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Truman Garcia Capote (/ k ə ˈ p oʊ t i / kə-POH-tee; born Truman Streckfus Persons; September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true ...
Mar 7, 2024 · Truman Capote’s death in 1984 didn’t come as a shock, even at the age of 59. The acclaimed author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood spent the decade preceding his demise publicly ...
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Jun 19, 2024 · Truman Capote (1924–84) was an American writer who is best known for his nonfiction novel In Cold Blood (1965) and the novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958).
- Truman Capote was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright whose early writing extended the Southern Gothic tradition. He is best k...
- Truman Capote wrote numerous short stories as well as novels and novellas, but he earned the most fame from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, a 1958 novella...
- Truman Capote won the O. Henry Memorial Award for his short stories “Miriam,” “Shut a Final Door,” and “The House of Flowers.” He also received, wi...
- Truman Capote and Harper Lee bonded as children while he was staying with his aunt next door to Lee in Alabama. Later, though, Capote’s jealousy ov...
Jan 26, 2024 · Author Truman Capote wrote the books ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ and ‘In Cold Blood,’ a the trailblazing true crime account. Read about his relationships and more.
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Jan 31, 2024 · A mini-series based on the book by Laurence Leamer, which explores the betrayal of Truman Capote by the Manhattan socialites he befriended and wrote about in Answered Prayers. Learn about the real history behind the drama, the characters and the controversy.
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Jul 28, 2006 · Learn about the life and works of Truman Capote, one of America's most controversial and colorful authors. Explore his early career, his masterpiece In Cold Blood, and his infamous Black and White Ball.
Aug 25, 2016 · In 1959, Truman Capote stumbled on a short article in The New York Times about a gruesome quadruple murder at a Kansas farm. He soon realized that it was the story he had been waiting to write...
