Welles’ 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” is the focus of William Elliott Hazelgrove’s “Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America.” Buy the Book!

Like many Thanksgiving fights, one of the most beloved moments in the history of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson began with a seemingly innocuous question about turkey. Severinsen asks the ...

Welles’ 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” is the focus of William Elliott Hazelgrove’s “Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America.” The book ...

Long before Donald Trump used the term “fake news” to complain about coverage he didn’t like, Orson Welles mastered the art of actual fake news. Welles’ 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The War ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This cover image released by Rowman & Littlefield shows “Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified ...

Long before Donald Trump used the term “fake news” to complain about coverage he didn't like, Orson Welles mastered the art of actual fake news. Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells ...

This cover image released by Rowman & Littlefield shows "Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America" by William Elliott Hazelgrove. (Rowman & Littlefield via AP) Long before Donald ...