Clifford Irving, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Clifford Irving

American author and convicted fraudster

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1930

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 19-Dec-2017

Profession: writer, biographer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Clifford Michael Irving (November 5, 1930 – December 19, 2017) was an American novelist and investigative reporter.
Although he published 20 novels, he is best known for an "autobiography" allegedly written as told to Irving by billionaire recluse Howard Hughes.
The fictional work was to have been published in 1972.
After Hughes denounced him and sued the publisher, McGraw-Hill, Irving and his collaborators confessed to the hoax.
He was sentenced to 2½ years in prison, of which he served 17 months.Irving wrote The Hoax (1981), his account of events surrounding the development and sale of the fake autobiography.
The book was adapted as a 2006 biopic of the same name starring Richard Gere as Clifford Irving.
He continued to write and published his later books as e-books available via Kindle and Nook.