“The Capote Tapes” is similar to the recent documentary “Billie,” in that it makes use of extensive audio recordings with people who knew the film’s subject — in this case the tapes that George ...

In a clip from a Dick Cavett interview, Truman Capote jokingly describes “Answered Prayers” as his posthumous novel: “Because either I’m going to kill it, or it’s going to kill me.” Neither survives.

"I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict, I'm a homosexual, I'm a genius," was the way author Truman Capote described himself. But vivid characterizations mentioned by others in the new documentary, The ...

NEW YORK — Writers can get grumpy when they get letters from clueless readers. When Susan Akers discovered an irritated reply from Truman Capote among some papers she was going through, what surprised ...

When a biography of Truman Capote was published in 1997, a review that ran in the Denver Post distilled his singular place in pop culture to its essence: “The uneducated arriviste from Monroeville, ...

Truman Capote died on Aug. 25, 1984, which is portrayed on FX's 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans' Kelsie Gibson is the Senior News Editor of Society and Culture at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

The collection, while apparently containing no riveting new material on his life and times, is a coup for the town that was spun into memorable works by Capote and Lee, his childhood friend and ...

Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles The 2022 record price for Truman Capote was for "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote ...

American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and cultural icon Truman Capote wrote dozens of novels, short novels, plays, and ...

The $30,000 prize is administered by the Iowa Writers’ Workshop on behalf of the estate of Truman Capote and is the largest annual cash prize for English-language literary criticism, according to the ...