Savannah Knoop
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Savannah Knoop (born circa 1981) is an American fashion designer and DJ who was identified by The New York Times on January 9, 2006 as being the public persona in the JT Leroy hoax created by Laura Albert. [1] Knoop is half sister to Geoffrey Knoop, Albert's former partner. She graduated from Westover School in 1999.
The daughter of filmmaker John Knoop and acupuncturist Sharon Hennessey,[2] Knoop DJs with TINC Enterprises and also practices capoeira. [3] Since her unmasking, Knoop has returned to fashion design while moonlighting as a waitress. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ St. John, Warren (January 9, 2006) The Unmasking of JT Leroy: In Public, He's a She. The New York Times.
- ^ Benson, Heidi (March 19, 2006). Identity Crisis: How former sex writer Laura Albert and her extended family became 'JT LeRoy,' pulling off one of the strangest literary hoaxes of our time. San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ Knoop on capoeira
- ^ Rubin, Sylvia (November 26, 2006). Back in Fashion: Savannah Knoop has survived the JT Leroy scandal and is trying her hand at a new career. San Francisco Chronicle
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