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DescriptionOrson Welles War of the Worlds 1938.jpg | Photo of Orson Welles meeting with reporters in an effort to explain that no one connected with the War of the Worlds radio broadcast had any idea the show would cause panic. |
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- MOST IMPORTANT NEWS PICTURES OF '38
Panic that spread from coast to coast as a result of the broadcast from New York of a play which described an imaginary invasion of the United States by men from Mars had its repercussions Oct. 31. Orson Welles, who described the fictitious attack over the air, is shown here (center) as he explained to newspaper reporters all about it. He and broadcast officials had no idea that the play, conceived as a novel years before by author H. G. Wells, would create such furor, he said.
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Short title | U473858ACME |
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Date and time of data generation | 31 October 1938 |
Headline | Orson Welles Explaining Radio Broadcast |
Credit/Provider | © Bettmann/CORBIS |
Source | Corbis |
Copyright holder | © Corbis. All Rights Reserved. |
Image title | 31 Oct 1938 --- Actor Orson Welles explains the radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds to reporters after it caused widespread panic. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS |
IIM version | 4 |
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Original transmission location code | 11615328 |