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Truman Streckfus Persons (September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984), known as Truman Capote ( /ˈtruːmən kəˈpoʊtiː/), was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966), which he labeled a "nonfiction novel." At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced from Capote novels, stories and screenplays.
Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother and multiple migrations. He had discovered his calling as a writer by the age of 11, and for the rest of his childhood he honed his writing ability. Capote began his professional career writing short stories. The critical success of one story, "Miriam" (1945), attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf, resulting in a contract to write Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood (1966), a journalistic work about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home, a book Capote spent four years writing, with much help from Harper Lee, who wrote the famous To Kill a Mockingbird. A milestone in popular culture, In Cold Blood was the peak of his literary career, though it was not his final book. In the 1970s, he maintained his celebrity status by appearing on television talk shows.
Actors: Karen Shatzkin (miscellaneous crew), Tom Brokaw (actor), Oprah Winfrey (actress), Andrew Young (actor), Rosanne Cash (actress), James Patterson (actor), Richard Russo (actor), Scott Turow (actor), Chris Seward (editor), Donna Coney Island (actress), Mary Badham (actress), James McBride (actor), Fran Gullo (editor), Mary McDonagh Murphy (writer), Mary McDonagh Murphy (producer),
Plot: It is our national novel. Reading to Kill a Mockingbird is something we all have in common. Harper Lee's first and only novel turns 50 this summer and the author hasn't given an interview since 1964 or published a second book. In compelling interviews with Scott Turow, James McBride, Wally Lamb, Rosanne Cash, Anna Quindlen, Oprah Winfrey,Tom Brokaw, among others, and with rare cooperation from Harper Lee's sister and friends, Mary Murphy traces the history of this astonishing phenomenon.
Keywords: author, book, classic-literature, famous-author, harper-lee, literature, novel, reference-to-to-kill-a-mockingbird-the-novel, writerActors: Karen Shatzkin (miscellaneous crew), Tom Brokaw (actor), Oprah Winfrey (actress), Andrew Young (actor), Rosanne Cash (actress), James Patterson (actor), Richard Russo (actor), Scott Turow (actor), Chris Seward (editor), Donna Coney Island (actress), Mary Badham (actress), James McBride (actor), Fran Gullo (editor), Mary McDonagh Murphy (writer), Mary McDonagh Murphy (producer),
Plot: It is our national novel. Reading to Kill a Mockingbird is something we all have in common. Harper Lee's first and only novel turns 50 this summer and the author hasn't given an interview since 1964 or published a second book. In compelling interviews with Scott Turow, James McBride, Wally Lamb, Rosanne Cash, Anna Quindlen, Oprah Winfrey,Tom Brokaw, among others, and with rare cooperation from Harper Lee's sister and friends, Mary Murphy traces the history of this astonishing phenomenon.
Keywords: author, book, classic-literature, famous-author, harper-lee, literature, novel, reference-to-to-kill-a-mockingbird-the-novel, writerActors: Matt Frewer (actor), Michael Kopsa (actor), Garry Chalk (actor), Michael Eklund (actor), L. Harvey Gold (actor), Terence Kelly (actor), Billy Crudup (actor), Michael Adamthwaite (actor), Dave Cote (actor), Billy Crudup (actor), Mark Acheson (actor), Jay Brazeau (actor), Fulvio Cecere (actor), Tom McBeath (actor), Colin Lawrence (actor),
Plot: A group of heroes, forced into retirement a decade before are called together once again to investigate the murder of one of their own. What they discover is an age-old conspiracy to change the balance of power in a world not different from our own.
Keywords: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, abuse, acquaintance-rape, afghanistan, airship, alternate-historyActors: Casey Affleck (actor), Pedro Almodóvar (actor), Alejandro Amenábar (actor), Alan Arkin (actor), Kevin Bacon (actor), Antonio Banderas (actor), Javier Bardem (actor), Jason Bateman (actor), Roberto Benigni (actor), Adrien Brody (actor), Adrien Brody (actor), Josh Brolin (actor), Pierce Brosnan (actor), Steve Buscemi (actor), Ben Affleck (actor),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Isabella Rossellini (actress), Sigourney Weaver (actress), Gwyneth Paltrow (actress), Toby Jones (actor), Juliet Stevenson (actress), Sandra Bullock (actress), Marco Perella (actor), Jeff Daniels (actor), Brady Coleman (actor), Grant James (actor), Peter Bogdanovich (actor), Hope Davis (actress), Daniel Craig (actor), John Wells (producer), Christine Vachon (producer),
Plot: On November 16, 1959, Truman Capote reads about the murder of a Kansas family. There are no suspects. With Harper Lee, he visits the town: he wants to write about their response. First he must get locals to talk, then, after arrests, he must gain access to the prisoners. One talks constantly; the other, Perry Smith, says little. Capote is implacable, wanting the story, believing this book will establish a new form of reportage: he must figure out what Perry wants. Their relationship becomes something more than writer and character: Perry killed in cold blood, the state will execute him in cold blood; does Capote get his story through cold calculation, or is there a price for him to pay?
