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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Happy Birthday, Truman Capote
In honor of what would have been Truman Capote's 85th birthday (he died in 1984), here are a couple of video interviews from 1966, as he talks about working on In Cold Blood.In this video he tries to explain what he means by "non-fiction novel."
In this video he talks about what it was like to arrive in Kansas.
As an extra -- and extra-weird -- treat, try viewing this roast of Capote from Las Vegas, with host Dean Martin. It's crazy.
Labels: Dean Martin, Truman Capote
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Chuck Barris is 80!
No gong from the Grim Reaper for Chuck Barris. The game show impresario is 80 today -- born in 1929.Here's a Barris photo from 2006.
"Chuck Barris and guest at Christie's 40th anniversary of Truman Capote's Black and White Ball. New York, 3 March 2006" is the caption provided by our friends at WENN. (Nice guest, Chuck!)
As an aside: I think we can just about put to bed the legend of Tru's famous oh-so-super-duper Black and White Ball. God bless the old scribe and all, but it was just a party.
Though we'll need a 50th anniversary party in 2016, of course. Barris can attend at age 87!
(Photo credit: Doug Meszler/WENN)
Labels: Chuck Barris, Truman Capote
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Gapper: Harper "TKAM" Lee
The newest gapper for our files: Harper Lee, author of the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird.Editor Paul Hehn, at the Southern Literature desk, has written a fine new profile.
(And dang it, Truman Capote did NOT write her book.)
Labels: Harper Lee, Truman Capote
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