Truman_NP1 Capote_NP1 Biography_NN1 While_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD fun_JJ with_IW his_APPGE friends_NN2 ,_, Capote_VV0 also_RR had_VHN to_TO struggle_VVI with_IW his_APPGE nightmarish_JJ family_NN1 life_NN1 ._. 
Seeing_VVG little_DA1 of_IO his_APPGE mother_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE father_NN1 over_II the_AT years_NNT2 ,_, he_PPHS1 often_RR wrestled_VVD with_IW feeling_NN1 abandoned_VVN by_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT few_DA2 times_NNT2 he_PPHS1 caught_VVD their_APPGE interest_NN1 was_VBDZ during_II their_APPGE divorce_NN1 with_IW each_DD1 of_IO them_PPHO2 fighting_VVG for_IF custody_NN1 as_II a_AT1 way_NN1 to_TO hurt_VVI the_AT other_JJ ._. 
Capote_VV0 finally_RR did_VDD get_VVI to_TO live_VVI with_IW his_APPGE mother_NN1 full_JJ time_NNT1 in_II 1932_MC ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 reunion_NN1 did_VDD not_XX turn_VVI out_RP as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD hoped_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 moved_VVD to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 to_TO live_VVI her_PPHO1 and_CC his_APPGE new_JJ stepfather_NN1 Joe_NP1 Capote_NP1 ._. 
His_PPGE once_RR doting_JJ visiting_JJ mother_NN1 was_VBDZ quite_RG different_JJ once_CS he_PPHS1 started_VVD to_TO encounter_VVI her_PPHO1 on_II a_AT1 daily_JJ basis_NN1 ._. 
Lillie_NP1 Mae_NP1 --_NN1 now_RT calling_VVG herself_PPX1 Nina_NP1 --_NN1 could_VM easily_RR be_VBI cruel_JJ or_CC kind_NN1 to_II Capote_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 never_RR knew_VVD what_DDQ to_TO expect_VVI from_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 often_RR picked_VVD on_II him_PPHO1 for_IF his_APPGE effeminate_JJ ways_NN2 and_CC for_IF not_XX being_VBG like_II other_JJ boys_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE stepfather_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 more_RGR stable_JJ personality_NN1 in_II the_AT home_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Capote_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX interested_JJ in_II his_APPGE help_NN1 or_CC support_VV0 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
Still_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ officially_RR adopted_VVN by_II his_APPGE stepfather_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE name_NN1 was_VBDZ changed_VVN to_II Truman_NP1 Garcia_NP1 Capote_NP1 in_II 1935_MC ._. 
A_AT1 mediocre_JJ student_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 did_VDD well_RR in_II the_AT courses_NN2 that_CST interested_VVD him_PPHO1 and_CC paid_VVD little_DA1 attention_NN1 in_II those_DD2 that_CST did_VDD not_XX ._. 
He_PPHS1 attended_VVD a_AT1 private_JJ boys_NN2 '_GE school_NN1 in_II Manhattan_NP1 from_II 1933_MC to_II 1936_MC where_RRQ he_PPHS1 charmed_VVD some_DD of_IO his_APPGE classmates_NN2 ._. 
An_AT1 unusual_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 gift_NN1 for_IF telling_VVG stories_NN2 and_CC entertaining_JJ people_NN ._. 
His_APPGE mother_NN1 wanted_VVD to_TO make_VVI him_PPHO1 more_RGR masculine_JJ and_CC thought_VVD that_CST sending_VVG him_PPHO1 to_II a_AT1 military_JJ academy_NN1 would_VM be_VBI the_AT answer_NN1 ._. 
The_AT 1936-1937_MCMC school_NN1 year_NNT1 proved_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 disaster_NN1 for_IF Capote_NN1 ._. 
The_AT smallest_JJT in_II his_APPGE class_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ often_RR picked_VVN on_RP by_II the_AT other_JJ cadets_NN2 ._. 
While_CS living_VVG in_II Greenwich_NP1 ,_, his_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE drinking_NN1 began_VVD to_TO escalate_VVI ,_, which_DDQ made_VVD Capote_NP1 's_GE home_NN1 life_NN1 even_RR more_RGR unstable_JJ ._. 
