Truman Capote
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- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Popular Culture
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Gay Men, Lesbians, Sexuality
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present
Article abstract: Recognized as one of the leading American authors of the second half of the twentieth century, Capote regarded himself as a stylist, a writer whose mastery of the craft was so absolute that he could adapt his writing style to any media.
Early Life
Originally named Truman Streckfus Persons, Truman Capote was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 30, 1924, to Joseph “Arch” Persons and Lillie Mae Faulk Persons. The marriage between what someone described as a “promoter” always looking for the big deal and a...
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