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Original Old Time Radio Shows - Fiction - 6 COMPACT DISCS - 6 hours

Publisher, Radio Spirits with Smithsonian Institution (April 2001)

Orson Welles is arguably the greatest figure in the history of Twentieth Century American drama, revolutionizing the Broadway stage, broadcasting and film before his twenty-sixth birthday. It was radio that brought Orson Welles his first national fame as the voice of The Shadow and the director and star of The War of the Worlds, the most famous broadcast of all time. The Smithsonian Institution and Radio Spirits proudly present the classic radio programs that helped make Welles one of the most prominent figures in American drama. This collection also includes a 60-page historical book featuring a foreword by Mercury Theatre cast member Arthur Anderson.

Old Time Radio Shows included:

• The Mercury Theatre on the Air - 'The War of the Worlds' starring Orson Welles 10-30-38
• 'Orson Welles Meets H.G. Wells' (excerpt) hosted by Charles Shaw with guests, Orson Welles and H.G. Wells 10-28-40
• The Third Man - 'Man of Mystery' starring Orson Welles 04-11-52
• 'This Is My Best Diamond as Big as the Ritz' starring Orson Welles 04-03-45
• First Person Singular - 'Dracula' starring Orson Welles and Martin Gabel 07-11-38
• The Lux Radio Theatre - 'Break of Hearts' starring Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth 09-11-44
• 'The Shadow Hounds in the Hills' starring Orson Welles and Agnes Moorehead 02-20-38
• Columbia Presents Corwin New York, a Tapestry For Radio starring Orson Welles 10-18-42
• The Campbell Playhouse - 'Mutiny on the Bounty' starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten 01-13-39