The Orson Welles Show (radio series) debut of "The Hitch-Hiker", an original radio play by Lucille Fletcher (wife of Bernard Herrmann) that has become a classic of suspense. On the broadcast of December 29, 1941, Rita Hayworth was the guest player; this was the first meeting between Welles and Hayworth, who were married in September 1943. Welles concluded the final broadcast of "The Orson Welles Show" February 2, 1942, with a statement: "Tomorrow night the Mercury Theatre starts for South America. The reason, put more or less officially, is that I've been asked by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs to do a motion
Macbeth (1948 film) Macbeth (1948 film) Macbeth is a 1948 American historical drama war film adaptation by Orson Welles of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth", with Welles in the lead role. Jeanette Nolan co-stars as Lady Macbeth. In 1947, Orson Welles began promoting the notion of bringing a Shakespeare drama to the motion picture screen. He initially attempted to pique Alexander Korda's interest in an adaptation of "Othello", but was unable to gather support for the project. Welles switched to pushing for a film adaptation of "Macbeth", which he visualized in its violent setting as "a perfect cross between "Wuthering Heights" and "Bride of