Orson Welles Reflects on War Of The Worlds—Admits He Scared People On Purpose by The WallBreakers published on 2018-10-05T13:18:29Z In the 1950s, Orson Welles reflected upon the public reaction to his War of the Worlds broadcast on October 30th, 1938, and also admits that he and the rest of his Mercury Theater production crew did the broadcast to prove a point to the American public that you shouldn't believe everything you hear coming out of the radio box. Genre Storytelling Comment by Donnie Pitchford I've been fascinated with Welles' broadcast since first hearing of it in the late 1960s! 2018-10-05T16:27:36Z
