-
He was bor in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
-
His parents divorced when he was 4 years.
-
In 1933, he moved to New York City to live with his mother and her second husband, Joseph Capote, a Cuban-born textile broker
-
He had discovered his calling as a writer
-
In 1935, he attended the Trinity School in New York City
-
Capote received recognition for his early work from The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in 1936
-
The Capote family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut, and Truman attended Greenwich High School, where he wrote for both the school's literary journal, The Green Witch, and the school newspaper.
-
When they returned to New York City , he attended the Franklin School, an Upper West Side private school now known as the Dwight School.
-
He graduated in the Upper West Side private school and that was the end of his formal education
-
The first story he wrote was "Miriam" in 1945. This novel attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf, and resulted in a contract to write the novel Other Voices.
-
He published it in 1966. This novel is a journalistic work about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home
-
He died in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California, United States.
