Orson Welles before her return in late October, whereas Welles did not travel overseas during that period. After the death of Rebecca Welles Manning, a man named Marc McKerrow was revealed to be her son—and therefore a direct descendant of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. McKerrow's reactions to the revelation and his meeting with Oja Kodar are documented in the 2008 film "Prodigal Sons". McKerrow died on June 18, 2010. Despite an urban legend promoted by Welles, he was not related to Abraham Lincoln's wartime Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles. The myth dates back to the first newspaper feature ever written
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