In his radio adaption of H. G. Wells’ book for his program “Mercury Theater on the Air,” Orson Welles scared ... audience was listening to Welles’ show. This means that 98% of America ...

Orson Welles (arms raised ... have to wait almost 40 minutes for a disclaimer explaining that the show was fiction. Radio audiences had come to expect that fictional programs would be interrupted ...

On Oct. 30, 1938, future actor and filmmaker Orson Welles narrated the show's prologue for an audience believed to be in the millions. "War of the Worlds" was the Halloween episode for the radio ...

In 1938, Orson Welles’ radio show production of “War of the Worlds” reportedly convinced throngs of Americans that Earth was being invaded by Martians. Newspaper accounts revealed that ...

Orson Welles directing the ‘War of the Worlds’ radio broadcast for his CBS Mercury Theater show in October 1938. Courtesy Everett Collection Looking at the seven years since A. Brad Schwartz ...

I'm Liane Hansen. The name Orson Welles has the power to jog millions of memories. His radio work sent the nation into a panic. (Soundbite of radio show) Mr. ORSON WELLES (Filmmaker): This is ...

Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' broadcast, a realistic radio dramatization of Martians invading Earth, scared Americans and sparked a nationwide panic on Oct. 30, 1938. Orson Welles’ ‘War ...

Newspaper coverage after Orson Welles’ 1938 “The Mercury Theatre ... saying “Hello” and simply answered, “It’s a radio show.” But the hysteria was on. A Mount Pleasant Avenue ...

How many Broadway shows has Orson Welles been in? Orson Welles has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows. How many West End shows has Orson Welles been in? Orson Welles has not appeared in the West End ...

In his radio adaption of H. G. Wells’ book for his program “Mercury Theater on the Air,” Orson Welles scared ... audience was listening to Welles’ show. This means that 98% of America ...