Keywords: 1950s, 1960s, 23rd-psalm, apology, arm-wrestling, band, bar, bare-breasts, basement, beatingActors: Mychael Danna (composer), Philip Seymour Hoffman (producer), C. Ernst Harth (actor), R.D. Reid (actor), Mark Pellegrino (actor), Catherine Keener (actress), Philip Seymour Hoffman (actor), Marshall Bell (actor), Chris Cooper (actor), Bruce Greenwood (actor), Bob Balaban (actor), John Maclaren (actor), Clifton Collins Jr. (actor), Andrea F. Cannistraci (miscellaneous crew), Dave Brown (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In 1959, Truman Capote, a popular writer for The New Yorker, learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Holcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story material, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, In Cold Blood. To that end, he arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners, especially with Perry Smith, a quiet and articulate man with a troubled history. As he works on his book, Capote feels some compassion for Perry which in part prompts him to help the prisoners to some degree. However, that feeling deeply conflicts with his need for closure for his book which only an execution can provide. That conflict and the mixed motives for both interviewer and subject make for a troubling experience that would produce an literary account that would redefine modern non-fiction.
Keywords: 1950s, 1960s, african-american, airplane, alabama, alcoholism, american-indian, american-midwest, amigo, apologyActors: Randall Emmett (producer), George Furla (producer), Randall Emmett (producer), Amy Poehler (actress), Jennifer Love Hewitt (actress), Kim Cattrall (actress), Alec Baldwin (producer), Anthony Hopkins (actor), Bobby Cannavale (actor), John Savage (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor), Darrell Hammond (actor), Alec Baldwin (actor), Michael Z. Gordon (producer), George Furla (producer),
Plot: In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.
Keywords: based-on-play, based-on-short-story, character-name-in-title, deal-with-the-devil, devil, fame, faustian, fortune, law, manhattan-new-york-cityActors: Gregory Peck (actor), Tom Rack (actor), Eric McCormack (actor), James Bradford (actor), Steve Adams (actor), Mel Ferrer (actor), Richard Jutras (actor), Noel Burton (actor), Tony Calabretta (actor), Mark Camacho (actor), Humphrey Bogart (actor), William Holden (actor), Keir Dullea (actor), Vlasta Vrana (actor), Sam Stone (actor),
Plot: Biographic made-for-TV movie of the life of one of Hollywood's most famous actreses: Audrey Hepburn, spaning from her early childhood to the 1960's which details her life as Dutch overachieving ballerina, coming to grips with her parents divorce and enduring five hard years of living in Nazi occupied Holland during World War II. Audrey then settles in the USA where she tries to make it big as a movie actress and the emotional trials that follow her with it.
Keywords: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, actress, anorexia, baby, ballerina, based-on-true-story, behind-the-scenes, broadway-manhattan-new-york-cityActors: Frank Vincent (actor), Stockard Channing (actress), Jeffrey Ross (actor), Nick Stellate (actor), John Larroquette (actor), Johnny Carson (actor), David Lawrence (actor), John Cleese (actor), Christopher McDonald (actor), David Hyde Pierce (actor), James Brown (actor), Carl Alacchi (actor), Nathan Lane (actor), Patty Duke (actress), Ellen David (actress),
Plot: An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann, the famed writer of "The Valley Of The Dolls" and other trashy novels. Facing a failing career, Susann meets a successful promoter who becomes her husband. After several failures to place her in commercials and a TV quiz show, he hits upon the idea for her to become a writer. In the pre-60's, her books were looked upon as trash and non-printable. But then the sexual revolution hit and an audience was born for her books. The story shows the hidden behind the scenes story of Susan's life, including her autistic son and her continuing bout with cancer that she hid up to her death.
Keywords: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, author, autism, autistic-son, based-on-article, breast-cancerActors: Donald Trump (actor), Mark Ruffalo (actor), Ryan Phillippe (actor), Nick Stellate (actor), Arthur J. Nascarella (actor), Anthony Reynolds (actor), Peter Bogdanovich (actor), Breckin Meyer (actor), Ron Jeremy (actor), Mike Myers (actor), Jimmy Carter (actor), Tony Devon (actor), Coati Mundi (actor), Neve Campbell (actress), Michael York (actor),
Plot: An anthology film retelling the story of the famous Studio 54, a hot disco hangout for the social elite of New York. The movie follows several characters at once, some of whom are in desperate straits and on the verge of crashing.
Keywords: 1970s, 1980s, accountant, after-dark-magazine, angel-dust-the-drug, bahamas, bar, bare-breasts, bartender, bartending