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Truman Garcia Capote [1] ( / kəˈpoʊti / kə-POH-tee; [2] born Truman Streckfus Persons; September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor.
Capote is a 2005 American biographical drama film about American novelist Truman Capote directed by Bennett Miller, and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman in the title role. The film primarily follows the events during the writing of Capote's 1965 nonfiction book In Cold Blood .
- $49.9 million
- Capote, by Gerald Clarke
- $7 million
- Mychael Danna
Feb 3, 2006 · A film about the famous writer's research and relationship with one of the killers of the Clutter family in Kansas. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won an Oscar for his role, and based on the novel In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Bennett Miller
- 2006-02-03
Capote is a 2005 drama starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as the author of In Cold Blood, a true crime novel based on the murder of a Kansas family. The film follows Capote's personal and professional journey as he befriends one of the killers and faces the consequences of his work.
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- Bennett Miller
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- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Amy Irvine
- Capote was not his real surname. Truman Capote was born on 30 September 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana, originally named Truman Streckfus Persons. He changed his name to Truman Garcia Capote in 1935 – from his stepfather, Joseph Capote, a Cuban-born New York businessman.
- He was primarily raised by his mother’s relatives. Capote’s parents divorced when he was very young, and he was subsequently primarily raised by his mother’s relatives in Monroeville, Alabama.
- A character in To Kill a Mockingbird was based on Capote. Truman Capote’s best friend in Monroeville was the girl-next-door, Nelle Harper Lee, who later based the precocious character of Dill Harris on Capote in her famous novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
- His breakthrough came with his debut novel. After her subsequent marriage to Joe Capote, Capote’s mother (who later committed suicide) brought him to New York City.
Mar 17, 2024 · Truman Capote (born September 30, 1924, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died August 25, 1984, Los Angeles, California) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright whose early writing extended the Southern Gothic tradition, though he later developed a more journalistic approach in the novel In Cold Blood (1965; film 1967).
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Jan 26, 2024 · Learn about the life and career of Truman Capote, a trailblazing writer known for his books Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood. Find out about his early years, his celebrity friends, his controversies, his health, and his legacy.
