Fake obituary hoax and editorial shenanigans at 1960s Cavalier magazine

Fake obituary hoax and editorial shenanigans at 1960s Cavalier magazine The passage recounts a personal anecdote about a fabricated obituary and internal magazine editorial maneuvers. It mentions no high‑ranking officials, government agencies, financial transactions, or foreign influence, offering only trivial leads for media history research. Key insights: Jules Siegel published a fake obituary of the narrator without permission.; The hoax was reported to the Associated Press, which was clarified as a joke.; Siegel later wrote for Cavalier magazine and contributed rock‑and‑roll pieces.