Clifford Irving
Clifford Irving
Clifford Michael Irvingis an American novelist and investigative reporter. Although he has written and published twenty novels, he became best known for a fictional "autobiography" of millionaire recluse Howard Hughes, which was to be 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 2 1⁄2 years in prison, of which he served 17 months...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAutobiographer
Date of Birth5 November 1930
CountryUnited States of America
I became chairman of the inmates committee. Got into a lot of trouble. Was accused of fomenting a riot. Was accused of plotting to kill the warden.
A criminal trial is like a Russian novel: it starts with exasperating slowness as the characters are introduced to a jury, then there are complications in the form of minor witnesses, the protagonist finally appears and contradictions arise to produce drama, and finally as both jury and spectators grow weary and confused the pace quickens, reaching its climax in passionate final argument.