About+The+Author



Truman Capote was a native of New Orleans, where he was born September 30th, 1924. Truman grew up through a very troubled childhood, through divorce, and the migration of his mother. But thats when he really figured out what he wanted to do with his life and that was write novels, and that he did. He has wrote many novels,his first novel; "Other Voices, Other rooms," was very successful all over the world. Mr Capote is a two time winnerof the O. Henry Memorial Short Story Prize and was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Trumandied in august of 1984 right before his sixtieth birthday.