Matt Tyrnauer

director of documentaries “Valentino: The Last Emperor” (2009), “Citizen Jane: Battle for the City” (2016), “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood” (2017), “Studio 54” (2018) and “Where's My Roy Cohn?” (2019)

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Special correspondent for Vanity Fair and producer-director of Valentino: The Last Emperor.

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