Truman Capote
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Truman Capote was an American author who lived from 1924 to 1984 and became known for his distinctive literary voice and writing style. He is remembered as an influential figure in twentieth-century American literature, though the specific details of his major works and cultural impact would require additional information to fully explain.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 30 September 1924
- Died
- 25 August 1984
- Works
- 101
Top works
- Other voices, other rooms
- Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum
- In Cold Blood (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
- Understanding fiction -- Second Edition
- Radical Shadows
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Writing · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Truman Capote was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics. At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced from Capote novels, stories and screenplays. Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother and multiple migrations. He discovered his calling by the age of 11, and for the…
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- The New Yorker at 100 — Self (archive footage)2025
- 6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote — Self (archive footage)2024
- Bad Hostage — Self (archive footage)2024
- Groucho & Cavett — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Capote Tapes — Self (archive footage)
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Truman Garcia Capote (/kəˈpoʊti/ 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, and he is regarded as one of the founders of New Journalism, along with Gay Talese, Hunter S. Thompson, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe. His work and his life story have been adapted into and have been the subject of more than 20 films and television productions.
Capote had a troubled childhood caused by his parents' divorce, a long absence from his mother, and multiple moves. He was planning to become a writer by the time he was eight years old, and he honed his writing ability throughout his childhood. He began his professional career writing short stories. The critical success of "Miriam" (1945) attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf and resulted in a contract to write the novel Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). He achieved widespread acclaim with Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958)—a novella about a fictional New York café society girl named Holly Golightly, and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966)—a journalistic work about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home. Capote spent six years writing the latter, aided by his lifelong friend Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
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