Truman+Capote+(Did+he+write+the+novel?)

Matthew Delgado, Cameron Cooley, and JT Bergman. 217 Notes Total = 70 Cameron, 70 Delgado, 77 JT "Truman Capote - About the Author | American Masters | PBS." //PBS: Public Broadcasting Service//. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. [].

[] "The Big Read | To Kill a Mockingbird." //The Big Read | National Endowment for the Arts//. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. []. [] "Truman Capote." //Www.kirjasto.sci.fi//. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. []. []
 * 1) “Failure is the condiment that gives success it’s flavor” – Capote
 * 2) Born in New Orleans in 1924
 * 3) Abandoned by mother and raised by aunts and cousins in Monroeville, Alabama
 * 4) “I began writing really sort of seriously when I was about eleven. I say seriously in the sense that like other kids go home and practice the violin or the piano or whatever, I used to go home from school every day and I would write for about three hours. I was obsessed by it.”- Capote
 * 5) //Other Voices, Other Rooms// published in 1948, first book.
 * 6) Later sent back to new york to live with mom
 * 7) Dropped out of school at 17, got a job with The New Yorker magazine
 * 8) Was signed to a contract with Random House by Bennett Cerf
 * 9) Cerf was attracted by a story he wrote called “Miriam”
 * 10) Became a celebrity
 * 11) Seen at parties clubs and restaurants
 * 12) Breakfast at Tiffany’s was published in 1958
 * 13) This was turned into a film starring Audrey Hepburn
 * 14) Wrote In Cold Blood in 1966
 * 15) About a murder of four members of a Kansas farm family
 * 16) Based on a true event in Kansas, he took many notes
 * 17) His first non-fiction novel
 * 18) To celebrate the success, threw the black and white ball
 * 19) Held at New Yorks Plaza Hotel
 * 20) Began to write Answered Prayers about his close friends.
 * 21) A publication of the first few chapters got people mad
 * 22) His close friends shut him off because of their personal lives being told
 * 23) With all the negative reactions, he started doing drugs.
 * 24) Never finished Answered Prayers
 * 25) Died at age 59 in 1984
 * - Delgado**
 * 1) Lee and Capote became friends in 1930�s as kindergarteners.
 * 2) Lived next door, Monroeville, Alabama
 * 3) Lee lived with her parents and three siblings, Capote lived with aunts and uncles
 * 4) Both loved reading and recognized in each other �an apartness�
 * 5) Lee�s father gave them a type writer and they began to write
 * 6) When he moved back to New York, he still visited Alabama most summers
 * 7) This inspired Lee to create the character Dill in �To Kill a Mockingbird�
 * 8) Around the time Capote wrote his first book, Lee quit school and joined Capote in New York as a Writer too
 * 9) Spent many years doing jobs
 * 10) Capote made editorial suggestions on to kill a mockingbird
 * 11) Lee then went to help Capote in Kansas to help with In Cold Blood
 * 12) Rumors spread that the novel was as much his as hers
 * 13) Rumors were false as Capote onley made suggestions and did not edit the plot
 * 14) They remained friends during the 70�s
 * 15) Friendship slowed when Capote began to abuse drugs
 * 16) He stopped publishing books and stories
 * 17) Lee wrote the book not Capote
 * 18) Lippincott published the book on July 11, 1960
 * 19) Was a best seller
 * 20) It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the hearts of American readers
 * - Delgado**


 * 1) "Until one morning in mid-November of 1959, few Americans - in fact, few Kansans - had ever heard of Holcomb. Like the waters of river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there." From cold blood
 * 2) When four parents divorced
 * 3) Wrote A Christmas Memory in 1966
 * 4) His mother wrote letters to him crying about having no money
 * 5) He attended Trinity School and St. John�s Academy when he went to New York.
 * 6) He also attended the public schools of Greenwich, Connecticut
 * 7) Had an �Eccentric style of dress�
 * 8) His early stories published in magazines
 * 9) He won the O.Henry award in 1946
 * 10) Later went to Europe
 * 11) He worked in theater and film, In 1949 appeared A Tree of Night
 * 12) In 1950�s, he wrote The House of Flowers a musical
 * 13) He wrote The Grass Harp in 1951
 * 14) He returned to the United States in around 1958
 * 15) "What I've found does the most good is just to get into a taxi and go to Tiffany's. It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there..." -excerpt from Breakfast At Tiffany�s.
 * 16) In Cold Blood was based off a story in The New York Times
 * 17) He became attached to both killers but still wrote honestly
 * 18) Took six years to finish research for In Cold Blood
 * 19) He never used a tape recorder, just a note book
 * 20) Wrote A Christmas Memory in 1960�s
 * 21) This was about a boy and his cousin who were best friends
 * 22) Capote negative anecdotes about the people he knew distanced him from his friends in interviews
 * 23) Surviving portions of Answered Prayers were published in 1986, 2 years after his death
 * 24) He inspired Bennett Millers film Capote in 2005.
 * 25) He died of liver disease.
 * - Delgado**

