Biography

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.

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Birthday
1906-04-14

Deathday
1976-12-11 (70 years old)

Birth Place
Budapest, Hungary

Citizenships
Spain, Hungary

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Masterpiece or Forgery? The Story of Elmyr De Hory (2008)

Almost True: The Noble Art of Forgery (1997)

F for Fake (1973)

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Known ForActing

GenderMale

Birthday1906-04-14

Deathday1976-12-11 (70 years old)

Birth PlaceBudapest, Hungary

CitizenshipsSpain, Hungary

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