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Plimpton, George

Summary: Katherine Graham, Lauren Bacall, Gore Vidal, John Huston, and many other familiars of the writer follow his life and career, from his Southern childhood to his precipitate decline

Language: eng

Work

Publication

Edition: First Anchor Books edition.

Extent: xiv, 498 pages

Contents

In which TC and Jack Dunphy leave for the expatriate life of Europe
In which TC receives sad news
In which TC tries his hand at the theater
In which TC returns to Europe, teaches a large bird epithets, writes Beat the Devil amid bedlam, and arm-wrestles Humphrey Bogart
In which TC settles across the river
In which TC speaks about his working habits, his mentors, and his aversion to nuns traveling on the same plane
In which TC alarms the town of Stonington, Connecticut
In which the reader is introduced to the swans and TC is seen as counselor and confidant
In which TC's Breakfast at Tiffany's upsets Mr. Deems
In which TC decides to go to Kansas
In which the reader is introduced to Monroeville (pop. 1,800), Harper Lee, and goes to TC's first big party
In which TC is a witness to the doings in the penitentiary warehouse
In which Chaplain Post describes a portrait in his living room
In which TC discusses, in a New York Times interview, In Cold Blood and the form he claims to have invented--the nonfiction novel
In which In Cold Blood stirs up comment
In which folks from Kansas come to New York and are treated by TC to the lights of Broadway
In which TC settles in Sagaponack in the Hamptons
In which TC and his contemporaries have a word to say about each other
In which TC decides to give his black-and-white ball
In which the band strikes up
In which the dancers reminisce
In which TC arrives in New York, goes to a succession of schools, fails math, and meets some new friends
In which TC steps into bullrings and onto yachts
In which TC is observed as jester, as little brother to the rich, and as celebrity
In which the reader is treated to a brief disquisition on fibbing
In which TC buys a home in Palm Springs and meets an air-conditioning repairman
In which a banker comes to call on TC at the UN Plaza
In which Kate Harrington, John O'Shea's daughter, tells her story
In which society recoils from TC's bombshell
In which the reader meets two of TC's kindred spirits
In which TC drifts in and out of the movie business
In which TC meets an idol
In which TC joins The New Yorker, upsets Robert Frost, writes his first stories, and joins the New York artistic world
In which the reader learns of TC's entanglement with Gore
In which TC takes up the nightlife
In which TC begins to work for a longtime admirer
In which TC falls on bad times
In which TC buys a one-way ticket to LA
In which mourners, some of dubious note, attend services for TC at the Westwood Mortuary
In which the mystery of Answered Prayers is examined
in which the reader is let in on TC's secret
In which TC and Jack Dunphy are reunited in Crooked Pond
Coda
In which TC is accepted into a writers' colony in upstate New York and into a new circle of friends and meets Newton Arvin
In which TC takes a train ride, meets the Trillings, and alarms the Island of Nantucket
In which TC's Other Voices, Other Rooms is published and given the critical once-over
In which TC embarks on the grand tour and visits the salons of Paris
In which TC moves out of his mother's apartment and meets his lifelong friend, Jack Dunphy

Isbn: 9780385491730

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Label: Truman Capote : in which various friends, enemies, acquaintances, and detractors recall his turbulent career

Title: Truman Capote

Title remainder: in which various friends, enemies, acquaintances, and detractors recall his turbulent career

Statement of responsibility: George Plimpton

Creator

Plimpton, George

Subject

Genre

Language: eng

Summary: Katherine Graham, Lauren Bacall, Gore Vidal, John Huston, and many other familiars of the writer follow his life and career, from his Southern childhood to his precipitate decline

Biography type: individual biography

Cataloging source: ZAB

http://library.link/vocab/creatorName: Plimpton, George

Dewey number: 813/.54

Illustrations: illustrations

Index: index present

Literary form: non fiction

Nature of contents: bibliography

http://library.link/vocab/subjectName

Capote, Truman
Capote, Truman
Capote, Truman
Authors, American
Authors, American
Friendship

Label: Truman Capote : in which various friends, enemies, acquaintances, and detractors recall his turbulent career, George Plimpton

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Truman Capote : in which various friends, enemies, acquaintances, and detractors recall his turbulent career

