Author: The JT LeRoy Story

1h 50m
Documentary
6.6

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
Unknown
Panio Gianopoulos
Unknown
Winona Ryder
Herself
Ira Silverberg
Unknown
Savannah Knoop
Unknown
Courtney Love
Herself
Dennis Cooper
Unknown

Crew

Jeff Feuerzeig
Director, Writer
Michelle Witten
Editor
Richard Henkels
Director of Photography
Danny Gabai
Producer
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Danielle Dupre
Sound Re-Recording Assistant

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