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   Feb 8, 2024 · Why Did Truman Capote Choose Katharine Graham as His Guest of Honor at the Black and White Ball? Graham was a strategic choice for guest of honor—a woman who didn't threaten Capote's...

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4. www.history.com › news › how-truman-capote-threw-theThe True Story Behind Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball

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   Nov 28, 2017 · Truman Capote threw a lavish party in 1966 to honor Katharine Graham, the publisher of The Washington Post, and invited celebrities, royals, and strangers. The party was a social spectacle and a media sensation, but also a way for Capote to boost his fame and fortune.

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   The Black and White Ball was a masquerade ball held on November 28, 1966, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Hosted by author Truman Capote, the ball was in honor of The Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham .

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   Jun 29, 2020 · KATHARINE GRAHAM, guest of honor: Truman called me up that summer and said, “I think you need cheering up. And I’m going to give you a ball.” Well, I said, “I don’t need cheering up, and what...

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7. www.townandcountrymag.com › leisure › arts-andFeud: The True Story of Truman Capote's Black and White Ball

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   Feb 9, 2024 · We know that Capote decided to throw a masked ball in honor of Kay Graham, scion of the Washington Post publishing dynasty, but that really, the party was for him—he was, after all, at the...

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   Feb 9, 2024 · To the left, American publisher Katherine Graham, Capote’s guest of honor, dances with an unidentified man. To the right, Lauren Bacall dances with Jerome Robbins. Express Newspapers/Getty...

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   Why did Capote invite Katharine Graham to his party?

   • Capote knew that an elaborate soiree would gain him even more publicity and fame, but he also knew he couldn’t just give it for himself. So he made a savvy calculation and invited Katharine Graham as his party’s purported guest of honor. Graham had assumed leadership of The Washington Post and Newsweek after her husband’s suicide in 1963.

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   Why did Truman Capote throw a party?

   • Hosted by author Truman Capote, the ball was in honor of The Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham . Truman Capote decided in June 1966 to throw a lavish party. He was at the height of his popularity as an author and as a public figure following the publication of his non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood, earlier that year.

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   Did Truman Capote throw a blowout?

   • So it’s no wonder that when he finally acquired wealth, fame and social prestige, he decided to throw an unforgettable blowout. Truman Capote with Katherine Graham, publisher of the Washington Post and the guest of honor at Capote’s Black and White Ball. (Credit: Harry Benson/Express/Getty Images)

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   Did Truman Capote dance with Wendy Vanderbilt?

   • Truman Capote dances with Wendy Vanderbilt at his Black and White Ball held in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel, in New York, on Nov. 28, 1966. To the left, American publisher Katherine Graham, Capote’s guest of honor, dances with an unidentified man. To the right, Lauren Bacall dances with Jerome Robbins. Express Newspapers/Getty Images

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    Jan 31, 2024 · Capote threw the party in honor of Washington Post owner Katharine “Kay” Graham. Three years earlier, her husband and the paper’s former owner, Phil Graham, died by suicide, leaving Kay at...