Talk:Marvin Hewitt
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Incorrect name
[edit]The actual name of this person is Marvin Hewitt, not Martin Hewitt. I just got the book "Impostors: Six Kinds of Liar" and looked up the chapters dealing with him and his first name is given there as Marvin, not Martin. This also explains why when this article was discussed in the AfD earlier this month, nobody could find any google hits. I just did a google news search for "Marvin Hewitt" and sure enough, there is a fresh article in Times[1] that mentions him and his hoax. The name of this article should be changed and all the redirects should be changed too. Nsk92 (talk) 21:13, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
- Well spotted! I remember being a bit puzzled at the time of the AfD that someone who with such a record seemed to have no online visibility. This guy has been discussed in plenty more reliable sources such as Time [2] and the New York Times [3] and has been the subject of academic research [4]. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:33, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
- Well done, both of you! I was the nominator of th AfD, and now I am glad that it was not deleted. Goochelaar (talk) 22:21, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah, that is WP:V at work -:). However, could someone please move the page to a new name? I have not done page moves before and since there are also some redirects involved here, I am a bit worried about messing it up. Nsk92 (talk) 22:27, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
- Done. Phil Bridger (talk) 09:01, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- OK, thanks. Nsk92 (talk) 14:43, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you - Skysmith (talk) 09:24, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- Done. Phil Bridger (talk) 09:01, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah, that is WP:V at work -:). However, could someone please move the page to a new name? I have not done page moves before and since there are also some redirects involved here, I am a bit worried about messing it up. Nsk92 (talk) 22:27, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
- Well done, both of you! I was the nominator of th AfD, and now I am glad that it was not deleted. Goochelaar (talk) 22:21, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Research
[edit]I found an article which says that Hewitt was from Philadelphia and that his father was a police officer - https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/professor-marvin-hewitts-twisting-journey-dropout-imposter-rocket-scienti/. This matches with the referenced Life article.
In the 1940 census, he is living in Philadelphia with his family, his parents being a police officer called Samuel Hewitt and his mother, an housewife called Anna Hewitt (mistranscribed as Ada) -
Name: Marvin Hewitt
[Marvin Hewett]
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1922
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Map of Home in 1940: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Street: Marrine Street
House Number: 5449
Inferred Residence in 1935: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Philadelphia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 8A
Father's Birthplace: Samuel PA
Mother's Birthplace: Ada PA
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Native Language: English
Veteran: No
Usual Occupation: School
Neighbors: View others on page
His WWII draft card gives his birthday as 24 March 1922 -
Name: Marvin Hewitt
Race: White
Age: 20
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1922
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Height: 5 10
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Hazel
Next of Kin: Ann Hewitt
He married in Wilmington, Delaware in 1947 -
Name: Marvin H. Hewitt
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1923
Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1947
Marriage Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Father:
Samuel Hewitt
Mother:
Anne Koff
Spouse:
Estelle Lesavoy
Film Number: 002025168
Hewitt died 31 March 1991 -
Name: Marvin H Hewitt
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1922
Death Date: 31 Mar 1991
Claim Date: 19 Aug 1975
SSN: 177148090
His dad was shot in 1947, the man who did it was sent to prison, paroled in the 1970s and then a couple of years later was convicted of murdering his foster mother -
1947 sentencing - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99429507/the-central-new-jersey-home-news/
1972 release - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99429587/philadelphia-daily-news/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99429657/courier-post/
1974 trial - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99429706/philadelphia-daily-news/
1978 retrial - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99429837/philadelphia-daily-news/
