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Creativity with Consequences…
July 12, 2021 by Laura Heilenman · Leave a Comment
Whereas hindsight is 20/20, or so they say, it is sometimes hard to reconcile this statement with our lack of propensity to learn from our mistakes. However, when Orson Wells picked up his morning paper the day after his incredibly creative radio broadcast of War of the Worlds had filled the airwaves, there is little doubt his hindsight had perfect vision. e realized he should have handled things differently. The reality that this new medium of radio was powerfully persuasive and must be handled with a large degree of responsibility could not have been missed. While we may not know which paper he held in his hands when this truth struck him like a ton of bricks, the discovery of a GREENSBORO PATRIOT (NC) for October 31, 1938 recently brought this moment to our attention.
Filed under: The 20th & 21st Centuries, The Collectible Community, Unusual, Fun & Bizarre
Tagged: Orson Welles, Radio Theater, War of the Worlds