Happy Birthday September 30

Truman Capote was born on September 30, 1924, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, he is especially famed for his novella Breakfast at Tiffany's and the true crime novel In Cold Blood. 

Truman Capote in 1959

Capote's life was marked by several scandals, most notably the fallout from the publication of Answered Prayers, an unfinished novel that revealed intimate details about his friends and acquaintances in high society. This betrayal led to his social ostracization. 

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