Truman Capote is from New Orleans. I’ve read
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and
In Cold Blood but I know so little about him plus I don’t have any special insights into those books so I decided to see what I could find on YouTube and right on top there’s this weird af interview with Johnny Carson
Here's his NYTimes obit:
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nyti...?module=inline
Quote:
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In ''Music for Chameleons,'' a collection of short nonfiction pieces published in 1980, Mr. Capote, in a ''self-interview,'' asked himself whether, at that point in his life, God had helped him. His answer: ''Yes. More and more. But I'm not a saint yet. I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict. I'm homosexual. I'm a genius. Of course, I could be all four of these dubious things and still be a saint.''
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He died from physical deterioration from drug and alcohol abuse and aging.
His mother committed suicide via sleeping tablets in 54 and his father served time in Sing Sing for embezzlement.
His mom
Something about him reminds me of Ian Curtis in a frightening way.