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Did the Real-Life Indiana Jones Fake His Death? The Mysterious Disappearance of Arthur Kingsley Porter

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In 1933, Arthur Kingsley Porter, a renowned Harvard professor and art historian, vanished from the cliffs of Inishbofin, sparking Ireland's first inquest without a body. Was his death a tragic accident, a carefully planned escape, or something more sinister? Explore the mystery surrounding the real-life "Indiana Jones" and the decades-long debate over his mysterious disappearance.



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Reference

  • Brush, K. (2017). Medieval Art through the Camera Lens: The Photography of Arthur Kingsley Porter and Lucy Wallace Porter. Visual Resources, 33(3–4), pp. 252–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973762.2017.1349623.


    • Costigan, Lucy. (2013) Glenveagh Mystery: The Life, Work and Disappearance of Arthur Kingsley Porter. Irish Academy Press, ISBN: 978-1-908928-11-5.


      • Forbes, Edward W. Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883-1933). Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. 69, no. 13, 1935, pp. 537–41. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/20023098.


        • RTÉ Radio 1. The Disappearance of American Millionaire Arthur Kingsley Porter. https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/highlights/1237410-the-disappeanance-of-american-millionaire-arthur-kingsley-porter/.


          • TG4. Ar Iarraidh: Kingsley Porter. https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/play/?pid=6311961784112&title=Ar%20Iarraidh%20Kingsley%20Porter&series=Ar%20Iarraidh%20Kingsley%20Porter&genre=Faisneis&pcode=628755.


            • The Guardian. Inishbofin Mystery: US Archaeologist’s Irish Disappearance Faces TV Examination. https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/04/inishbofin-mystery-us-archaeologists-irish-disappearance-tv-examination.


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