Truman Capote and sky. Later on, when Joel tussles with Idabell (Aubrey Dollar), a tomboyish neighbor who becomes his best friend (a character inspired by the author Harper Lee), the movie has a special force and clarity in its evocation of the physical immediacy of being a child playing outdoors. Notes Bibliography Archival sources Truman Capote Truman Garcia Capote (; born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, including the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Breakfast at Tiffany's (novella) issue to skyrocket. Both Attie and Brodovitch went on to work with Capote on other projects—Attie on "", and Brodovitch on "Observations", both published in 1959. The collection has been reprinted several times; the novella has been included in other Capote collections. Capote's original typed manuscript was offered for sale by a New Hampshire auction house in April 2013. It was sold to Igor Sosin, a Russian billionaire entrepreneur, for US$306,000 (). Mr. Sosin said he planned to display it publicly in Moscow and Monte Carlo. In "Breakfast at Sally Bowles'", Ingrid Norton of "Open Letters Monthly" pointed out Capote's