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1938 Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" martian attack causes panic...
1938 Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" martian attack causes panic...
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October 31, 1938
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, Virginia, Oct. 31, 1938
* War of the Worlds - Orson Welles
* Radio broadcast causes panic
* Mars invasion - martians
The top of the last column on the front page has heads: "All's Well ! " " 'Beasts' Die As Radio Skit Upsets Nation" "Girls' School Is Hysterical Over 'Realism' " with a nice photo captioned: "Orson Welles, Who Told of Marsmen's Invasion - He Panicked the Nation With a Broadcast" with the article continuing on page 5.
Eighteen pages, mostly loose at the spine where cut from a volume, minor loss to the bottom of the front leaf, some tears to unrelated inside leaves.
Category: The 20th Century