Great Impostor
The essential biography of the legendary con man who impersonated doctors, monks, and more—the basis for the classic film starring Tony Curtis.
Ferdinand Waldo Demara wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became many. After enlisting in the military in 1941, he went AWOL and assumed the identity of an army buddy. He soon found that with his sharp wit and uncanny memory, he could reinvent himself endless...
The essential biography of the legendary con man who impersonated doctors, monks, and more—the basis for the classic film starring Tony Curtis.
Ferdinand Waldo Demara wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became many. After enlisting in the military in 1941, he went AWOL and assumed the identity of an army buddy. He soon found that with his sharp wit and uncanny memory, he could reinvent himself endless...