Capote_NP1 did_VDD not_XX do_VDI well_RR in_II school_NN1 and_CC had_VHD repeat_VV0 the_AT twelfth_MD grade_NN1 at_II the_AT Franklin_NP1 School_NN1 after_CS he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE family_NN1 returned_VVN to_II Manhattan_NP1 in_II 1942_MC ._. 
Instead_II21 of_II22 studying_VVG ,_, Capote_NP1 spent_VVD his_APPGE nights_NNT2 at_II the_AT clubs_NN2 ,_, making_VVG friends_NN2 with_IW Oona_NP1 O'Neill_NP1 ,_, the_AT daughter_NN1 of_IO playwright_NN1 Eugene_NP1 O'Neill_NP1 ,_, and_CC heiress_NN1 Gloria_NP1 Vanderbilt_NP1 ._. 
Around_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 got_VVD his_APPGE first_MD job_NN1 working_VVG as_II a_AT1 copyboy_NN1 for_IF The_AT New_JJ Yorker_NP1 magazine_NN1 ._. 
During_II his_APPGE time_NNT1 with_IW the_AT publication_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO get_VVI his_APPGE stories_NN2 published_VVN there_RL with_IW no_AT success_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 left_VVD The_AT New_JJ Yorker_NP1 to_TO write_VVI full_JJ time_NNT1 and_CC started_VVD a_AT1 novel_JJ called_JJ Summer_NNT1 Crossing_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 shelved_VVD to_TO work_VVI on_II a_AT1 novella_NN1 entitled_VVN Other_JJ Voices_NN2 ,_, Other_JJ Rooms_NN2 ._. 
Capote_NP1 's_GE first_MD successes_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX his_APPGE novels_NN2 ,_, but_CCB several_DA2 short_JJ stories_NN2 ._. 
In_II 1945_MC ,_, editor_NN1 George_NP1 Davis_NP1 selected_VVD Capote_NP1 's_GE story_NN1 "_" Miriam_NP1 "_" about_II a_AT1 strange_JJ little_JJ girl_NN1 for_IF publication_NN1 in_II Mademoiselle_NN1 ._. 
In_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 befriending_VVG Davis_NP1 ,_, Capote_NP1 became_VVD close_RR to_II his_APPGE assistant_JJ Rita_NP1 Smith_NP1 ,_, the_AT sister_NN1 of_IO famous_JJ southern_JJ author_NN1 Carson_NP1 McCullers_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 later_RRR introduced_VVD the_AT two_MC ,_, and_CC Capote_NP1 and_CC McCullers_NP1 were_VBDR friends_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
Capote_NP1 's_GE story_NN1 in_II Mademoiselle_NN1 attracted_VVD the_AT attention_NN1 of_IO Harper_NP1 's_GE Bazaar_NN1 fiction_NN1 editor_NN1 Mary_NP1 Louise_NP1 Aswell_NP1 ._. 
The_AT publication_NN1 ran_VVD another_DD1 dark_NN1 and_CC eerie_JJ story_NN1 by_II Capote_NP1 ,_, "_" A_ZZ1 Tree_NN1 of_IO Light_NN1 "_" in_II its_APPGE October_NPM1 1945_MC ._. 
These_DD2 stories_NN2 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 "_" My_APPGE Side_NN1 of_IO the_AT Matter_NN1 "_" and_CC "_" Jug_NN1 of_IO Silver_NP1 "_" helped_VVD launch_NN1 Capote_NN1 &'s;_NULL career_NN1 and_CC gave_VVD him_PPHO1 entree_NN1 into_II the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 literary_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
While_CS struggling_VVG to_TO work_VVI on_II his_APPGE first_MD novel_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 received_VVD some_DD assistance_NN1 from_II Carson_NP1 McCullers_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 helped_VVD him_PPHO1 get_VVI accepted_VVN at_II Yaddo_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 famous_JJ artists_NN2 '_GE colony_NN1 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 State_NN1 ._. 
