On October 30th 1938, Orson Welles caused a nationwide panic with his broadcast of "War of the Worlds," a realistic radio dramatisation of a Martian invasion of Earth. Orson Welles was only 23 years old when his Mercury Theatre company decided to update H.G. Wells' 19th-century science fiction novel War of the Worlds for national … Continue reading October 30 1938 Orson Welles scares a nation
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May 1 1941 Citizen Kane released
On May 1st 1941, Orson Welles’ landmark film Citizen Kane, which had generated such controversy that Radio City Music Hall refused to show it, finally debuted at at the smaller RKO Palace Theater. Citizen Kane is now revered as one of the greatest movies in history. George Orson Welles, an American actor, director, writer and … Continue reading May 1 1941 Citizen Kane released
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