### Clue: FT staff promote retiring film director (6)
### Answer: WELLES 
 ### Explanation: Definition: film director
  WE(what the staff of where this crossword is found, the $$F$$inancial $$T$$imes, use to refer to themselves) *plus* *reversal of*(retiring) SELL(verb, to promote,persuade)
Defn:  Orson 1915-1985, director, actor, screenwriter, producer in radio, theatre, film, and television, and all-round genius in his field.  His first movie was the classic Citizen Kane.