Editing Truman Capote (section)

== Portrayals of Capote ==
===Theatre===
* In 1990, [[Robert Morse]] received both a [[Tony Award|Tony]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/tonyawardspersoninfo.php?nomname=Robert%20Morse|title=Robert Morse Tony Awards Info|website=Broadway World|access-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305172630/https://www.broadwayworld.com/tonyawardspersoninfo.php?nomname=Robert%20Morse|archive-date=March 5, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and a [[Drama Desk Award]] for his portrayal of Capote in the one-man show ''[[Tru (play)|Tru]]''.
* In 1994, actor-writer Bob Kingdom created the one-man theatre piece ''The Truman Capote Talk Show'', in which he played Capote looking back over his life. Originally performed at the [[Lyric Hammersmith|Lyric Studio Theatre, Hammersmith, London]], the show has toured widely within the UK and internationally.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}
* In 1996, [[Louis Negin]] appeared in a [[Toronto]] production of ''Tru''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/31503-Toronto-Tru-Delays-Opening|title=Toronto Tru Delays Opening|work=[[Playbill]]|date=May 23, 1996|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022031813/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/31503-Toronto-Tru-Delays-Opening|archive-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''The Wind Is Us: The Death that Killed Capote'', a play by Mike Broemmel and starring Eddie Schumacher, went into production.<ref><nowiki>{{cite 1. </nowiki>https://arkvalleyvoice.com/the-wind-is-us-chronicles-the-life-of-truman-capote-at-box-of-bubbles-tonight/ 2. https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=161991 3. https://trumancapote.org/}<nowiki/>}</ref>

===Film===
* In ''[[54 (film)|54]]'' (1998), with Louis Negin in the role of Capote, a reference is made to Capote just having had a face lift, and the song "Knock on Wood" is dedicated to him.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
*  In ''[[Isn't She Great]]'' (2000), Sam Street is seen briefly as Capote. The film is a biographical comedy-drama about [[Jacqueline Susann]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141399/|title=Isnt she great 2000 imdb|last=Staksteder|first=Jack|year=2000|publisher=IMDb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312220808/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141399/|archive-date=March 12, 2019|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>
* In ''[[The Audrey Hepburn Story]]'' (2000), [[Michael J. Burg]] played Capote; and again in ''[[The Hoax]]'' (2006) (in deleted scenes).<ref name="Michael J. Burg">{{cite web|publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121119/|title=Michael J. Burg|access-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219133405/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121119/|archive-date=February 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In ''[[Capote (film)|Capote]]'' (2005), Capote was played by [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] with [[Catherine Keener]] as [[Harper Lee]]. The biographical film is the dramatic feature debut of director [[Bennett Miller]]. Spanning the years Capote spent researching and writing ''In Cold Blood'', the film depicts Capote's conflict between his compassion for his subjects and self-absorbed obsession with finishing the book. ''Capote'' garnered much critical acclaim when it was released (September 30, 2005, in the US and February 24, 2006, in the UK). [[Dan Futterman]]'s screenplay was based on the book ''Capote: A Biography'' by Gerald Clarke (1988).{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} ''Capote'' received five [[Academy Award]] nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Hoffman's performance earned him many awards, including an [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role]], a [[BAFTA]] Award, a [[Golden Globe Award]], a [[Screen Actors Guild]] Award, and an [[Independent Spirit Award]].
* ''[[Infamous (2006 film)|Infamous]]'' (2006), directed by Douglas McGrath and starring [[Toby Jones]] as Capote and [[Sandra Bullock]] as [[Harper Lee]], is an adaptation of [[George Plimpton]]'s ''Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career'' (1997). On the DVD commentary track, McGrath admits to the occasional scene being compiled and drawn together by using the truth and blended with his own "imagination" of how the actual story evolved.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

===Television===
* In 1992, Robert Morse recreated his role as Capote in the play ''Tru'' for the PBS series ''[[American Playhouse]]'' and won an [[Emmy Award]] for his performance.<ref>{{cite web | title=Robert Morse | website=Television Academy | url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/robert-morse | access-date=February 9, 2021}}</ref>
* Michael J. Burg appeared as Capote in an episode of ABC-TV's short-lived series ''[[Life on Mars (American TV series)|Life on Mars]]'' (2009).<ref name="Michael J. Burg" />
* [[Tom Hollander]] portrays Capote in ''[[Feud: Capote vs. The Swans|Capote vs. The Swans]]'' (2024), the second season of the anthology series [[Feud (TV series)|''Feud'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=August 17, 2022 |title='Feud' Season 2 at FX Casts Tom Hollander as Truman Capote, Adds Calista Flockhart and Diane Lane (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/feud-season-2-fx-cast-tom-hollander-calista-flockhart-diane-lane-1235343751/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> based on [[Laurence Leamer]]'s book ''Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal and a Swan Song for an Era'', and received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for his portrayal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2022 |title=Everything We Know So Far About 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans' |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/chloe-sevigny-naomi-watts-truman-capote-swans-feud |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Literature===
* ''The Swans of Fifth Avenue: A Novel'' (2016) by [[Melanie Benjamin (author)|Melanie Benjamin]] tells the story of the evolution of Capote's friendship with [[Babe Paley]] and the New York "swans", and his fallout from high society  after the publication of "La Côte Basque 1965".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Benjamin |first1=Melanie |title=The Swans of Fifth Avenue: A Novel |date=2016 |edition=1st |publisher=[[Delacorte Press]] |location=New York |isbn=978-0345528698}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Preston |first1=Caroline |title='The Swans of Fifth Avenue' review: Would you trust Truman Capote? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-swans-of-fifth-avenue-review-would-you-trust-truman-capote/2016/02/01/fd7059be-c888-11e5-88ff-e2d1b4289c2f_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 1, 2016 |access-date=September 10, 2022}}</ref>