Orson Welles Welles had not been drafted. "The Mercury Wonder Show" ran August 3 – September 9, 1943, in an 80-by-120-foot tent located at 9000 Cahuenga Boulevard, in the heart of Hollywood. At intermission September 7, 1943, KMPC radio interviewed audience and cast members of "The Mercury Wonder Show"—including Welles and Rita Hayworth, who were married earlier that day. Welles remarked that "The Mercury Wonder Show" had been performed for approximately 48,000 members of the U.S. armed forces. The idea of doing a radio variety show occurred to Welles after his success as substitute host of four consecutive episodes (March 14 –
Orson Welles Cinema was "Vintage Hitchcock", a 13" x 18" poster she designed for a month-long Hitchcock series held in 1973. Film notes for each showing were prepared by staffer John Rossi, who for each film gathered lengthy cast and crew credits, a partial synopsis and selected film reviews. These were prepared in the upstairs offices of the complex, as was the black-and-white digest-sized "Orson Welles Cinema Magazine". In February 1976, the Welles launched its 24-hour Science Fiction Film Marathon with "The Day of the Triffids", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers", "Fantastic Voyage", "Five Million Years to