Truman Capote facts for kids

Truman Capote
Truman Capote, 1980
Born	Truman Streckfus Persons (1924-09-30)September 30, 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died	August 25, 1984(1984-08-25) (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, United States
Resting place	Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles
Occupation	Artist, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright
Period	1943–84
Literary movement	Southern Gothic
Notable works	In Cold Blood, Breakfast at Tiffany's (novella)
Partner	Jack Dunphy
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Truman Capote (born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 - August 25, 1984) was an American author. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in Monroeville, Alabama, New York City and Greenwich, Connecticut. He is best known for writing the half-true novel, In Cold Blood. The novel is based on a murder that happened in Kansas in the 1950s. He became good friends with the man accused of the murder.

Capote was openly gay. He died of liver cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 59.

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  Capote photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948

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  Truman Capote in 1959

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  Truman Capote's marker at Westwood Village Memorial Park

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  860 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York

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  Truman Capote (1968)