Capote_NP1 spent_VVD part_NN1 of_IO the_AT summer_NNT1 of_IO 1946_MC there_RL where_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD some_DD work_VVI on_II the_AT novel_NN1 and_CC completed_VVD the_AT short_JJ story_NN1 ,_, "_" The_AT Headless_NP1 Hawk_NP1 ,_, "_" which_DDQ was_VBDZ published_VVN by_II Mademoiselle_NN1 that_CST fall_VV0 ._. 
Capote_VV0 also_RR fell_VVD in_II love_NN1 with_IW Newton_NP1 Arvin_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 college_NN1 professor_NN1 and_CC literary_JJ scholar_NN1 ._. 
The_AT bookish_JJ academic_JJ and_CC the_AT effervescent_JJ charmer_NN1 made_VVD quite_RG an_AT1 interesting_JJ pair_NN ._. 
Arvin_NN1 ,_, as_CSA with_IW most_DAT of_IO the_AT others_NN2 at_II Yaddo_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ completely_RR taken_VVN by_II Capote_NP1 's_GE wit_NN1 ,_, manner_NN1 ,_, and_CC appearance_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 same_DA year_NNT1 ,_, Capote_NP1 won_VVD the_AT prestigious_JJ O._NP1 Henry_NP1 Award_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE short_JJ story_NN1 "_" Miriam_NP1 ._. "_" 
His_APPGE first_MD novel_NN1 ,_, Other_JJ Voices_NN2 ,_, Other_JJ Rooms_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ published_VVN in_II 1948_MC to_II mixed_JJ reviews_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT work_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 young_JJ boy_NN1 is_VBZ sent_VVN to_TO live_VVI with_IW his_APPGE father_NN1 after_II the_AT death_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mother_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE home_RL is_VBZ a_AT1 decrepit_JJ old_JJ plantation_NN1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 the_AT boy_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX get_VVI to_TO see_VVI his_APPGE father_NN1 and_CC instead_RR must_VM deal_VVI with_IW his_APPGE stepmother_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE cousin_NN1 ,_, and_CC some_DD other_JJ unusual_JJ characters_NN2 that_CST inhabit_VV0 this_DD1 desolate_JJ place_NN1 ._. 
While_CS some_DD criticized_JJ elements_NN2 of_IO the_AT story_NN1 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 its_APPGE homosexual_JJ theme_NN1 ,_, many_DA2 reviewers_NN2 noted_VVD Capote_NP1 's_GE talents_NN2 as_II a_AT1 writer_NN1 ._. 
The_AT book_NN1 sold_VVD well_RR ,_, especially_RR for_IF a_AT1 first-time_JJ author_NN1 ._. 
In_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 receiving_VVG accolades_NN2 and_CC publicity_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 found_VVD love_NN1 in_II 1948_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 met_VVD author_NN1 Jack_NP1 Dunphy_NP1 at_II a_AT1 party_NN1 in_II 1948_MC ,_, and_CC the_AT two_MC began_VVD what_DDQ was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 35-year_JJ relationship_NN1 ._. 
During_II the_AT early_JJ years_NNT2 of_IO their_APPGE relationship_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 and_CC Dunphy_NP1 traveled_VVD extensively_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 spent_VVD time_NNT1 in_II Europe_NP1 and_CC other_JJ places_NN2 where_RRQ they_PPHS2 both_RR worked_VVN on_II their_APPGE own_DA projects_NN2 ._. 
Capote_NP1 followed_VVD the_AT success_NN1 of_IO Other_JJ Voices_NN2 ,_, Other_JJ Rooms_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 collection_NN1 of_IO short_JJ stories_NN2 ,_, A_ZZ1 Tree_NN1 of_IO Light_NN1 ,_, published_VVN in_II 1949_MC ._. 
Not_XX one_MC1 to_TO stay_VVI out_II21 of_II22 the_AT public_NN1 eye_NN1 for_RR21 long_RR22 ,_, his_APPGE travel_NN1 essays_NN2 were_VBDR put_VVN out_RP in_II book_NN1 form_NN1 in_II 1950_MC as_CSA Local_JJ Color_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE much-anticipated_NN1 second_MD novel_NN1 ,_, The_AT Grass_NN1 Harp_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ released_VVN to_II in_II the_AT fall_NN1 of_IO 1951_MC ._. 