Publication

Copyright

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Carrier category: volume

Carrier category code

Carrier MARC source: rdacarrier

Content category: text

Content type code

Content type MARC source: rdacontent

Contents

In which TC and Jack Dunphy leave for the expatriate life of Europe
In which TC receives sad news
In which TC tries his hand at the theater
In which TC returns to Europe, teaches a large bird epithets, writes Beat the Devil amid bedlam, and arm-wrestles Humphrey Bogart
In which TC settles across the river
In which TC speaks about his working habits, his mentors, and his aversion to nuns traveling on the same plane
In which TC alarms the town of Stonington, Connecticut
In which the reader is introduced to the swans and TC is seen as counselor and confidant
In which TC's Breakfast at Tiffany's upsets Mr. Deems
In which TC decides to go to Kansas
In which the reader is introduced to Monroeville (pop. 1,800), Harper Lee, and goes to TC's first big party
In which TC is a witness to the doings in the penitentiary warehouse
In which Chaplain Post describes a portrait in his living room
In which TC discusses, in a New York Times interview, In Cold Blood and the form he claims to have invented--the nonfiction novel
In which In Cold Blood stirs up comment
In which folks from Kansas come to New York and are treated by TC to the lights of Broadway
In which TC settles in Sagaponack in the Hamptons
In which TC and his contemporaries have a word to say about each other
In which TC decides to give his black-and-white ball
In which the band strikes up
In which the dancers reminisce
In which TC arrives in New York, goes to a succession of schools, fails math, and meets some new friends
In which TC steps into bullrings and onto yachts
In which TC is observed as jester, as little brother to the rich, and as celebrity
In which the reader is treated to a brief disquisition on fibbing
In which TC buys a home in Palm Springs and meets an air-conditioning repairman
In which a banker comes to call on TC at the UN Plaza
In which Kate Harrington, John O'Shea's daughter, tells her story
In which society recoils from TC's bombshell
In which the reader meets two of TC's kindred spirits
In which TC drifts in and out of the movie business
In which TC meets an idol
In which TC joins The New Yorker, upsets Robert Frost, writes his first stories, and joins the New York artistic world
In which the reader learns of TC's entanglement with Gore
In which TC takes up the nightlife
In which TC begins to work for a longtime admirer
In which TC falls on bad times
In which TC buys a one-way ticket to LA
In which mourners, some of dubious note, attend services for TC at the Westwood Mortuary
In which the mystery of Answered Prayers is examined
in which the reader is let in on TC's secret
In which TC and Jack Dunphy are reunited in Crooked Pond
Coda
In which TC is accepted into a writers' colony in upstate New York and into a new circle of friends and meets Newton Arvin
In which TC takes a train ride, meets the Trillings, and alarms the Island of Nantucket
In which TC's Other Voices, Other Rooms is published and given the critical once-over
In which TC embarks on the grand tour and visits the salons of Paris
In which TC moves out of his mother's apartment and meets his lifelong friend, Jack Dunphy

Dimensions: 24 cm

Edition: First Anchor Books edition.

Extent: xiv, 498 pages

Isbn: 9780385491730

Lccn: 97014792

Media category: unmediated

Media MARC source: rdamedia

Media type code

Other physical details: illustrations

System control number

(OCoLC)40468917
1219246
(OCoLC)ocm40468917

Label: Truman Capote : in which various friends, enemies, acquaintances, and detractors recall his turbulent career, George Plimpton

Publication

Copyright

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Carrier category: volume

Carrier category code

Carrier MARC source: rdacarrier

Content category: text

Content type code

Content type MARC source: rdacontent

Contents

In which TC and Jack Dunphy leave for the expatriate life of Europe
In which TC receives sad news
In which TC tries his hand at the theater
In which TC returns to Europe, teaches a large bird epithets, writes Beat the Devil amid bedlam, and arm-wrestles Humphrey Bogart
In which TC settles across the river
In which TC speaks about his working habits, his mentors, and his aversion to nuns traveling on the same plane
In which TC alarms the town of Stonington, Connecticut
In which the reader is introduced to the swans and TC is seen as counselor and confidant
In which TC's Breakfast at Tiffany's upsets Mr. Deems
In which TC decides to go to Kansas
In which the reader is introduced to Monroeville (pop. 1,800), Harper Lee, and goes to TC's first big party
In which TC is a witness to the doings in the penitentiary warehouse
In which Chaplain Post describes a portrait in his living room
In which TC discusses, in a New York Times interview, In Cold Blood and the form he claims to have invented--the nonfiction novel
In which In Cold Blood stirs up comment
In which folks from Kansas come to New York and are treated by TC to the lights of Broadway
In which TC settles in Sagaponack in the Hamptons
In which TC and his contemporaries have a word to say about each other
In which TC decides to give his black-and-white ball
In which the band strikes up
In which the dancers reminisce
In which TC arrives in New York, goes to a succession of schools, fails math, and meets some new friends
In which TC steps into bullrings and onto yachts
In which TC is observed as jester, as little brother to the rich, and as celebrity
In which the reader is treated to a brief disquisition on fibbing
In which TC buys a home in Palm Springs and meets an air-conditioning repairman
In which a banker comes to call on TC at the UN Plaza
In which Kate Harrington, John O'Shea's daughter, tells her story
In which society recoils from TC's bombshell
In which the reader meets two of TC's kindred spirits
In which TC drifts in and out of the movie business
In which TC meets an idol
In which TC joins The New Yorker, upsets Robert Frost, writes his first stories, and joins the New York artistic world
In which the reader learns of TC's entanglement with Gore
In which TC takes up the nightlife
In which TC begins to work for a longtime admirer
In which TC falls on bad times
In which TC buys a one-way ticket to LA
In which mourners, some of dubious note, attend services for TC at the Westwood Mortuary
In which the mystery of Answered Prayers is examined
in which the reader is let in on TC's secret
In which TC and Jack Dunphy are reunited in Crooked Pond
Coda
In which TC is accepted into a writers' colony in upstate New York and into a new circle of friends and meets Newton Arvin
In which TC takes a train ride, meets the Trillings, and alarms the Island of Nantucket
In which TC's Other Voices, Other Rooms is published and given the critical once-over
In which TC embarks on the grand tour and visits the salons of Paris
In which TC moves out of his mother's apartment and meets his lifelong friend, Jack Dunphy

Dimensions: 24 cm

Edition: First Anchor Books edition.

Extent: xiv, 498 pages

Isbn: 9780385491730

Lccn: 97014792

Media category: unmediated

Media MARC source: rdamedia

Media type code

Other physical details: illustrations

System control number

(OCoLC)40468917
1219246
(OCoLC)ocm40468917

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