"Truman Capote - About the Author | American Masters | PBS." //PBS: Public Broadcasting Service//. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. []. "The Big Read | To Kill a Mockingbird." //The Big Read | National Endowment for the Arts//. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. []. "Truman Capote." //Www.kirjasto.sci.fi//. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. []. "Monroe County Heritage Museum - Truman Capote." Monroe County Heritage Museum - Home. Web. 24 Oct. 2011.  1) Truman Capote did not write To Kill a Mockingbird 2) He described in a letter to his aunt that Nelle Lee was publishing a book. 3) He says he had seen what was written the previous year. 4) Truman says “She has real talent.” 5) He also says he liked the book a lot. 6) Had he written the book he probably wouldn’t have told his Aunt that she had wrote it. 7) ”Yes, it is true that Nelle Lee is publishing a book” was the first line in the letter to his aunt. Had he written the book he would of said “I wrote a book and gave it to her as a gift.”  ** -JT Bergman ** [|__http://www.biography.com/people/harper-lee-9377021__] "Harper Lee Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com." Famous Biographies & TV Shows - Biography.com. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. . 8) After writing To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee helped Truman Capote write his non-fictional masterpiece. 9) This suggests that she was interested in writing and makes the fact that she only wrote one book less important. (People think since she only wrote one book that Truman probably wrote it.) 10)“Lee's second novel was never published.” This quote from the source suggests that Harper Lee had worked on another book but never finished or published it. 11) To Kill a Mockingbird was based on Harper Lee’s life. It was not an autobiography. 12) “She grew up as a tomboy in a small town” this reflects the character Scoute/Jean Louise. 13)”Her father was a lawyer, a member of the state legislature, and also owned part of the local newspaper.” Her actual father is very similar to the character, Atticus. 14)“Her mother suffered from mental illness, rarely leaving the house”. Scout’s mom had died but it sounds like Harper’s mom wasn’t very functional in her life. 15)Truman Capote was one of Harper Lee’s friends and is reflected by the character Dill. 16)Truman shared very few interests with other boys, had a difficult home life, and was abandoned by his real parents. 17)Truman was picked on for being a sissy and because he wore fancy clothes. 18)Harper Lee often stood up for Truman. 19)Harper Lee developed an interest in English during high school. 20)Graduated and went to a college for girls. 21)She was different from the other students because she focused on her writing and studies. 22)She was a member of literary honor society and glee club. 23) Lee transferred the university of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 24)Contributed to the school newspaper and humor magazine 25)She eventually became the editor for the magazine. 26)She said that writing was her true calling. 27)She became friends with a broadway composer named Michael Martin Brown. 28)The Browns helped Lee get an agent. 29)The Agent was able to get the publishing firm interested in her novel. 30)The novel was first named Go Set a Watchman, then Atticus, and finally, To Kill a Mockingbird. 31)Lee worked with editor Tay Hohoff to finish the novel. 32)Lee worked with Truman again on a newspaper article about 4 kansas people that were murdered. 33)Eventually Truman would turn this into his non-fiction masterpiece, In Cold Blood. 34)To Kill a Mockingbird won numerous literary prizes and the Pulitzer Prize. 35)Lee worked on another book but never finished. 36)She became very busy helping Capote write In Cold Blood. 37)Capote dedicated the book to Lee and Jack Dunphy, his longtime lover. 38)Lee was hurt by the fact that he didn’t acknowledge her help on the book. 39)She remained friends with Capote for the rest of his life. 40)She worked on another book about a serial killer named The Reverend. 41)It was never published. 42)She is still alive and enjoys a quiet life 43)She tries to avoid anything related to her novel. [|__http://www.gradesaver.com/author/truman-capote/__]   "Biography of Truman Capote | List of Works, Study Guides & Essays | GradeSaver."Study Guides & Essay Editing | GradeSaver. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. .
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 * - Delgado**

