Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016)

Name: Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-01-22
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.567
Cast: Laura Albert, Bruce Benderson, Panio Gianopoulos, Winona Ryder, Ira Silverberg

01/22/2016 Documentary 1h 50m

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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.

Jeff Feuerzeig

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