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 S. Head hair and beard, sturdy physique and forceful personality, Head was elected prosecutor for Kenosha County three times. In 1851 he served one year in the Wisconsin State Senate, filling a vacancy. Head was the great-grandfather and namesake of famed actor and filmmaker Orson Welles. Orson S. Head was married to Mary Jane Treadwell in 1846, and they had seven children. His eldest surviving child, Mary Blanche Head, married Richard Jones Wells; their son, Richard Hodgdon Head Welles, was the father of Orson Welles. Head died of pneumonia February 19, 1875, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Orson S. Head Orson Sherman Head (October