The_AT fanciful_JJ tale_NN1 explored_VVD an_AT1 unlikely_JJ group_NN1 of_IO characters_NN2 who_PNQS take_VV0 refuge_NN1 from_II their_APPGE troubles_NN2 in_II a_AT1 large_JJ tree_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT request_NN1 of_IO Broadway_NP1 producer_NN1 Saint_NP1 Subber_NP1 ,_, Capote_NP1 adapted_VVD his_APPGE novel_NN1 for_IF the_AT stage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sets_NN2 and_CC costumes_NN2 were_VBDR designed_VVN by_II Capote_NP1 's_GE close_JJ friend_NN1 Cecil_NP1 Beaton_NP1 ._. 
The_AT comedy_NN1 opened_VVD in_II March_NPM1 1952_MC and_CC closed_VVD after_II 31_MC performances_NN2 ._. 
In_II 1953_MC ,_, Capote_NP1 landed_VVD some_DD film_NN1 work_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wrote_VVD some_DD of_IO Stazione_NP1 Termini_NP1 (_( later_RRR released_VVN as_CSA Indiscretion_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 American_JJ Wife_NN1 in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 )_) ,_, which_DDQ starred_VVD Jennifer_NP1 Jones_NP1 and_CC Montgomery_NP1 Clift_NP1 ._. 
During_II the_AT filming_NN1 in_II Italy_NP1 ,_, Capote_NP1 and_CC Clift_NP1 developed_VVD a_AT1 friendship_NN1 ._. 
After_CS that_DD1 project_NN1 wrapped_VVD ,_, Capote_NP1 was_VBDZ soon_RR working_VVG on_II the_AT script_NN1 for_IF the_AT John_NP1 Huston-directed_NN1 Beat_VVD the_AT Devil_NN1 ,_, starring_VVG Humphrey_NP1 Bogart_NP1 ,_, Jennifer_NP1 Jones_NP1 ,_, and_CC Gina_NP1 Lollobrigida_NP1 ,_, during_II its_APPGE production_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE best_JJT screenplay_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, was_VBDZ done_VDN years_NNT2 later_RRR when_CS he_PPHS1 adapted_VVD the_AT Henry_NP1 James_NP1 novel_NN1 The_AT Turn_NN1 of_IO the_AT Screw_NN1 into_II The_AT Innocents_NN2 (_( 1961_MC )_) ._. 
Undeterred_JJ by_II his_APPGE past_JJ failure_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 adapted_VVD his_APPGE story_NN1 about_II a_AT1 Haitian_JJ bordello_NN1 ,_, "_" House_NN1 of_IO Flowers_NN2 ,_, "_" for_IF the_AT stage_NN1 at_II Subber_NP1 's_GE urging_VVG ._. 
The_AT musical_NN1 debuted_VVD on_II Broadway_NP1 in_II 1954_MC with_IW Pearl_NP1 Bailey_NP1 as_CSA its_APPGE star_NN1 and_CC had_VHD Alvin_NP1 Ailey_NP1 and_CC Diahann_NP1 Carroll_NP1 in_II the_AT cast_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
Despite_II the_AT best_JJT efforts_NN2 of_IO Capote_NP1 and_CC the_AT show_NN1 's_GE fine_JJ performers_NN2 ,_, the_AT musical_NN1 failed_VVD to_TO attract_VVI enough_DD critical_JJ and_CC commercial_JJ attention_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 closed_VVD after_II 165_MC performances_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 same_DA year_NNT1 ,_, Capote_NP1 suffered_VVD a_AT1 great_JJ personal_JJ loss_NN1 when_CS his_APPGE mother_NN1 died_VVD ._. 
Always_RR fascinated_VVN by_II the_AT rich_JJ and_CC social_JJ elite_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 a_AT1 popular_JJ figure_NN1 in_II such_DA circles_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 counted_VVD Gloria_NP1 Guinness_NP1 ,_, Babe_NN1 and_CC Bill_NP1 Paley_NP1 (_( the_AT founder_NN1 of_IO CBS_NP1 Television_NN1 )_) ,_, Jackie_NP1 Kennedy_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE sister_NN1 Lee_NP1 Radziwell_NP1 ,_, C._NP1 Z._NP1 Guest_NP1 ,_, and_CC many_DA2 others_NN2 among_II his_APPGE friends_NN2 ._. 
