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Elmyr de Hory

Actor | * 04/14/1906 († 70, 12/11/1976) | Budapest / Buda Pest (Hungary)
Elmyr de Hory (born Elemér Albert Hoffmann; April 14, 1906 – December 11, 1976) was a famed Hungarian-born painter and art forger. It is claimed he was responsible for producing over a thousand forgeries that were sold to reputable art galleries all over the world. His activities garnered celebrity from a Clifford Irving book, Fake (1969), and a documentary essay film by Orson Welles, F for Fake (1974). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | History

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Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like ...

F for Fake

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1973 | 3.7/5 | 1h 29min
Documentary
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An unreleased 9 minute trailer for F for Fake directed by Orson Welles as promotional reel for the film's American release. ...

'F for Fake' Trailer

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1976 | 3.4/5 | 9min
Documentary
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V.I.P. Schaukel

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1971 | 3.0/5 | 1h per episode
Talk-Show, Documentary
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Movies with Elmyr de Hory as Actor(4)

as himself2008 Masterpiece or Forgery? The Story of Elmyr De Hory
as Self (archive footage)1997 Almost True: The Noble Art of Forgery
as himself1976 'F for Fake' Trailer
as himself1973 F for Fake

Citizenships: Hungary, Spain
Born: Saturday, 04/14 1906 (April) in Budapest / Buda Pest (Hungary)
Died: Saturday, 12/11 1976 (December) in Ibiza (aged: 70)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: Spanish (ES)
Educated at: Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Other names for Elmyr de Hory (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Elemér Albert Hoffmann"
Elmyr de Hory frequently works together with these people:
Orson Welles (8x, Actor)
Gary Graver (6x, Crew)
Oja Kodar (5x, Actress)
Clifford Irving (4x, Actor)
Christian Odasso (4x, Crew)
François Reichenbach (3x, Crew)
Ursula Andress (2x, Actress)
Knut W. Jorfald (2x, Crew)
Richard Drewitt (2x, Cast)
Mark Forgy (2x, Cast)
Richard Drewett (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:231646, Added: 08/01/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024