Truman Capote

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Birthday:

30 September 1924, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Birth Name:

Truman Streckfus Persons

Height:

160 cm

Truman Capote was born on September 30, 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA as Truman Streckfus Persons. He was a writer and actor, known for Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), In Cold Blood (1967) and The Innocents (1961). He died on August 25, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

It's a scientific fact ... For every year a person lives in Hollywood, they lose two points of their IQ.

I think I've written one masterpiece in my career and that's "In Cold Blood". It is a masterpiece and I don't care what anyone says. I think...Show more »

I think I've written one masterpiece in my career and that's "In Cold Blood". It is a masterpiece and I don't care what anyone says. I think I've also written three or four short stories that are as good as anything written in the English language. Show less «

The greatest thing about masturbation is that you don't have to dress up for it.

[on Meryl Streep] She looks like a chicken!

[on Marilyn Monroe] She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a flamingo...Show more »

[on Marilyn Monroe] She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a flamingo. Show less «

New York is a diamond iceberg floating in river water.

[on Marlon Brando] No actor of my generation has possessed greater natural gifts; but none other has transported intellectual falsity to hig...Show more »

[on Marlon Brando] No actor of my generation has possessed greater natural gifts; but none other has transported intellectual falsity to higher levels of hilarious pretension. Show less «

[on Humphrey Bogart] He had an image of sophisticated virility and he projected it remarkably well. And with such humor. At last, he had suc...Show more »

[on Humphrey Bogart] He had an image of sophisticated virility and he projected it remarkably well. And with such humor. At last, he had such style that it doesn't wither, it doesn't age, it doesn't date. Like Billie Holiday. Show less «

Do you want to know the real reason why I push my hair down on my forehead? Because I have two cowlicks. If I didn't do that it would make m...Show more »

Do you want to know the real reason why I push my hair down on my forehead? Because I have two cowlicks. If I didn't do that it would make me look as though I had two feathery horns. Show less «

I don't care what anybody says about me, as long as it isn't true.