Dorothy Thompson defense of Orson Welles recalled
Dorothy Thompson, the first American journalist to be kicked out of Nazi Germany, offered a stirring defense of Orson Welles just days after the “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast.
AI scenes illustrate ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast
Using stock footage and artificial intelligence-created imagery, filmmaker J.R. Sawyers has created footage to accompany Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast of October 30, 1938.
New Jersey braces for exciting ‘Martian Weekend’
Several New Jersey institutions around Grovers Mill, New Jersey, are organizing “War of the Worlds” themed events on October 24-26, 2025 under a common umbrella framework called “Martian Weekend.”
Latest ‘War of the Worlds’ scorned by critics
Seldom does a film gets such negative press that it musters only 3 percent from Rotten Tomatoes, but the latest incarnation of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds has done so.
‘Orson Welles As I Knew Him’ – Woodstock memories
Helene Reed of Woostock, Illinois, published her recollections of young Orson Welles in January 1939, just months after the “War of Worlds” broadcast.
Australian theater troupe staging ‘War of the Worlds’
The Australian theatrical performance of the “War of the Worlds” radio show is produced by Lit Live creator Sarah McNeill and directed by Greg McNeill.
Greg Nanni to write ‘War of the Worlds’ play
Nanni is a playwright, comic book writer, dramaturge, educator, solo show performer and former Philadelphian now living in the New York City area.
‘Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds’ goes maverick
After a lengthy delay, the trade paperback graphic novel “Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds” will be independently published and finally available for sale.
University of Michigan digitizes ‘War of the Worlds’ mail
The University of Michigan Library has digitized, transcribed and categorized more than 1,300 fan letters sent in response to the 1938 broadcast of Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds.”
‘Wells and Welles’ lands publishing, licensing deal
“Wells and Welles” is based on a meeting of “The War of the Worlds” writer H.G. Welles and radio star Orson Welles in 1940. Watch a video recording of the play.
Playwright sought for ‘Broadcast Frenzy’
“The Broadcast Frenzy Radio Show” will culminate in a staged reading on or near the anniversary of the “War of the Worlds” broadcast on October 30, 2025 in New Jersey.
‘Dead Air’ podcasts probe ‘War of the Worlds’ panic
“Dead Air: The Night Orson Welles Terrified America” and author William Elliott Hazelgrove were the subject of Parthenon’s latest “History Unplugged” podcast.