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Truman Capote
September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984
American writer (1924–1984)
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Truman Garcia Capote was an American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, and he is regarded as one of the founders of New Journalism, along with Gay Talese, Hunter S. Thompson, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe. His work and his life story have been adapted into and have been the subject of more than 20 films and television productions.
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- Birthday · September 30
- Anniversary · August 25
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