Product Description

" His books are classics lyrical, witty and penetrating. His outrageous personality made him a darling of the social elite. Truman Capote's life was framed by loneliness and abandonment. In-between, he experienced success that few dream of. TRUMAN CAPOTE chronicles the life of the man who burst onto the literary scene at the tender age of 23 with the moving Other Voices, Other Rooms. Follow ""the tiny terror"" from his troubled childhood he was abandoned by his parents and raised by relatives in the Alabama backwoods to his days of glory, cavorting with the likes of Babe and Bill Paley and Katharine Graham. Friends and former friends, including Graham, George Plimpton and Joanne Carson, recall his outrageous wit, brutal honesty and personal demons. Excerpts from novels like In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's demonstrate his genius, while extensive footage and photos show him at work and play. BIOGRAPHY proudly presents the story of a brilliant writer who never pulled his punches and occasionally hit himself."

Product Details

• #58765 in VHS
• Released on: 2000-02-08
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1