1972 Press Photo Author Clifford Irving, escorted by federal marshal, to prison.

Author Clifford Irving, convicted of conspiracy and fraud in a fake autobiography of billionaire recluse Howard Hughes, walked handcuffed into Lewisburg Penitentiary today to begin a 2 1/2-year sentence. Irving drove to Lewisburg with his attorney, Maurice Nessen, where he surrendered to a federal marshal. Then he was driven the 18 miles to the penitentiary's minimum security facility, Allenwood Farm, noted for producing upholstered furniture and desks for federal offices.

Photo is dated 1972.

Photo measures 8.5 x 7.75 inches.