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Jul 29, 2016 · Author: The JT LeRoy Story: Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig. With Laura Albert, Bruce Benderson, Terrence Owens, Ira Silverberg. The story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, the fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert.
Sep 9, 2016 · New doc 'Author: The JT Leroy Story' tells the tale of the famous literary hoax in writer's own words — for better or worse. Read our review.
Sep 10, 2018 · Based on Knoop’s book Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy Producers: Patrick Walmsley, Julie Yorn, Thor Bradwell, Gary Pearl, Cassian Elwes, Giri Tharan, Mark Amin, Dave Hansen
May 1, 2019 · JT LeRoy, Justin Kelly’s new biopic on the creation and exposure of the cult author of the same pen name, opens with an Oscar Wilde epigraph: “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”. This sentiment, repurposed from a puckish 1890s play to introduce Kelly’s film on punking 1990s celebrity, immediately sits uneasily in 2019’s bellies.
Based on Savannah Knoop's memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy, Laura Albert (Laura Dern) writes as her "avatar," a troubled young man named JT LeRoy. When her debut novel becomes a best-seller and "JT" becomes the darling of the literary world, Laura comes up with a unique solution to preserve her anonymity but give life to her creation, convincing her boyfriend's androgynous fun ...
