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# Lee Israel

(1939–2014)   Biographer

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Lee Israel was a biographer.

## Quick Facts About Lee Israel

Born December 3, 1939

Died December 24, 2014

Profession Biographer

## About Lee Israel

American author and forger (1939-2014)... \| Leonore Carol "Lee" Israel was an American author known for committing literary forgery. Her 2008 confessional autobiography Can You Ever Forgive Me? was adapted into the 2018 film of the same name starring Melissa McCarthy as Israel.

##  Quotes by Lee Israel

> [Hatchet murders were the house speciality of the Journal, whose front page was a virtual abattoir of murder most foul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-israel/hatchet-murders-were-the-house-speciality-of-the-journal-whose-front/)

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