Infamous (film) commentary, many of the scenes in "Infamous" occurred only in McGrath's imagination, most notably a dramatic sexual encounter between Capote and inmate Perry Smith (played by Craig). Truman Capote, known in New York City society for his wit and fashion flair as much as he is recognized in literary circles as the celebrated writer of "Other Voices, Other Rooms" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's", reads a brief article about the murder of a farming family in Holcomb, Kansas, in the back pages of the "New York Times" of November 16, 1959. Curious as to how the residents would react to a
Truman Capote Film Festival: "In Cold Blood" was published in 1966 by Random House after having been serialized in "The New Yorker". The "nonfiction novel", as Capote labeled it, brought him literary acclaim and became an international bestseller, but Capote would never complete another novel after it. A feud between Capote and British arts critic Kenneth Tynan erupted in the pages of "The Observer" after Tynan's review of "In Cold Blood" implied that Capote wanted an execution so the book would have an effective ending. Tynan wrote: "In Cold Blood" brought Capote much praise from the literary community, but there were some