"The Great American Hoax" is a 1957 episode of the TV series ''

The 20th Century Fox Hour ''The 20th Century Fox Hour'' is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States on CBS from 1955 to 1957. Some of the shows in this series were restored, remastered and shown on the Fox Movie Channel in 2002 under the title ' ...

''. This was the last TV play written by

Paddy Chayefsky Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky (January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays. He was ...

, and was based on a story of his, filmed as '' As Young as You Feel'' (1951). It originally was titled ''The Age of Retirement''.

Ed Wynn Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian. He was noted for his ''Perfect Fool'' comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a d ...

was signed to play the lead in a rare non-comedy role. Filming took place in March 1957."ED WYNN SIGNED FOR FOX TV SHOW: Actor Will Take Non-Comedy Role in Chayefsky Story, 'Great American Hoax' Harvester Program." Special to The New York Times.. ''New York Times'' March 25, 1957: 46.

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* 1957 American television episodes Works by Paddy Chayefsky Television anthology episodes {{US-tv-episode-stub