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Alan Abel

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(1924-2018) American prankster

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Alan Irwin Abel was an American hoaxer, writer, and mockumentary filmmaker famous for several hoaxes that became media circuses.

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Abel (second from left) with his daughter Jenny (left), his wife Jeanne, and Jeff Hockett at the San Francisco International Film Festival, April 2005.Abel (second from left) with his daughter Jenny (left), his wife Jeanne, and Jeff Hockett at the San Francisco International Film Festival, April 2005.

Filmography 7

Putney Swope1969 · ★ 6.3
No More Excuses1968
Is There Sex After Death?1971
Abel Raises Cain2005
The Faking of the President1976
The Death Of Andy Kaufman2008
The Devil and Sam Silverstein1976

11 credits on file

Television 2

The Mike Douglas Show1961
The Great Debate1974

Connected to Alan 6

Don CalfaAlso in No More Excuses (1968)Barton HeymanAlso in Is There Sex After Death? (1971)Anthony ChisholmAlso in Putney Swope (1969)Robert Downey Sr.Also in No More Excuses (1968)Holly WoodlawnAlso in Is There Sex After Death? (1971)LaraajiAlso in Putney Swope (1969)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2018 · aged 94
Wikipedia
6 languages

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