Truman Capote
Truman Capote (September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American author and comedian, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966), which he labeled a "nonfiction novel." 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 rest of his childhood he honed his writing ability. Capote began his professional career writing short stories. The critical success of one story, "Miriam" (1945), attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf, resulting in a contract to write Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood (1966), a journalistic work about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home, a book Capote spent four years writing, with much help from Nelle Harper Lee, who wrote the famous To Kill a Mockingbird. A milestone in popular culture, it was the peak of his career, although it was not his final book. In the 1970s, he maintained his celebrity status by appearing on television talk shows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Truman Capote, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
WritingBirthday
September 30, 1924Deathday
August 25, 1984Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
35Place of birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USACast credits
Annie Hall
Truman Capote Look-Alike (uncredited)Murder by Death
Lionel TwainCocksucker Blues
SelfA Christmas Memory
Narrator (voice)Trilogy
Narrator (voice)With Love from Truman
Self - WriterThe Thanksgiving Visitor
Narrator (voice)Beaton by Bailey
selfDo I Sound Gay?
Self (archive footage)The Capote Tapes
Self (archive footage)Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
Self (archive footage)Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Self - Writer (archive footage)Groucho & Cavett
Self (archive footage)Public Speaking
Self (archive footage)Crew credits
Beat the Devil
ScreenplayThe Innocents
ScreenplayThe Grass Harp
NovelIndiscretion of an American Wife
DialogueOne Christmas
StoryChildren on Their Birthdays
WriterThe Glass House
WriterLove, Marilyn
WriterTrilogy
StoryA Christmas Memory
WriterThe Thanksgiving Visitor
Story, AdaptationBreakfast at Tiffany's
NovelOther Voices Other Rooms
WriterA Christmas Memory
Short StoryLaura
ScreenplayMiriam
Short StoryHistorias Breves 0: Un día con Ángela
Original StoryIn Cold Blood
Novel