Piotr Żak
Back in the early 1960’s, the BBC broadcast a popular show that featured classical music to lovers of the genre. One of the most popular pieces that featured regularly on the show was composed by Piotr Żak from Poland. After years of it being played on the air, it was discovered that BBC producers Susan Bradshaw and Hans Keller had actually composed the piece all along, meaning that Piotr was simply a way for them to market and play the song without having to worry about a conflict of interest.
Piotr Zak
JT Leroy
Fictional memoirs can be confusing at times, especially if the character describing their “life story” comes across as wholly believable. This is the case with JT Leroy and the hit 90’s novel, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things. Years later, people found out that he was a fictional creation from a woman called Laura Albert, who wrote as if she was Leroy the entire time. This was an easier way for her to get published at the time, so she took up the offer.
JT Leroy
