Truman Capote

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essayist human journalist novelist playwright screenwriter short story writer

Truman Capote was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist best known for works like "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's," which helped pioneer the true crime genre and cemented his status as a major literary figure of the 20th century.

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Capote 5
Truman Capote bibliography 1
Truman Garcia Capote 1

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instanceOf essayist ⓘ
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playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
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surface form: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961 film)

In Cold Blood ⓘ
surface form: In Cold Blood (1967 film)
authorOf A Christmas Memory ⓘ
Answered Prayers ⓘ
Breakfast at Tiffany's ⓘ
In Cold Blood ⓘ
Local Color ⓘ
Music for Chameleons ⓘ
Other Voices, Other Rooms ⓘ
Portraits and Observations ⓘ
The Grass Harp ⓘ
the Muses ⓘ
surface form: The Muses Are Heard
awardReceived Edgar Award ⓘ
O. Henry Award ⓘ
birthName Truman Streckfus Persons ⓘ
burialPlace Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath liver disease ⓘ
collaboratedWith Harper Lee ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-09-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1984-08-25 ⓘ
educatedAt Franklin School (New York City) ⓘ
Greenwich High School ⓘ
St. Joseph Military Academy ⓘ
Trinity School (New York City) ⓘ
familyName Truman Capote self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Capote
friend Harper Lee ⓘ
fullName Truman Capote self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Truman Garcia Capote
genre literary fiction ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
true crime ⓘ
givenName Truman ⓘ
influenced New Journalism ⓘ
true crime literature ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableFor helping establish the true crime literary genre ⓘ
pioneering the nonfiction novel form ⓘ
notableWork A Christmas Memory ⓘ
film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" ⓘ
surface form: Breakfast at Tiffany's

In Cold Blood ⓘ
Other Voices, Other Rooms ⓘ
The Grass Harp ⓘ
occupation essayist ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
partner Jack Dunphy ⓘ
placeOfBirth New Orleans ⓘ
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
residence Brooklyn ⓘ
surface form: Brooklyn, New York

Monroeville, Alabama ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
sexualOrientation gay ⓘ
subjectOf film Capote (2005) ⓘ
film Infamous (2006) ⓘ
wrote A Christmas Memory ⓘ
Answered Prayers ⓘ
Breakfast at Tiffany's ⓘ
In Cold Blood ⓘ
Local Color ⓘ
Music for Chameleons ⓘ
Other Voices, Other Rooms ⓘ
The Grass Harp ⓘ
the Muses ⓘ
surface form: The Muses Are Heard
yearsActive 1940s–1980s ⓘ

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A Christmas Memory → author → Truman Capote ⓘ
Answered Prayers → author → Truman Capote ⓘ
Breakfast at Tiffany's → author → Truman Capote ⓘ
In Cold Blood → author → Truman Capote ⓘ
Local Color → author → Truman Capote ⓘ
Music for Chameleons → author → Truman Capote ⓘ
Other Voices, Other Rooms → author → Truman Capote ⓘ
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Greenwich High School → notableAlumnus → Truman Capote ⓘ
Clifton Collins Jr. → notableWork → Truman Capote ⓘ
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Jack Dunphy → wroteAbout → Truman Capote ⓘ