Truman Capote
Truman Garcia Capote (born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American author. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana[1] and grew up in Monroeville, Alabama, New York City and Greenwich, Connecticut. He is best known for writing the half-true novel, In Cold Blood. The novel is based on a murder that happened in Kansas in the 1950s. He became good friends with the man accused of the murder.
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| Born | Truman Streckfus Persons September 30, 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Died | August 25, 1984 (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Resting place | Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Artist, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright |
| Period | 1943–1984 |
| Literary movement | Southern Gothic |
| Notable works | In Cold Blood, Breakfast at Tiffany's (novella) |
| Partner | Jack Dunphy |
| Signature | File:Truman Capote signature.svg |
Capote was openly gay. He died of liver cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 59.[2]
Truman Capote Media
- Historic ruins of Truman Capote's boyhood home in Monroeville, Alabama LCCN2010639945.tif
Brick ruins outline the "spreading old house" in Monroeville, Alabama, that was the boyhood home of Truman Capote and the setting for his 1956 story "A Christmas Memory".
- Truman Capote by Harold Halma.jpg
Halma's photograph of Capote on the back cover of Other Voices, Other Rooms
- Truman Capote 1924 1.jpg
Capote photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948
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Truman Capote, 1959.
- Truman Capote grave at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Brentwood, California.JPG
Truman Capote's marker at Westwood Village Memorial Park
- Truman Capote and Jack Dunphy Stone at Crooked Pond.jpg
Truman Capote and Jack Dunphy stone at Crooked Pond in the Long Pond Greenbelt in Southampton, New York.
- Truman Capote Historical Marker in Monroeville, Alabama.JPG
Historical marker at the site of the house Truman Capote frequently visited in Monroeville, Alabama.
- Truman Capote (1968).jpg
Aankomst schrijver Truman Capote (links) en regisseur Richard Brooks op Schiphol voor de première van de film "In Koelen Bloede" ("In Cold Blood")
References
- ↑ TCM
- ↑ "Novelguide". Archived from the original on 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
