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The radio series included one of the most notable and infamous radio broadcasts of all time, "The War of the Worlds", broadcast October 30, 1938.<br /><br /> The <i>Mercury Theatre on the Air</i> produced live radio dramas in 1938–1940 and again briefly in 1946.In addition to Welles, the Mercury players included Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten, George Coulouris, Martin Gabel, Norman Lloyd, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, and Everett Sloane. 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The radio series included one of the most notable and infamous radio broadcasts of all time, "The War of the Worlds", broadcast October 30, 1938.<br /><br /> The <i>Mercury Theatre on the Air</i> produced live radio dramas in 1938–1940 and again briefly in 1946.In addition to Welles, the Mercury players included Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten, George Coulouris, Martin Gabel, Norman Lloyd, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, and Everett Sloane. 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The radio series included one of the most notable and infamous radio broadcasts of all time, "The War of the Worlds", broadcast October 30, 1938.<br /><br /> The <i>Mercury Theatre on the Air</i> produced live radio dramas in 1938–1940 and again briefly in 1946.In addition to Welles, the Mercury players included Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten, George Coulouris, Martin Gabel, Norman Lloyd, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, and Everett Sloane. 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The radio series included one of the most notable and infamous radio broadcasts of all time, "The War of the Worlds", broadcast October 30, 1938.<br /><br /> The <i>Mercury Theatre on the Air</i> produced live radio dramas in 1938–1940 and again briefly in 1946.In addition to Welles, the Mercury players included Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten, George Coulouris, Martin Gabel, Norman Lloyd, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, and Everett Sloane. 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The radio series included one of the most notable and infamous radio broadcasts of all time, "The War of the Worlds", broadcast October 30, 1938.<br /><br /> The <i>Mercury Theatre on the Air</i> produced live radio dramas in 1938–1940 and again briefly in 1946.In addition to Welles, the Mercury players included Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten, George Coulouris, Martin Gabel, Norman Lloyd, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, and Everett Sloane. 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The radio series included one of the most notable and infamous radio broadcasts of all time, "The War of the Worlds", broadcast October 30, 1938.<br /><br /> The <i>Mercury Theatre on the Air</i> produced live radio dramas in 1938–1940 and again briefly in 1946.In addition to Welles, the Mercury players included Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten, George Coulouris, Martin Gabel, Norman Lloyd, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, and Everett Sloane. 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