Truman Capote

Truman Capote

  • Birthday: 1924-09-30
  • Deathday: 1984-08-25
  • Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

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.​

Filmography

Murder by Death

1976

As Lionel Twain

With Love from Truman

1966

As Self - Writer

The Capote Tapes

2021

As Self (archive footage)

Beaton by Bailey

1971

As self

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

2021

As Self - Writer (archive footage)

Cocksucker Blues

1972

As Self

A Christmas Memory

1966

As Narrator (voice)

Groucho & Cavett

2022

As Self (archive footage)

Public Speaking

2010

As Self (archive footage)

The Thanksgiving Visitor

1967

As Narrator (voice)

Do I Sound Gay?

2015

As Self (archive footage)

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

2012

As Self (archive footage)

Trilogy

1969

As Narrator (voice)

Annie Hall

1977

As Truman Capote Look-Alike (uncredited)

Production

Beat the Devil

1953

As Screenplay

The Innocents

1961

As Screenplay

The Grass Harp

1995

As Novel

One Christmas

1994

As Story

The Glass House

1972

As Writer

Summer Crossing

2021

As Novel

Love, Marilyn

2013

As Writer

Trilogy

1969

As Story

A Christmas Memory

1966

As Writer

Miriam

1980

As Novel

The Thanksgiving Visitor

1967

As Adaptation

In Cold Blood

1967

As Book

A Christmas Memory

1997

As Short Story

Laura

1968

As Screenplay

Miriam

2007

As Short Story

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