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The Hoax

August 30, 2020

Being one of the most reclusive and inaccessible men of the time, Howard Robard Hughes was the ideal choice for a scan autobiography/biography. And Clifford Irving very cleverly spotted what he considered not only a gap in the market but an opportunity to make plenty of money. He recruited writer Richard Suskind to be his able and trusty lieutenant.

The plan was formulated on the island of Ibiza where Irving was living but bringing it to fruition involved travel all over the world, for Hughes was elusive and would only meet in out of the way places and in addition research had to be undertaken at very many locations. At least that is what Irving told publishers McGraw-Hill, chosen for they had previously published his works and he was very friendly with one of the executives, Beverley Loo.

On his first contact he was not convinced that Loo would fall for his tale but, to his surprise, after she had chatted to others higher up the chain of command, she went back to him to give him the green light. Expensive contracts were drawn up, in conjunction with t

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The Hoax

A “fascinating” memoir—and the inspiration for the movie starring Richard Gere—from the man behind the forged autobiography of Howard Hughes (Time).

Novelist Clifford Irving’s no-holds-barred account of his faked autobiography of Howard Hughes—one of the greatest literary hoaxes of the twentieth century—is the ultimate caper story.

The plan was concocted in the early 1970s, when eccentric billionaire Hughes was already living as a recluse in the Bahamas. An American author, Irving pitched the scheme to his friend, fellow writer Richard Suskind: Through forged letters and fake interviews, they would recount Hughes’s life “in his own words.” Meanwhile, Irving’s wife would open a Swiss bank account in the name of “Helga R. Hughes” using a fake passport. Their success hinged on the assumption that Hughes would never resurface to challenge the book, as he had not spoken to the press in over ten years.

Conning Irving’s own publisher of nearly a decade out of a six-figure advance, the

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Clifford Irving

American author and investigative reporter

For the politician, see Clifford Irving (politician).

Clifford Irving
Irving in 1977
Born	Clifford Michael Irving (1930-11-05)November 5, 1930 New York City, U.S.
Died	December 19, 2017(2017-12-19) (aged 87) Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist, investigative reporter
Alma mater	Cornell University
Years active	1956–2015
Spouse	Nina Wilcox (m. 1952, annulled) Claire Lydon (m. 1958; died 1959) Fay Desch (m. 1962; div. 1965) Edith Sommer (m. 1967, divorced) Maureen Earl (m. 1984; div. 1998) Julie Schall (m. 1998)

Clifford Michael Irving (November 5, 1930 – December 19, 2017) was an American novelist and investigative reporter. Although he pu