Truman Capote
Truman Garcia Capote ( kə-POH-tee; born Truman Streckfus Persons; September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966), which he labeled a "non-fiction novel". His works have been adapted into more than 20 films and television dramas. Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother, and multiple migrations. He had discovered his calling as a writer by the time he was eight years old, and he honed his writing ability throughout his childhood. He began his professional career writing short stories. The critical success of "Miriam" (1945) attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf and resulted in a contract to write the novel Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood (1966), a journalistic work about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home. Capote spent six years writing the book, aided by his lifelong friend Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird (1960). |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 30, 1924 (New Orleans), Died August 25, 1984 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 87195 | 12/20/1954 | Two ladies in de shade of de banana tree | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | lyricist | |||
Decca | 87196 | 12/20/1954 | De bamboo cage-1 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | lyricist | |||
Decca | 87197 | 12/20/1954 | House of flowers-1 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | lyricist | |||
Decca | 87198 | 12/20/1954 | I never has seen snow-1 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Capote, Truman," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/306977.
Capote, Truman. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/306977.
"Capote, Truman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Capote, Truman, 1924-1984 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79104227
Wikidata: Truman Capote - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q134180
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51686739
MusicBrainz: Truman Capote - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6f9bcd85-facc-448e-92f8-7375b53273ac
Getty ULAN: Capote, Truman - http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500252062
ISNI: 0000 0001 2132 6091 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000121326091
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