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The Great Impostor is the true story of chameleonlike Canadian Ferdinand Waldo DeMara Jr. (Tony Curtis). Unable to decide what he wants to do with his life, ...
18 de oct. de 2014 · The Great Imposter Trailer 1960Director: Robert MulliganStarring: Arthur O'Connell, Edmond O'Brien, Gary Merrill, Karl Malden, Raymond Massey, Tony CurtisOff...
In this forthright account of a remarkable fraud in Ferdinand Waldo Demara, Robert Crichton presents the man, his reasons, and his methods. A New York Times bestseller when it was originally published in 1959, and serving as the inspiration for the Tony Curtis film of the same name, this is the fascinating and disturbing story of America’s Great Impostor.The fantastic lives and careers of ...
The news about "The Great Impostor" spreads throughout the world, reaching each of his old contacts and lovers, including Catherine. As Demara faces a Canadian board of inquiry to determine if he should be court-martialed, his lawyer informs him that each of his former employers has volunteered to speak in his behalf.
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. is a versatile man who gets his kicks out of impersonating a marine, a monk, a navy surgeon and a prison warden, eventually getting in trouble with the law for it. Based on a true story, a bright young man who hasn't the patience for the normal way of advancement finds that people rarely question you if your papers ...
6 de ago. de 2021 · He was a very skilled American impostor who was able to slip into many fields he was certainly not qualified for. Known as the “Great Impostor,” he bluffed his way through much of his life, impersonating a whole host of different people, but perhaps his most extreme stunt was when he managed to become a ship’s surgeon during the Korean War — without any official training.
28 de ago. de 2014 · Tony Curtis stars in the incredible but true story of the world's greatest big-time masquerader, Ferdinand Waldo Demara, Jr. in The Great Impostor. First shown as a school teacher placed under arrest by state troopers, the story recounts how the untrained, uneducated yet brilliant young man assumes the identity of a college professor, Trappist monk, prison warden and surgeon in the Canadian Navy.
