Imaginary Friends: 5 People Really Managed That Never Really Existed

These five people did not stop was not real to make a name for themselves.

1.The Dream students

George P. Burdell was born a man is a simple mistake. In 1927, one of the admissions office accidentally sent to Georgia Tech student Ed Smith, a registration form instead of one. Sensing the possibility of evil, Smith filled out a form for you and one for student George P. Burdell, it is completely invented. When Smith arrived at school, continued to draw Burdell must enroll in all his classes, and turning even the warrant in his name. In fact, Smith has done much work on behalf of his imaginary friend that Burdell finally completed.

2. The Fiction Critic

Very few film critics have something nice to say, 2001 Rob Schneider comedy The Animal. An exception is the film reviewer David Manning of The Ridgefield Press called, who called the film "Another winner!" In fact, Sony's senior marketing has created a fictional spokesperson to promote the worst movies of the company. In fact, the animal was one of many box office bombs enthusiastically praised Manning. It also provided essential support in Hollow Man, Vertical Limit, and patriot.
After reading about the hoax in Newsweek, Two film fans in California, Rezec Omar and Anna Belknap, Sony decided to sue. They have filed a class action on behalf of all viewers who have seen films based on Manning "he says." In the end, Sony settled out of court.

3. The Elusive Artist

Sometimes life imitates art, and sometimes life makes fun of him. In 1998, the Scottish novelist William Boyd wrote a book called "Nat Tate: An American Artist 1928-1960. The book was pure fiction, but like Boyd published a biography, because I wanted to see how long it would take the art world to understand that Tate never existed. To help sell the story, Boyd enlisted some powerful friends, including author Gore Vidal (who is widely quoted in the book) and rock star David Bowie. When the book was released, Bowie threw a big party in honor of the Tate, inviting members of the elite art scene in New York. Reporter David Lister, who knew that was false Tate, made the turn at the feast of Bowie and the people asked what they thought of the artist. When inevitably spoke of his familiarity with his work, Lister wanted to hear, and then leave them on the joke.

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