War of the Worlds radio broadcast

Literary/ Cultural Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.3: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

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Date of occurrence 1938-10-30

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On 30 October, Orson Welles’ radio dramatization of H. G. Wells’ novel,

The War of the Worlds

, which told the story of an alien invasion from Mars, created a nationwide panic and hysteria.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "War of the Worlds radio broadcast". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5613, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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