, Kane's son.
- Buddy Swan as Charles Foster Kane, age eight.
- Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane, a wealthy newspaper publisher.
Additionally, Charles Bennett appears as the entertainer at the head of the chorus line in the "Inquirer" party