Author: The JT LeRoy Story

7.1

/10

1h 50m 18+Documentary Biography

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.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.... Read more

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

Watch "Author: The JT LeRoy Story" on Google Play released in 2016. It's a documentary and biography movie, and has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.