photo by Irving Penn (1948)

Truman Streckfus Persons Capote -- a name as large and worthy of headlines as the persona he created. Capote was a genius of language. His sentences were finely crafted, pain-stakingly arranged, perfection for perfection's sake. There are other sites out there that detail Truman's life, his works, his massive personality. Here, we simply offer a small "Thank You" to the man who turned the literary world upside down and never looked back to apologize. 

Images:

Truman Capote Photo Album
Truman Capote was as photogenic as he was prolific with words. There is no shortage of the images captured of him over the years.  Includes pictures from Truman's appearance in the1976 film Murder By Death.

Writings by Truman Capote:

• Other Voices, Other Rooms 1948
• A Tree of Night and Other Stories 1949
• Local Color 1950
• The Grass Harp 1951
• The Muses Are Heard 1956
• Breakfast at Tiffany's 1958
• Observations 1959 (with Richard Avedon)
• Selected Writings of Truman Capote 1963
• In Cold Blood 1966
• A Christmas Memory 1966
• House of Flowers 1968
• The Thanksgiving Visitor 1968
• The Dogs Bark: Public People and Private Places 1973
• Music for Chameleons 1980
• One Christmas 1983
• Three by Truman Capote 1985
• Answered Prayers: The Unfinished Novel 1987
• A Capote Reader 1987

On the Screen:

• In Cold Blood (1996 - TV) based on his book
• The Grass Harp (1995) based on his novel
• One Christmas (1994 - TV) based on his story
• Murder by Death (1976) acted in the film
• The Glass House (1972 - TV) based on his story
• In Cold Blood (1967) based on his book
• Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) based on his novella
• The Innocents (1961) worked on screenplay
• Beat the Devil (1954) worked on screenplay
• Stazione Termini (1953) dialogue

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