IN SEARCH OF TRUMAN: Documentary film The Capote Tapes is a fascinating portrait of a heroic man who spoke his truth, no matter the cost. Truman Capote burst onto the literary scene in his early 20s, quickly establishing himself as the bitchy clown prince of letters -- but a troubled childhood and the pressure of being openly gay in a fiercely homophobic era drove him to an early grave

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      CAPOTE, Truman, 1924-1984; DOCUMENTARY films; CLOWNS; DIGITAL technology
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on Truman Capote, who was one of the most famous writers in the world at a time when authors were treated like rock stars. Topics include the thousands has showed up at the New York docks to welcome a novelist home from a trip abroad, and Capote was a boy from a humble background in the Deep South who at just 19 swished into a job.