Author: Truman Capote
Fuller name: Truman Garcia Capote
Alternate names: קפוטה, טרומן; 트루만케포티; Kāpūt, Trūman; کاپوت، ترومن
Born: 30 September 1924
Died: 25 August 1984
Bio: **Truman Capote** was an American writer, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella *Breakfast at Tiffany's* (1958) and *In Cold Blood* (1965), which he labeled a "nonfiction novel".