Post by Dirty Santa PaulsLaugh on Nov 28, 2019 3:40:23 GMT
Tru was known for his flamboyant, witty personality and distinctive voice as seen on numerous talk shows. He was friends with and knew many of the society, celebrity, and literary glitterati and hosted the famous Black and White Ball celebrating WaPo publisher Katherine Graham’s birthday. His childhood best friend was fellow Southern author Harper Lee and the precocious child, Dill, in To Kill a Mockingbird is modeled after Truman. Lee assisted Capote in researching his non-fiction “novel,” In Cold Blood.
He is considered one of America’s greatest writers, but after his last book, his masterpiece, he sank into depression, alcoholism, and drug abuse. He died at the home of Joanna Carson, Johnny’s ex-wife, with his long promise Answered Prayers incomplete.
He was the subject of two movies about his experiences writing In Cold Blood, as well as his novel being made in to a film classic.
Added to all that, he also a penned several screenplays adapting a few of his short stories and novels for film and TV as well as create directly for the cinema.
He is considered one of America’s greatest writers, but after his last book, his masterpiece, he sank into depression, alcoholism, and drug abuse. He died at the home of Joanna Carson, Johnny’s ex-wife, with his long promise Answered Prayers incomplete.
He was the subject of two movies about his experiences writing In Cold Blood, as well as his novel being made in to a film classic.
Added to all that, he also a penned several screenplays adapting a few of his short stories and novels for film and TV as well as create directly for the cinema.