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201375 minPG-13documentary

True Tales

201375 minPG-13documentary

Two days after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald is killed on live television by Jack Ruby, a Dallas strip club operator.

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Two days after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald is killed on live television by Jack Ruby, a Dallas strip club operator.

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Katie Dunndirector

Brad Osbornedirector

Daniel Laabswriter

Katie Dunnwriter

Martin Spiritwriter

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Tammi True, a prominent stripper at Jack Ruby's Carousel Club in Dallas, offers her perspective on the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the subsequent murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Just two days after Oswald shot Kennedy, Ruby killed him on live television. For nearly 50 years, True remained silent about her experiences in the burlesque scene of the 1960s. True Tales presents dramatic re-creations filmed at actual locations, providing insight into this infamous chapter of American history.

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