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 ...

The Capote Tapes is a documentary that explores the life and work of Truman Capote through newly discovered interviews with his friends and enemies. Directed by Ebs Burnough, the film delves into the ...

"I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict, I'm a homosexual, I'm a genius," was the way author Truman Capote described himself. But vivid characterizations mentioned by others in the new documentary, The ...

Much like our social media-driven news cycle today which is fixated on cancelation and schadenfreude, there arguably was a judge, jury and executioner style in Truman Capote’s published Esquire pieces ...

After a seven-year break, FX’s anthology series “Feud” is back with second installment “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” in which acclaimed writer Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) ruins his friendships with ...

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.

But Capote was adamant that his own blend of “immaculately factual” reportage and fictional techniques represented the discovery of a new form, and this insistence tallied with Capote’s “quest to be ...