Once_RR an_AT1 outsider_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 was_VBDZ invited_VVN for_IF cruises_NN2 on_II their_APPGE yachts_NN2 and_CC for_IF stays_NN2 on_II their_APPGE estates_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 loved_VVD gossip_NN1 --_NN1 both_RR hearing_VVG and_CC sharing_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
In_II the_AT late_JJ 1950s_MC2 ,_, Capote_NP1 began_VVD discussing_VVG a_AT1 novel_NN1 based_VVN on_II this_DD1 jet-set_JJ world_NN1 ,_, calling_VVG it_PPH1 Answered_VVD Prayers_NN2 ._. 
In_II 1958_MC ,_, Capote_NP1 scored_VVD another_DD1 success_NN1 with_IW Breakfast_NN1 at_II Tiffany_NP1 's_GE ._. 
He_PPHS1 explored_VVD the_AT life_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 party_NN1 girl_NN1 ,_, Holly_NN1 Golightly_JJ --_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ a_AT1 woman_NN1 who_PNQS depended_VVD on_II men_NN2 to_TO get_VVI by_RP ._. 
With_IW his_APPGE usual_JJ style_NN1 and_CC panache_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 had_VHD created_VVN a_AT1 fascinating_JJ character_NN1 within_II a_AT1 well-crafted_JJ story_NN1 ._. 
Three_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, the_AT film_NN1 version_NN1 was_VBDZ released_VVN ,_, starring_VVG Audrey_NP1 Hepburn_NP1 as_CSA Holly_NN1 ._. 
Capote_NP1 had_VHD wanted_VVN Marilyn_NP1 Monroe_NP1 in_II the_AT lead_NN1 role_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ disappointed_JJ with_IW this_DD1 adaptation_NN1 ._. 
Capote_NP1 's_GE next_MD big_JJ project_NN1 started_VVD out_RP as_II an_AT1 article_NN1 for_IF The_AT New_JJ Yorker_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 set_VVD out_RP with_IW friend_NN1 Harper_NP1 Lee_NP1 to_TO write_VVI about_II the_AT impact_NN1 of_IO the_AT murder_NN1 of_IO four_MC members_NN2 of_IO the_AT Clutter_NN1 family_NN1 on_II their_APPGE small_JJ Kansas_NP1 farming_NN1 community_NN1 ._. 
The_AT two_MC traveled_VVD to_II Kansas_NP1 to_TO interview_VVI townspeople_NN ,_, friends_NN2 and_CC family_NN1 of_IO the_AT deceased_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT investigators_NN2 working_VVG to_TO solve_VVI the_AT crime_NN1 ._. 
Truman_NP1 ,_, with_IW his_APPGE flamboyant_JJ personality_NN1 and_CC style_NN1 ,_, had_VHD a_AT1 hard_JJ time_NNT1 initially_RR getting_VVG himself_PPX1 into_II his_APPGE subjects_NN2 '_GE good_JJ graces_NN2 ._. 
Without_IW using_VVG tape_NN1 recorders_NN2 ,_, the_AT two_MC would_VM write_VVI up_RP their_APPGE notes_NN2 and_CC observations_NN2 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO each_DD1 day_NNT1 and_CC compare_VV0 their_APPGE findings_NN2 ._. 
During_II their_APPGE time_NNT1 in_II Kansas_NP1 ,_, the_AT Cutters_NN2 's_GE suspected_JJ killers_NN2 ,_, Richard_NP1 Hickock_NP1 and_CC Perry_NP1 Smith_NP1 ,_, were_VBDR caught_VVN in_II Las_NP1 Vegas_NP1 and_CC brought_VVN back_RP to_II Kansas_NP1 ._. 
Lee_NP1 and_CC Capote_NP1 got_VVD a_AT1 chance_NN1 to_TO interview_VVI the_AT suspects_NN2 not_XX long_RR after_II their_APPGE return_NN1 in_II January_NPM1 1960_MC ._. 
