# Lee Israel

> 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.

*American author and forger (1939-2014)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/lee-israel

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1939-12-03
- **Died:** 2014-12-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7254572/ (@nm7254572)

## Sources
- [Lee Israel](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Israel)
- [لي إزرائيل](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A5%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84)
- [Lee Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Israel)
- [Lee Israel](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Israel)
- [Lee Israel](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Israel)
- [لی ایزریل](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%84)
- [Lee Israel](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Israel)
- [לי ישראל](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%99_%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18763732)
- [Lee Israel](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1634560)

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