O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1948) Winner
Truman Capote
トルーマン・カポーティ
Torūman Kapoti
Aliases:
Truman Streckfus Persons / Truman Garcia Capote
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-09-30 （New Orleans, Louisiana）
- Died
- 1984-08-25 （Los Angeles, California） age 59
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Monroeville, Alabama → New York City → Greenwich, Connecticut → Palm Springs, California
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter, Actor
- Active Years
- 1942-1984
- Influenced By
- Harper Lee
- Influenced
- Gay Talese, Tom Wolfe
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin School (now Dwight School) | — | Literature | — | 1941-1942 | United States |
Franklin School (now Dwight School)
Literature
Period:
1941-1942
Year of Graduation:
1942
Country:
United States
High school graduation
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | O. Henry Award | Shut a Final Door | — | O. Henry Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Edgar Award | The Innocents | Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Mystery Writers of America | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Edgar Award | In Cold Blood | Best Fact Crime | Mystery Writers of America | 受賞 |
O. Henry Award
1948
Work:
Shut a Final Door
Organization:
O. Henry Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Edgar Award
1960
Work:
The Innocents
Category:
Best Motion Picture Screenplay
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
受賞
Edgar Award
1966
Work:
In Cold Blood
Category:
Best Fact Crime
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Other Voices, Other Rooms
1948 Southern Gothic 231 pagesA 13-year-old boy Joel visits his father in a decaying Alabama mansion filled with eccentric inhabitants.
LonelinessHomosexualityIdentity
Adaptations
- [Film] Other Voices, Other Rooms / David Speck (1995)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1958 Novella 142 pagesStory of Holly Golightly, a New York cafe society girl.
LonelinessFreedomUrban Life
Adaptations
- [Film] Breakfast at Tiffany's / Blake Edwards (1961)
In Cold Blood
1966 Nonfiction Novel 343 pagesAccount of the murder of a Kansas farm family.
CrimeJusticeAmerican Society
Adaptations
- [Film] In Cold Blood / Richard Brooks (1967)
- [TV Miniseries] In Cold Blood / Jonathan Kaplan (1996)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Refined proseNew JournalismSouthern Gothic
- Recurring Motifs
- Lonely childhoodsCrime and truthHigh society gossip
Health
-
Liver disease, phlebitis, multiple drug intoxication1970年代後半-1984Halted writing career and cause of death
Legacy
Regarded as one of the founders of New Journalism; works adapted into numerous films.
Museums
- Old Courthouse Museum Monroeville, Alabama
Archives
- New York Public Library
- Library of Congress
In Popular Culture
- Portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote (2005)
Quotes
-
Since each story presents its own technical problems...
Source: The Paris Review (1957)
Trivia
- Childhood nickname 'Bulldog'
- Childhood friend of Harper Lee
- Hosted the famous Black and White Ball