1944 - 2018
Melvin Dummar American
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Details
| First Name |
Melvin
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| Last Name |
Dummar
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| Birthday |
28th August, 1944
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| Birthplace |
Utah
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| Died |
8th December, 2018
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
American
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| Claim to Fame |
Claiming to rescue Howard Hughes and be named in his will
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Melvin Earl Dummar (August 28, 1944 – December 9, 2018) was a Utah man who earned attention when he claimed to have saved reclusive business tycoon Howard Hughes in the Nevada desert in 1967, and to have been awarded part of Hughes' vast estate. Dummar's claims resulted in a series of court battles that all ended in rulings against Dummar. A Las Vegas jury determined in 1978 that the will, leaving Dummar $156 million, was a forgery. Dummar's story was later adapted into Jonathan Demme's film Melvin and Howard in 1980, in which he was portrayed by actor Paul Le Mat. A 2005 reinvestigation of the circumstances surrounding the so-called Dummar Will yielded new evidence not previously known.
