Leonard C. Lewin (October 2, 1916 – January 28, 1999)[1] was an American writer, best known as the author of the bestseller The Report from Iron Mountain (1967).
He was twice married: first to Iris Zinn Lewin and later to poet, playwright and children's book author Eve Merriam.
"[1] Some conspiracy theorists continue to believe that the book is an actual, top-secret government document, rather than a hoax or satire, despite Lewin's claims to the contrary.
The parties settled out of court with Liberty Lobby agreeing to pay Lewin an undisclosed sum and return over a thousand unsold copies.
[3] Lewin first claimed that the report was a hoax in 1972, writing that the Pentagon Papers were "as outrageous, morally and intellectually" as his own satiric creation: "The charade is over.