44)Truman Capote was sent to be raised by relatives in Monroeville, Alabama. 45)Truman began reading at age four and was practicing writing daily at age eight. 46)Dropped out of highschool his fourth year and went to work as a copy boy for the New Yorker. 47)Truman Capote wrote many books throughout his life time 48)He stayed friend with Harper Lee his whole life 49)Capote was openly gay in a time when it was considered criminal [|__http://www.thebookmama.com/who-really-wrote-to-kill-a-mockingbird/__] "Who Really Wrote “To Kill A Mockingbird?” | The Book Mama." The Book Mama Reviews the Best in Kids' Books. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. . 50)”I never expected any sort of success with Mockingbird.” 51)Harper Lee worked on two other novels during her lifetime. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">52)Her second novel was titled The Long Goodbye. It was filed away as unfinished. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">53)Her third novel was about an Alabama serial killer. She gave up on the novel because she was not satisfied with it. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">54)This novel seems similar to Capote’s In Cold Blood. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">55)Capote put Lee in his first novel Other Voices, Other Rooms as Idabel. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">56)He described Capote as the most notorious tomboy in the state. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">57)Many literary scholars say the rumors are not true because he wouldn’t of remeained silent had he written the book. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">58)Scholars say Capote had an enormous ego and a desire for literary accolade that could not be satisfied. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">59)The book was meant to be a gift to her father <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">60)She wanted to write a a love story from a daughter to a father. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://ramasuntiger.blogspot.com/2006/02/did-truman-capote-sell-his-soul-for.html__]  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mount, Harry. "DID TRUMAN CAPOTE SELL HIS SOUL FOR A BIT OF FAME AND FORTUNE?" This 'n' That. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. []. 61)Once said she wanted to be the Jane Austen of south Alabama 62)Hasn’t given a personal interview for 40 years 63)Doesn’t plan to do another interview 64)Hoped for a little encouragement from the public 65)She got a lot and it was as frightening as the quick merciful death she expected to get. 66)Escaped back to her childhood in Alabama 67)She shares a house with her 94 year old sister 68)Monroeville regularly holds reenactments of the book. 69)Truman Capote loved fame. 70)”Poor thing - she is nearly demented: says she gave up trying to answer her ‘fan mail’ when she received 62 letters in one day. I wish she could relax and enjoy it more: in this profession, it’s a long walk between drinks.” Truman Capote 71)Truman Capote died of an overdose of drugs in 1984 72)Capote had an extreme desire for fame 73)Wouldn’t have given away To Kill a Mockingbird 74)Truman capote wrote a book called La Cote Basque 75)It was an attack on all his rich friends. 76)When the book was published his rich friends stopped talking to him 77)It killed him not being friends with rich and famous people ** -JT Bergman ** []  "Harper Lee and Truman Capote." //To Kill a Mockingbird First Edition//. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://www.tokillamockingbirdfirstedition.com/harper-lee-and-truman-capote/>. > **-Cameron**
 * 1) Ever since the novel was published it has been rumored that Truman Capote either wrote or heavily edited it
 * 2) The book eventually became a best seller and won the Pulitzer prize
 * 3) Truman Capote addressed a letter to his aunt that has been used to put down the rumors
 * 4) The letter; published a year before the book; said that Capote had seen the book
 * 5) It said that he had read it, he liked it, and that he thought Harper Lee had good talent
 * 6) Saying that he saw it would distance him with the book
 * 7) The rumor possibly got started by Pearl Belle, a literary critic and editor
 * 8) She believed that Capote implied that he had written the book to her
 * 9) or that he had a lot to do with the book
 * 10) It is also believed that Harper Lee did not write the book because it was her only published book
 * 11) It is questioned that if she was such a great writer, why did she not write more books?
 * 12) This is questioned because in our culture we don’t understand why when you have fame why you would give it up.
 * 13) based on literary study of both authors books, the literary style is different
 * 14) The voice of the characters in To Kill A Mockingbird is different than that of Capote
 * 15) Some believe that Capote could have easily change his style to resemble the voice of Harper Lee
 * 16) History Professor Wayne Flynt, does not believe that a writer could do this
 * 17) He says, “Writers simply don't assume another voice, another persona, another kind of literary style.”
 * 18) Capote desperately wanted to win a National Book Award or Pulitzer Prize but never won either
 * 19) It wouldn’t make sense to not claim a work as your own if you wrote it and it won awards
 * 20) The letter Capote wrote to his aunt sets many people to rest about the controversy

[] "Letter Puts End to Persistent 'Mockingbird' Rumor : NPR." //NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR//. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5244492>.


