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==Biography==
==Biography==
Capote was born in New Orleans on September 30, 1924 to Archulus Persons and Lillie Mae Faulk (Persons) with his birth name being Truman Streckfus Persons. He later adopted the Capote surname when his mother divorced Archulus Persons and remarried Joe Capote.


==Awards==
==Awards==

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Truman Capote

Major Works

Novels

Capote published his first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms, when he was twenty three years old. In 1965, consuming more than six years of his life, In Cold Blood was published.

Short Stories

Plays and Screenplays

Others

Biography

Capote was born in New Orleans on September 30, 1924 to Archulus Persons and Lillie Mae Faulk (Persons) with his birth name being Truman Streckfus Persons. He later adopted the Capote surname when his mother divorced Archulus Persons and remarried Joe Capote.

Awards

Timeline

Additional Reading about the Author

Works Cited

Krebs, Albin. “Truman Capote Is Dead at 59; Novelist of Style and Clarity.” New York Times 26 Aug. 1984, sec. L1+