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Title:
Author, the JT LeRoy story
Author:
Feuerzeig, Jeff, screenwriter, film director, film producer.
Publication Information:
Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2016]

© 2016
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
The New York Times sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about a sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn't actually exist. He was the creative expression of 40-year-old San Francisco housewife, Laura Albert. Now viewers can journey down the infinitely fascinating rabbit hole of how Laura Albert breathed not only words, but life, into her avatar for a decade.
General Note:
Originally released as a documentary film in 2016.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, sexual content, some drug material and violent images.
UPC:
043396487550
Format :
DVD