▁his ▁conv iction ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁for ge ▁art , ▁using ▁associ ates ▁to ▁sell ▁his ▁for ger ies ▁through ▁au ction ▁houses ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁until ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁six ▁for ged ▁art works ▁attributed ▁to ▁Paul ▁G au gu in ▁displayed ▁at ▁an ▁A uck land ▁exhibition ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Sim ▁was ▁guest ▁of ▁honor ▁at ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁' M anga we ka ▁F akes ▁& ▁For ger ies ▁Festival ' ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁his ▁birth ▁town . ▁He ▁appeared ▁again ▁as ▁prize ▁present er ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁at ▁the ▁now ▁two ▁year ly ▁event , ▁and ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁appear ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁event ▁in ▁November , ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁October ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁called ▁Good ▁As ▁Gold ie ▁( ), ▁later ▁repub lished ▁as ▁C ▁F ▁Gold ie ▁and ▁the ▁Creative ▁Art ▁of ▁F org ery ▁( ). ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁at ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁Hospital , ▁A uck land , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁death s ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁artists ▁Category : Art ▁for gers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Fo