The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin examines the life and work of one of the world's most beloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative son of the Old South to a gay rights pioneer whose books Tales of the City have inspired millions of people to claim their own truth. . Jennifer Kroot's documentary about the creator of Tales of the City also gets by with help from the author's friends – including Neil Gaiman, Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Sir Ian McKellen and Amy Tan – as well as Maupin himself. even to offer a disarmingly frank look at the journey that took him from the jungles of Vietnam to the bathhouses of '70s San Francisco to the front lines of America's ongoing culture war.
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