1. Truman Capote “Miriam”

2. Childhood B. 1924, New Orleans, LA Mom = courntry girl eager to escape Monroeville, AL (married at 16) Dad = spendthrift, seeking easy money Divorced 1928

3. Monroeville, AL Grew up in Monroeville Friends with Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) 30s & 40s lived w/Sook, distant cousin, closest thing to family he had (@60 yrs) Mom out and about looking for a husband and money (self absorbed)

4. New York Mom finally marry businessman adopted Truman, move to New York

5. Truman, The Man IQ: 215 Short, 5’3” High voice w/lisp Openly (always) homosexual Craved fame/society life

6. Truman, The Writer 1945, “Miriam” 1946, Shut a Final Door…won O.Henry award 1948, Other Voices, Other Rooms… controversial

7. 1950, Asphalt Jungle, Marilyn Monroe 1951, The Grass Harp; 1996, movie 1954, Beat the Devil, Humphrey Bogart 1958, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Audrey Hepborn, George Peppard 1965, In Cold Blood, true crime

8. Truman, Post Cold Blood Socialite “jet set” New York celebrity 60s & 70s: drugs, alcohol (denied) Friends w/Andy Warhol, partied Studio 54 80s, moved to West Coast, recluse Died, 1984

9. A Tortured Artist? What qualities about Capote’s life would contribute to his writing dark romantic narratives? Who was more tortured, Poe or Capote?