 * 1) All authors works are influenced by life experiences
 * 2) This makes books autobiographical to some degree
 * 3) In To Kill A Mockingbird many of the characters resemble people from Harper Lee’s childhood
 * 4) This would make it harder for Capote to have written it
 * 5) Scout resembles the younger “tomboy” version of Harper
 * 6) Jem Finch resembles Harper Lee’s real older brother
 * 7) Atticus resembles Harper’s real father who was also a lawyer
 * 8) Dill resembles Truman Capote who was a childhood friend and neighbor of Harpers
 * 9) Scouts mother who dies in the book, resembles Harpers mother although she was not dead she was constantly ill
 * 10) The Radley Family were like one of Harpers neighbors, their house was always boarded up and their son was very distant
 * 11) Tom Robinson resembles a black man that Harper heard about having committed a similar crime as to in the book.
 * 12) The character Dill was very important autobiographical element of the book
 * 13) The character being based on Truman Capote another great American author, and childhood friend of Harper
 * 14) The friendship was based on a shared sense of social alienation
 * 15) Both were very smart and gifted people
 * 16) It is interesting to many on how Capote influenced the writing of the book
 * 17) Also his influence on the character Dill
 * 18) It is questioned that without their shared passion for storytelling, would the book ever have been written.
 * 19) Capote was very influential in developing Lee’s love for writing
 * 20) Capote was very supportive of Lee in her work
 * 21) It is believed that if Scout did not find her muse in Dill in the book many of the influential books of the 20th century would not have been written
 * 22) Their strong friendship is shown in that they both have created characters based on each other in their own books
 * 23) Capote had a character named Idabel in his first novel
 * 24) The stories are good reads to learn about their respective childhoods
 * 25) Capote proved often to be an unreliable source for understanding factual events
 * -Cameron**

[] Socble, Sue. "To Kill a Rumor: Capote Letter Helps Solve Mockingbird Mystery." //The Patriot Ledger//. 27 Feb. 2006. Web. 24 Oct. 2011.


 * 1) A letter discovered seems to put to rest the rumor that Capote wrote To Kill A Mockingbird
 * 2) The letter was written by Capote in 1959 to a relative, while he was living on Clarks island
 * 3) It is a two page letter that touches on the controversy of if Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird
 * 4) The letter was written nearly a year before the book was written
 * 5) The letter states that Harper Lee was publishing a book
 * 6) Capote says that the last time he saw Lee she showed him as much of the book as she had done
 * 7) The letter became public after Capote’s cousin gave it to a Museum
 * 8) The release of the movie To Kill A Mockingbird caused his cousin to give it to the museum
 * 9) To Kill A Mockingbird was the only novel that Harper Lee ever wrote
 * 10) Despite all of the claim she never wrote anything else
 * 11) And because of that many believe that she did not write the novel
 * 12) Or that someone helped her edit the book
 * 13) Many people did not believe the rumor though
 * 14) Many didn’t believe it because their two writings styles were so different
 * 15) Many thought of Capote as a very odd and interesting man
 * 16) To Kill A Mockingbird is one of the bestselling books in history
 * 17) The books sales is more than thirty million copies
 * 18) It was also made into an award winning movie as well
 * 19) An expert scholar Claudia Johnson believes that to say that Lee did not write the book is a goofy assertion
 * 20) The letter is proof that Lee was the only writer of the book
 * 21) Lee was Capote’s neighbor from 1928 to 1933
 * 22) Capote rose to fame in the late 1950s for his books “The Grass Harp” and “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”
 * 23) In 1965 he published “In Cold Blood” about murder
 * 24) Lee helped Capote research for the book “In Cold Blood” in Kansas
 * 25) Capote dedicated this book to Lee and his partner, Jack Dunphy
 * -Cameron**
 * Delgado 70 notes, JT 77 notes, Cameron 70 notes = 217 Notes**