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In Memoriam · 1924 – 1984
Truman Capote

Person · Screenwriter

Truman Capote

Born
June 16, 1924
Died
1984
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA·Los Angeles, California, USA
Height
1.60 m (5'3")
  • Also:
  • Writer
  • Actor
46
Credits on file
9
Decades active
1
Awards

In short · Wrote for nine decades — 46 credits, 1 O Henry Award win.

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Biography

Truman Capote was born on 30 September 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Murder by Death (1976), The Innocents (1961) and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). He died on 25 August 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Parents
Augustus Archilus Persons Jr.

Filmography · 41 of 41

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Writer

12 credits

Actor

3 credits

Editor

7 credits

Other crew

19 credits

Awards & Nominations

1 win

O Henry Award

  • Won1948O. Henry Award

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