Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up (1993)

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An affectionate portrait of San Francisco, and of the man whose Tales of the City have inspired thousands to go there. Maupin relates a life story more bizarre than his fictional characters(including a meeting with Nixon), while local eccentrics and ex-colleagues dish and praise lavishly.

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up

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Armistead Maupin
Armistead Maupin as Himself Age 81 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. (born May 13, 1944) is an American writer, best known for his Tales of the City series of novels, based in San Francisco. Description above from the Wikipedia article Armi...
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen as Narration (voice) Age 86 · Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and scienc...
Director Kate Meynell
Cast Armistead Maupin, Ian McKellen