History Creator / TrumanCapote

* "Literature/{{Miriam}}"

Capote was portrayed on stage by Robert Morse in the 1989 one-man play ''Tru'', and on screen by Creator/PhilipSeymourHoffman in ''Film/{{Capote}}'' (2005) and Creator/TobyJones in ''Infamous'' (2006). Both films take the composition of ''In Cold Blood'' as their subject. He is also a main character in ''Series/FeudCapoteVsTheSwans'', which recounts his falling-out with his New York socialite friends, played by Creator/TomHollander.

Capote was portrayed on stage by Robert Morse in the 1989 one-man play ''Tru'', and on screen by Creator/PhilipSeymourHoffman in ''Film/{{Capote}}'' (2005) and Creator/TobyJones in ''Infamous'' (2006). Both films take the composition of ''In Cold Blood'' as their subject.

* CampGay: Capote was a famously flamboyant homosexual man, and Creator/PhilipSeymourHoffman ''nails'' his feminine voice in his portrayal of the man in the biopic ''Film/{{Capote}}''.

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Capote was portrayed on stage by Robert Morse in the 1989 one-man play ''Tru'', and on screen by Creator/PhilipSeymourHoffman in ''Film/{{Capote}}'' (2005) and Creator/TobyJones in ''Film/{{Infamous}}'' (2006). Both films take the composition of ''In Cold Blood'' as their subject.

* TheAlcoholic: He was one in real life, resulting in his premature death.
* CampGay: In life he could range from very camp to quite subdued. Nonetheless, he serves as the public archetype for a certain kind of Southern American gay man.
* DeadpanSnarker: One of the best examples of this trope in real life. His dry quips and cutting remarks were the stuff of legend.
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Capote had a rather obsessive fan, a young man trying to break into the art world. To quote Capote, said fan was "One of those hopeless people you know nothing's ever going to happen to." and "A born loser". That persistent fan was named Creator/AndyWarhol.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He stood only 5'3 but was apparently an exceptionally strong arm wrestler.
* SouthernGentleman: He was born in New Orleans and raised in Alabama.
* TeenyWeenie: Capote liked to tell an anecdote about an autograph signing he did for a fan. Her drunk and belligerent husband pulled out his genitals and said, "Why don't you sign this?" Capote replied, "I'm afraid I can't sign it, but maybe I could initial it."

* TeenyWeenie: Capote liked to tell an anecdote about an autograph signing he did for a fan. Her drunk and belligerent husband pulled out his wang and said, "Why don't you sign this?" Capote replied, "I'm afraid I can't sign it, but maybe I could initial it."

Capote has been portrayed by Creator/PhilipSeymourHoffman in the film ''Film/{{Capote}}'' and by Creator/TobyJones in ''Film/{{Infamous}}''. Both films took the composition of ''In Cold Blood'' as their subject

* AdamWesting: He has a pivotal - albeit brief - role in the MurderMystery spoof ''Film/MurderByDeath'' despite being a flamboyant personality but not really an actor at all. The character winds up being "Truman Capote" but given another name.

While he was born in [[UsefulNotes/NewOrleans the Big Easy]], much of his childhood and youth were spent in Alabama. Here he met (Nelle) Harper Lee, and his childhood self serves as the [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed basis]] of the character Dill in her novel ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird''.

A heavy drinker, Capote died of alcohol-related liver disease a month shy of his 60th birthday, while visiting his friend Joanne Carson (second ex-wife of Creator/JohnnyCarson) in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles.

Truman Garcia Capote (born September 30, 1924 in UsefulNotes/NewOrleans, Louisiana - died August 25, 1984 in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, California) was an American novelist, short story writer, journalist/nonfiction writer, and playwright, among other things. Named Truman Streckfus Persons at birth, he was renamed after his mother's marriage to stepfather Joseph Capote.

While he was born in the Big Easy, much of his childhood and youth were spent in Alabama. Here he met (Nelle) Harper Lee, and his childhood self serves as the [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed basis]] of the character Dill in her novel ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird''.

!!Works by Truman Capote with their own page on TV Tropes

!!Tropes associated with Truman Capote and his work

* VampiricDraining: The short story "Master Misery" implies that "dream collector" Mr. Revercomb is consuming the psyches of the people he pays.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Capote has a rather obsessive fan, a young man trying to break into the art world. To quote Capote, said fan was "One of those hopeless people you know nothing's ever going to happen to." and "A born loser". That persistent fan was named Creator/AndyWarhol.