Author: The JT LeRoy Story

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Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016)

Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig

Documentary · 1h 50m

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.

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Cast

Laura Albert Herself Bruce Benderson
P
Panio Gianopoulos Winona Ryder Herself
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Ira Silverberg Savannah Knoop Courtney Love Herself Dennis Cooper

Crew

Director
Jeff Feuerzeig
Writer
Jeff Feuerzeig
Director of Photography
Richard Henkels
Editor
Michelle Witten
Producer
Danny Gabai

Details

Release date
2016-01-22
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Box office
$99,708