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Orson Welles IV

Considered one of the most influential storytellers in cinema, Orson Welles’ career took off in the 1930s with his radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds,” which famously caused a nationwide panic because of its realistic presentation and timing. The broadcast, aired on Halloween night by the Mercury Theatre on the Air, was formatted as a series of news bulletins reporting a Martian invasion of Earth. It interrupted the regular programming in a way that mimicked actual news updates, which mad

1955: Orson Welles' Sketchbook