Claim: Truman Capote is an American writer.
Evidence: Truman Garcia Capote -LRB- -LSB- ˈtruːmən_kəˈpoʊti -RSB- born Truman Streckfus Persons , September 30 , 1924 -- August 25 , 1984 -RRB- was an American novelist , screenwriter , playwright , and actor , many of whose short stories , novels , plays , and nonfiction are recognized as literary classics , including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany 's -LRB- 1958 -RRB- and the true crime novel In Cold Blood -LRB- 1966 -RRB- , which he labeled a `` nonfiction novel ''.