MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Clifford Irving, whose scheme to publish a phony autobiography of billionaire Howard Hughes created a sensation in the 1970s and stands as one of the all-time literary hoaxes, died ...

The Hoax is a hoax, and that’s one of its many pleasures. This new Richard Gere movie purports to tell the true story of the not-very-successful novelist Clifford Irving and his notorious 1972 attempt ...

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Based on a true story, "The Hoax" details the intricate scheme of Clifford Irving as he attempts to publish his completely fabricated autobiography of a living, breathing man, Howard Hughes. Hughes is ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The prankster who wrote a phony autobiography of billionaire Howard Hughes and fooled a major publisher in 1971 has died. Clifford Irving was 87. The New York Times reports ...