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- NAME: Truman Capote
- OCCUPATION: Author
- BIRTH DATE: September 30, 1924
- DEATH DATE: August 25, 1984
- EDUCATION: Trinity School, St. Joseph Military Academy, Greenwich High School, Dwight School
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New Orleans, Louisiana
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
- Originally: Truman Streckfus Persons
- Full Name: Truman Garcia Capote
- AKA: Truman Capote
- AKA: Truman Persons
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Truman Capote was a trailblazing writer of Southern descent known for the works Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood, among others.
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Known as the originator of the true-crime novel, Truman Capote was both a renowned author as well as a controversial celebrity. His non-fiction novel, "In Cold Blood," became an international best-seller.
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Montromery Clift won stardom in "From Here to Eternity" and became a 1950s movie icon. A car accident in 1957 changed his looks, and from then on his off-screen days were filled with pills, alcohol, and a complicated sexual identity.
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Born in Brussels, she studied dance at a young age before starring on Broadway in "Gigi" at the age of 22. Her performance caught the attention of Hollywood, and two years later she starred in "Roman Holiday."
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Play NowTruman Capote. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 02:30, May 20, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/truman-capote-9237547.
Truman Capote. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/truman-capote-9237547 [Accessed 20 May 2013].
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"Truman Capote," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/truman-capote-9237547 [accessed May 20, 2013].
"Truman Capote," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/truman-capote-9237547 (accessed May 20, 2013).
Truman Capote [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 20] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/truman-capote-9237547.
Truman Capote, http://www.biography.com/people/truman-capote-9237547 (last visited May 20, 2013).
Truman Capote. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/truman-capote-9237547. Accessed May 20, 2013.
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