Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016)

6.6/10 110 min Documentary

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.

Cast

Laura Albert

Herself

Bruce Benderson

Winona Ryder

Herself

Savannah Knoop

Courtney Love

Herself

Dennis Cooper

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