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When Orson Welles dramatized The War of the Worlds in a 1938 radio broadcast, many American listeners thought there was a real alien invasion emergency.

Panic ensued.

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https://www.history.com/news/inside-the-war-of-the-worlds-broadcast

‘The War of the Worlds’ Broadcast: When Americans Thought They Were Under Siege

Orson Welles' 1938 program is the most famous—and dramatic— broadcast in radio history.
Christopher Klein (HISTORY)
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Here is a fascinating article about Orson Welles and HG Wells meeting.

The broadcast is embedded (YT link).

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https://www.openculture.com/2013/02/orson_welles_meets_hg_wells_in_1940_the_legends_discuss_iwar_of_the_worldsi_icitizen_kanei_and_wwii.html

When Orson Welles Met H.G. Wells in 1940: Hear the Legends Discuss War of the Worlds, Citizen Kane, and WWII

What connects Orson Welles, that quintessential American auteur of radio and film, to H.G. Wells, the far-seeing English proto-science fiction novelist?
Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)
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