Truman Capote
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Biography: Truman Capote was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics. At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced from Capote novels, stories and screenplays. Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother and multiple migrations. He discovered his calling by the age of 11, and for the rest of his childhood he honed his writing ability. Capote began his professional career writing short stories. Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood (1966), a book Capote spent four years writing. A milestone in popular culture, it was the peak of his career, although it was not his final book. In the 1970s, he maintained his celebrity status by appearing on television talk shows.
Department: Writing
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Birthday: September 30, 1924
Age: 100 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: August 25, 1984
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Annie Hall
Overview: New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-19
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Murder by Death
Overview: Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-06-23
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Cocksucker Blues
Overview: This fly-on-the-wall documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their 1972 North American Tour, their first return to the States since the tragedy at Altamont.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-26
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A Christmas Memory
Overview: As Christmastime approaches in rural, Depression-era Alabama, a young boy and his best friend, an elderly woman distantly related to him, prepare for the impending holiday by gathering ingredients for their annual batch of fruitcakes for "people who've struck our fancy." On Christmas Eve, they talk with great anticipation of the next day, but underneath is the sad, almost unspoken knowledge that the boy is growing up and his cousin is getting older and frailer. Based on Truman Capote's autobiographical short story.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-12-21
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Trilogy
Overview: Trilogy is an anthology film of three adaptations of Truman Capote short stories: Miriam, Among the Paths to Eden and A Christmas Memory. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-08
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With Love from Truman
Overview: At his Long Island beach house, and on the occasion of the publication of his masterful nonfiction novel In Cold Blood, reporter Karen Dennison interviews celebrated writer Truman Capote, who displays his exuberant personality, makes witty jokes, shares his thoughts on writing, reflects on various aspects of the book and, in a sweet and endearing voice, reads and explains some of its highlights.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Groucho & Cavett
Overview: Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Their relationship is chronicled through interviews with Cavett, archival footage and interviews with George Burns and others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-27
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Public Speaking
Overview: A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous monologues with archival footage and the effect is a portrait of Fran's worldview and experiences.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-22
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The Thanksgiving Visitor
Overview: In this sequel to Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory," a boy recalls his life with an elderly cousin in rural Alabama in the 1930s and the lesson she taught him one Thanksgiving Day about dealing with a bully from school.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-11-28
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Beaton by Bailey
Overview: Whimsical portrait of photographer and designer Cecil Beaton during a photo session with David Bailey.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Do I Sound Gay?
Overview: What makes a voice “gay”? A breakup with his boyfriend sets journalist David Thorpe on a quest to unravel a linguistic mystery.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-10
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The Capote Tapes
Overview: A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-10
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Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
Overview: This intimate and loving portrait of the legendary arbiter of fashion, art and culture illustrates the many stages of Vreeland's remarkable life. Born in Paris in 1903, she was to become New York's "Empress of Fashion" and a celebrated Vogue editor.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-21
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David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All
Overview: An extensive interview originally broadcast in Feb. 1979. Host David Susskind and Truman Capote discuss the icon's history, his writing, his social persona and impact. More than an interview, the wide-ranging conversation between longtime friends delves into topics you are unlikely to see elsewhere.
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Original Language: en
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Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Overview: The parallel lives of writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-83): two friends, two geniuses who, while creating sublime works, were haunted by the ghosts of the past, the shadow of constant doubt, the demon of addictions and the blinding, deceptive glare of success.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-18
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6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
Overview: To write In Cold Blood (1966), a nonfiction novel that revolutionized world literature, Truman Capote (1924-84) spent five years in Kansas researching the murder of members of the Clutter family and collecting the confidences of its two authors.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-11-20
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Bad Hostage
Overview: In a investigation into the pernicious origins of Stockholm Syndrome, a thrilling family story intersects with a dramatic bank robbery in Sweden (1973) and the famous kidnapping of Patty Hearst (1974).
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-13
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