Truman Capote had done extensive research on the murders of the Clutter family before he wrote the journalistic style book "In Cold Blood" about their murder
The two murderers were Perry Smith and Richard Hickock
Capote was able to use human psychology in order to turn his work into masterpieces
His lifestyle often overshadowed his ability as a writer
He was born in New Orleans in 1924 but grew up in Monroeville, Alabama
Harper Lee helped Capote in the research of "In Cold Blood"
Harper Lee and Truman Capote were such good friends that Lee based the character Dill off of Capote in her best selling novel To Kill a Mockingbird
When he was a kid he often would write when the rest of the kids were out practicing sports.
He got a job at the New Yorker when he was only seventeen
His first book Other Voices, Other Rooms was published in 1948
This book talked of homosexual themes and its cover was controversial with a picture of Truman Capote himself
He published 35 pieces of work
His parents divorced when he was a young four year old
Capote's mother eventually remarried a wealthy man from New York
He lived with his relatives and his mom often called and wrote
He often got a lot of attention by the way he dressed, the one time he wore a black opera cape to work
Truman Capote