Orson Welles' Academy Award for "Citizen Kane" was sold at auction on Tuesday (December 20) for just under 862,000 dollars (USD). Known for his distinctive voice, actor-writer-director Welles received the award for Best Original Screenplay in 1942, the only Oscar that either "Citizen Kane" or Orson Welles ever won. The Oscar is one of only a handful of Academy Awards that have sold for nearly a million dollars, with illusionist David Copperfield among the bidders from around the world. For decades, Welles believed he had lost his "Citizen Kane" statuette, but it resurfaced in 1994. After a custody battle, it was awarded to his daughter, Beatrice Welles. Echoing the theme of "Citizen Kane" Orson Welles' Oscar has now found a permanent home where it will be cherished. Lisa Giles-Keddie, Reuters
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