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Elmyr de Hory

Bio: Elmyr de Hory (1905 – December 11, 1976) was a Hungarian-born painter and art forger who claimed to have sold over a thousand forgeries to reputable art galleries all over the world. His forgeries garnered much celebrity from a Clifford Irving book, Fake!, and from F for Fake (1974), a documentary essay film by Orson Welles
Born: Mon, Apr 16 1906
Birthplace: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Death: Sat, Dec 11 1976
Elmyr de Hory is 70 years old
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Poster of Masterpiece or Forgery? The Story of Elmyr De Hory
Masterpiece or Forgery? The Story of Elmyr De Hory
Elmyr de Hory would have been no older than
70 in Masterpiece or Forgery? The Story of Elmyr De Hory
as 'Himself'.
Tue, Jan 01 2008
Poster of Almost True: The Noble Art of Forgery
Almost True: The Noble Art of Forgery
Elmyr de Hory would have been no older than
70 in Almost True: The Noble Art of Forgery
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Wed, Jan 01 1997
Poster of F for Fake
F for Fake
Elmyr de Hory was
67 in F for Fake
as 'Self'.
Sat, Sep 01 1973

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