"It's just a marvelous work of art," says Joe Maiolo of Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory." "It's literary art of the first order." Maiolo ought to know. Not only does he teach English at the ...

“The Capote Tapes” is similar to the recent documentary “Billie,” in that it makes use of extensive audio recordings with people who knew the film’s subject — in this case the tapes that George ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rob Roth, the author of "WARHOLCAPOTE," a book that recreates a play conceived by the artist Andy Warhol and writer Truman Capote. Andy Warhol and Truman Capote once told ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home is inviting the public to the Robert Strozier Memorial Christmas ...

Chronicler of crime, creator of a charismatic call girl, confidant and court jester to high society — and a pioneer in creating the chosen family: These were all sides to Truman Capote, and they’re ...

Diminutive in stature and with a soft cooing voice, Truman Capote was an unexpected celebrity in an era of strict masculine ideals. His sharp wit set him apart, first as a gossip columnist and then as ...

In 1975, Truman Capote struggled with a case of writer’s block. Having risen to fame a decade earlier for writing the literary classics “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” the acclaimed ...

Truman Capote was an immensely public figure, even, perhaps especially, when he was self-immolating. Movies and television have offered a front-row seat to his lacerating wit and his downward spiral.