Truman Streckfus Persons

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American writer essayist human journalist memoirist novelist playwright screenwriter short story writer

Truman Streckfus Persons, better known as Truman Capote, was an American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright renowned for works such as "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American writer → essayist → human → journalist → memoirist → novelist → playwright → screenwriter → short story writer →
activePeriod	1940s–1980s →
causeOfDeath	liver disease → phlebitis →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1924-09-30 →
dateOfDeath	1984-08-25 →
gender	male →
genre	Southern Gothic → literary fiction → nonfiction → true crime →
hasEthnicity	White American →
hasFamilyName	Capote → Persons →
hasGivenName	Truman →
hasName	Truman Streckfus Persons →
hasPseudonym	Truman Capote →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	New Journalism → Southern Gothic literature →
notableFor	depicting New York high society in his works → pioneering the nonfiction novel form with In Cold Blood →
notableWork	A Christmas Memory → Answered Prayers → Breakfast at Tiffany's → In Cold Blood → Music for Chameleons → Other Voices, Other Rooms → The Grass Harp →
occupation	essayist → journalist → novelist → playwright → screenwriter → short story writer →
partner	Jack Dunphy →
placeOfBirth	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States →
placeOfDeath	Los Angeles, California, United States →
religion	Episcopalian →
residence	New York City, New York, United States →
sexualOrientation	gay →
wrote	A Christmas Memory → Answered Prayers → Breakfast at Tiffany's → In Cold Blood → Music for Chameleons → Other Voices, Other Rooms → The Grass Harp →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Truman Capote →	birthName
Truman Streckfus Persons →	hasName