Which Hollywood legend set off a national panic when he narrated the H.G. Wells alien invasion story 'War of the Worlds' on a 1938 radio show?

Delivered in a somber "breaking news" style, Welles presented the sci-fi account of a martian attack as if it were unfolding as he spoke. While the scale of the impact is likely exaggerated, it's true that at least some listeners truly believed that little green men were coming for them. The indignant backlash was swift and severe, but Welles emerged a star.

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