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Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
September 30, 1924
Died
August 25, 1984
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
- Truman Garcia Capote
- Truman Streckfus Persons
Truman Capote
1.3 Popularity
Biography
Truman Capote was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics. 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. Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood (1966), a book Capote spent four years writing. 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.
Known For
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Self (archive footage)
The New Yorker at 100
2025
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Self (archive footage)
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
2024
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Self (archive footage)
Bad Hostage
2024
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Self (archive footage)
Groucho & Cavett
2022
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Self (archive footage)
The Capote Tapes
2021
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Self - Writer (archive footage)
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
2021
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Self (archive footage)
Do I Sound Gay?
2015
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Self (archive footage)
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
2012
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Self (archive footage)
Public Speaking
2011
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Self (archive footage)
American Experience
1988
Credits
The New Yorker at 100
as Self (archive footage)
2025
7.0
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
as Self (archive footage)
2024
8.0
Bad Hostage
as Self (archive footage)
2024
7.0
Groucho & Cavett
as Self (archive footage)
2022
7.0
The Capote Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
2021
5.9
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
2021
2.5
Do I Sound Gay?
as Self (archive footage)
2015
5.5
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
as Self (archive footage)
2012
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Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
2011
7.0
American Experience
as Self (archive footage)
1988
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Annie Hall
as Truman Capote Look-Alike (uncredited)
1977
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Murder by Death
as Lionel Twain
1976
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Dinah!
as Self
1974
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Cocksucker Blues
as Self
1972
5.8
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
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V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
1971
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Beaton by Bailey
as Self
1971
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Trilogy
as Narrator (voice)
1969
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The Thanksgiving Visitor
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1968
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The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1968
6.6
A Christmas Memory
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1966
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With Love from Truman
as Self - Writer
1966
6.2
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
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Tempo
as Self
1961
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The David Susskind Show
as Self
1959
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David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All
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