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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
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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/306977

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