Who is Truman Capote?
“… Bob Kingdom returns to the Assembly Rooms with his Fringe First winning show about Truman Capote. On the 20th anniversary of his death he brilliantly captures this social butterfly, gossip-monger and troubled novelist – bringing him back from the dead in this scintillating solo show. Never lapsing into biography or lecture, this piece brings the later middle of the twentieth century into sharp focus through Capote’s sparkling, but often bloodshot, eyes.
Truman Capote is a famous American writer, best known for his novel, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and his true crime book, In Cold Blood, which many believe heralded the creative nonfiction movement, whose modern followers include Susan Orlean and Jon Krakauer. Truman Capote was born in 1924, and died in 1984, leaving behind an impressive and prolific body of work, and an infamous reputation as a flamboyantly gay, witty New York socialite. As a child, Truman Capote lived with his aunt in Alabama. His best friend was Harper Lee, author of the classic work, To Kill a Mockingbird. Some speculate that the book was actually ghostwritten by Capote, but the rumors have never been substantiated. During his teenage years, Capote moved to New York to live with his mother and her husband. Soon after graduating from high school, he got a job at the prestigious magazine, The New Yorker. Truman Capote began writing short stories, which were published in numerous literary journals. His first novel, Summer
