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Author: The JT LeRoy Story

6.620161h 50mMovieDocumentary

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…

DirectorJeff Feuerzeig
WriterJeff Feuerzeig
ProducerDanny Gabai

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Cast · Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig

LALaura Albert
Laura Albert
Herself
BBBruce Benderson
Bruce Benderson
PG
Panio Gianopoulos
WRWinona Ryder
Winona Ryder
Herself
IS
Ira Silverberg
SKSavannah Knoop
Savannah Knoop
CLCourtney Love
Courtney Love
Herself
DCDennis Cooper
Dennis Cooper

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