March 10, 1972, was supposed to be a blockbuster day in the literary world. Publisher McGraw-Hill planned to unveil “The Autobiography of Howard Hughes,” an as-told-to book midwifed by novelist and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1978, Time magazine donated ...

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 ...

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 ...