Orson Welles meets the press the morning after the War of the Worlds broadcast, October 31, 1938
Orson Welles meets the press the morning after the War of the Worlds broadcast, October 31, 1938
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| Created / published | 1938 |
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| Notes | The morning after Halloween eve, 1938: the newspapers on the Mercury Theater's War of the Worlds broadcast, and Orson Welles facing the press to explain himself. Source: (a) Newspaper clipping, “Invasion From Mars on Radio Terrifies Listeners Over U.S.,” 31 October 1938 — newspaper title to be confirmed. (b) The New York Times, 31 October 1938, p. 1: “Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact.” (c) Orson Welles meeting the press, 31 October 1938 — wire agency and photographer to be identified. All reproduced under fair use for scholarly commentary. |
| Subjects | Figure 1.4 (c) in Hollywood Halloween Horrors |
| Reference | Fig 1.4 (c) F0104a-3 |
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