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Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016)
Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig
Overview
New York magazine’s October 2005 issue sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked “it boy” wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about his sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn’t actually exist. He was dreamed up by 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and phone sex operator, Laura Albert.
Length 110 minutes
Actors
Winona Ryder | Courtney Love | Bruce Benderson | Laura Albert | Dennis Cooper | Panio Gianopoulos | Ira Silverberg | Savannah Knoop