Orson Welles was a celebrated American actor, director, writer, and producer. Welles is widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century. His most famous work is the 1941 radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds," which caused widespread panic when listeners believed the broadcast to be a real news report about an alien invasion. Welles was born in 1915 and died in 1985.
H.G. Wells and Orson Welles are related through their shared connection to "The War of the Worlds." Wells wrote the original novel, while Welles adapted it into a radio play that became notorious for causing public hysteria.