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Nothing blew my mind in the last few years like discovering how close Harper Lee and Truman Capote were, as they were both authors I idolized at different stage
by 616c 11y ago
Nothing blew my mind in the last few years like discovering how close Harper Lee and Truman Capote were, as they were both authors I idolized at different stages of my life.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/10/books/harper-lee-and-truman-capote-a-collaboration-in-mischief.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/10/books/harper-lee-and-truma...
And that Dill was partially based on her childhod friendship with Capote.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee#Early_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee#Early_life
This seems to be well established now in pop culture and art, but I was completely unaware when I first heard.
The fact the world has such inspired people, despite their stressful surroundings was a blessing to us all in the form of great art.
Goodbye, Harper.
- guylepage3 11y agoOh wow. I had no idea they were friends. Thank you for posting this article.
- MuEta 11y agoAlthough I'm extremely skeptical of the claims, there are theories that TKAMB was actually written by Capote. Interesting to read the evidence, but definitely on the less probable side of things.
- MuEta 11y agoAlthough I'm extremely skeptical of the claims, there are theories that TKAMB was actually written by Capote. Interesting to read the evidence, but definitely on the less probable side of things.
- morley 11y agoHarper Lee (played by the great Catherine Keener) is a major supporting character in the film Capote.