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Les Misérables (The Bishop) aired July 23, 1937 is one of Orson Welles' first radio broadcast. A seven-part radio series broadcast from July 23 to September 3, 1937 airing on Friday nights at 10 PM EST, on the Mutual Network. Orson adapted the 1862 Victor Hugo novel, directed the series, and starred as Jean Valjean. Also starring his first wife Virginia Nicolson, along with Martin Gabel, Alice Frost, and long time acting partner and friend, Agnes Moorehead. Welles was only 22 at the time this broadcast, four years before the release of Citizen Kane.
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Les Misérables (The Bishop) aired July 23, 1937 is one of Orson Welles' first radio broadcast. A seven-part radio series broadcast from July 23 to September 3, 1937 airing on Friday nights at 10 PM EST, on the Mutual Network. Orson adapted the 1862 Victor Hugo novel, directed the series, and starred as Jean Valjean. Also starring his first wife Virginia Nicolson, along with Martin Gabel, Alice Frost, and long time acting partner and friend, Agnes Moorehead. Welles was only 22 at the time this broadcast, four years before the release of Citizen Kane.

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