Forgery in LGBTQ History

Forgery of Data and Documents Relevant to the LGBTQ Past

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Coward, Noel: Coward letters forged by Lee Israel, who also forged letters by actresses Fanny Brice and Louise Brooks, and writers Dorothy Parker and Lillian Hellman.

Ebay. Forged "gay collectibles" sold as real on Ebay. Documentation?

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Primary Sources

Bosman, Julie. "She Says It's True, Her Memoir Of Forging." New York TImes, July 24. 2008, pp. E1, E6.

Coward, Noel. The Letters of Noel Coward. NY: Alfred A. Knoft, 2007. Coward letter about Julie Andrews is actually by Lee Israel.

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