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6 picks · 1956–1965

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In Cold Blood—IV: The Corner
annals of crime ·

Part 4 of Truman Capote’s legendary report about a murdered family in Holcomb, Kansas.

In Cold Blood—III: Answers
annals of crime ·

From 1965: Part 3 of Truman Capote’s legendary report about a murdered family in Holcomb, Kansas.

The Duke in His Domain
profiles ·

Truman Capote’s 1957 Profile of the actor, reported from the set of “Sayonara.”

Porgy and Bess in Russia
onward and upward with the arts ·

Truman Capote on the Leningrad première of the opera “Porgy and Bess.”