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October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982.
On this TOMORROW SHOW broadcast, Tom Snyder interviews filmmaker producer/director and prolific actor Orson Welles. Welles discusses and relates many anecdotes including why he no longer lives in the United States; his outsider status with regard to the Hollywood establishment; why he is hated by some people; his career as a film director; the effect his panic-inducing radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds" in 1938 had on his ratings; the events that occurred that evening and the consequences of the broadcast; his experiences on radio; his career as an actor; why he demanded so much control over his movies; his lack of great wealth; his personal religious philosophy; his views on the future of humanity; his ideas about life after death; his relationship with Houdini; his childhood; his regrets; and what he does for fun.
NOTE: This broadcast is complete. Complete interview recorded without inclusion of commercials. This broadcast followed the 47th annual Academy Awards aired live from 10pm EST to 12:50am (April 9), pre-empting The Tonight Show and pushing back the beginning of The Tomorrow Show this evening, beginning at approximately !2:50am. One minute after the introduction of Orson Welles by Tom Snyder a network audible BEEP is heard indicating 1:00am EST.
An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.
NOTE: Occasionally, THE TOMORROW SHOW would broadcast LIVE, as this program was, telecast at 12:50 am, April 9, 1975, following the Academy Awards presentation on NBC.
Host: Tom Snyder