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.
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Filmography
all 45
Movies 36
Writer 20
self 17
TV Shows 9
Groucho & Cavett (2022)
Summer Crossing (2021)
The Capote Tapes (2021)
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2021)
Hideouser and Hideouser (2019)
Truman Capote - Enfant terrible der amerikanischen Literatur (2016)
Do I Sound Gay? (2015)
Love, Marilyn (2013)
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2012)
The David Susskind Show: Give 'em Hell Harry (2012)
Public Speaking (2010)
Miriam (2007)
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers (2006)
Children on Their Birthdays (2002)
A Christmas Memory (1997)
In Cold Blood (1996)
Other Voices Other Rooms (1995)
The Grass Harp (1995)
One Christmas (1994)
Miriam (1980)
Annie Hall (1977)
Murder by Death (1976)
Dinah! (1974)
Cocksucker Blues (1972)
The Glass House (1972)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)
Beaton by Bailey (1971)
Trilogy (1969)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Laura (1968)
In Cold Blood (1967)
The Thanksgiving Visitor (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
A Christmas Memory (1966)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
With Love from Truman (1966)
The Innocents (1961)
Tempo (1961)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
The David Susskind Show (1959)
Das Glück sucht seine Kinder (1958)
Beat the Devil (1953)
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1924-09-30
Deathday1984-08-25 (59 years old)
Birth NameTruman Streckfus Persons
Birth PlaceNew Orleans, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsO. Henry Award
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