me ▁to ▁write ▁letters ▁of ▁pra ise ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁work ▁to ▁publish ers , ▁or ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁from ▁pat rons ▁of ▁the ▁human ities . ▁Similarly , ▁he ▁wrote ▁letters ▁claim ing ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁friend ▁or ▁relative ▁of ▁celebrated ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁T . S . ▁Eli ot , ▁W . B . ▁Ye ats , ▁Salvador ▁Dal í , ▁and ▁Pablo ▁Pic asso . ▁Ev ident ly ▁these ▁p lo ys ▁worked ▁in ▁many ▁cases , ▁as ▁I ris ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Po etry ▁Magazine ▁and ▁was ▁review ed ▁in ▁many ▁Chicago ▁papers . ▁In ▁another ▁scheme , ▁he ▁used ▁Lewis ▁College ▁as ▁his ▁address , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁member , ▁and ▁he ▁eventually ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁college . ▁He ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁campus ▁upon ▁detection ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁ret irement ▁home ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Sch arm el ▁I ris ▁Pap ers ▁at ▁New berry ▁Library ▁ ▁F org ing ▁Fame : ▁The ▁Str ange ▁Career ▁of ▁Sch arm el ▁I ris ▁by ▁Craig ▁Abb ott , ▁Northern ▁Illinois ▁University ▁Press ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 7 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁po ets ▁Category : American ▁confidence ▁trick sters ▁Category : Ital ian ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : W rit ers