Soon_RR after_CS ,_, Lee_NP1 and_CC Capote_NP1 went_VVD back_RP to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
Capote_NP1 started_VVD working_VVG on_II his_APPGE article_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ would_VM evolve_VVI into_II the_AT nonfiction_NN1 masterpiece_NN1 ,_, In_II Cold_JJ Blood_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR corresponded_VVD with_IW the_AT accused_JJ killers_NN2 ,_, trying_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO reveal_VVI more_RRR about_II themselves_PPX2 and_CC the_AT crime_NN1 ._. 
In_II March_NPM1 1960_MC ,_, Capote_NP1 and_CC Lee_NP1 returned_VVD to_II Kansas_NP1 for_IF the_AT murder_NN1 trial_NN1 ._. 
While_CS the_AT two_MC convicted_JJ and_CC sentenced_VVN to_II death_NN1 ,_, their_APPGE execution_NN1 was_VBDZ staved_VVN off_RP by_II a_AT1 series_NN of_IO appeals_NN2 ._. 
Hickock_VV0 and_CC Smith_NP1 hoped_VVD that_DD1 Capote_NN1 would_VM help_VVI them_PPHO2 escape_VVI the_AT hangman_NN1 's_GE noose_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR upset_VVN to_TO hear_VVI that_CST the_AT book_NN1 's_GE title_NN1 was_VBDZ In_II Cold_JJ Blood_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ indicated_VVD that_CST the_AT murders_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN premeditated_VVN ._. 
Writing_VVG this_DD1 nonfiction_NN1 masterwork_NN1 took_VVD a_RR21 lot_RR22 out_RP of_IO Capote_NN1 ._. 
For_IF years_NNT2 ,_, he_PPHS1 labored_VVD on_II it_PPH1 and_CC still_RR had_VHN to_TO wait_VVI for_IF the_AT story_NN1 to_TO find_VVI its_APPGE ending_NN1 in_II the_AT legal_JJ system_NN1 ._. 
Hickock_VV0 and_CC Smith_NP1 were_VBDR finally_RR executed_VVN on_II April_NPM1 14_MC ,_, 1965_MC ,_, at_II the_AT Kansas_NP1 State_NN1 Penitentiary_NN1 ._. 
At_II their_APPGE request_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 traveled_VVD to_II Kansas_NP1 to_TO witness_VVI their_APPGE deaths_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 refused_VVD to_TO see_VVI them_PPHO2 the_AT day_NNT1 before_RT ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 visited_VVD with_IW both_RR Hickock_VV0 and_CC Smith_NP1 shortly_RR before_II their_APPGE hangings_NN2 ._. 
In_II Cold_JJ Blood_NN1 became_VVD a_AT1 huge_JJ hit_NN1 ,_, both_RR critically_RR and_CC commercially_RR ._. 
Capote_NP1 used_VVD a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO techniques_NN2 usually_RR found_VVN in_II fiction_NN1 to_TO bring_VVI this_DD1 true_JJ story_NN1 to_II life_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE readers_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ first_MD serialized_VVD in_II The_AT New_JJ Yorker_NP1 in_II four_MC issues_NN2 with_IW readers_NN2 anxiously_RR awaiting_VVG each_DD1 gripping_JJ installment_NN1 ._. 
When_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ published_VVN as_II a_AT1 book_NN1 ,_, In_II Cold_JJ Blood_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 instant_JJ best-seller_NN1 ._. 
While_CS In_II Cold_JJ Blood_NN1 brought_VVD him_PPHO1 acclaim_NN1 and_CC wealth_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 was_VBDZ never_RR the_AT same_DA after_II the_AT project_NN1 ._. 
Digging_VVG into_II such_DA dark_JJ territory_NN1 had_VHD taken_VVN a_AT1 toll_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 psychologically_RR and_CC physically_RR ._. 
Known_VVN to_TO drink_VVI ,_, Capote_NP1 began_VVD drinking_VVG more_RRR and_CC started_VVD taking_VVG tranquilizers_NN2 to_TO soothe_VVI his_APPGE frayed_JJ nerves_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE substance_NN1 abuse_NN1 problems_NN2 escalated_VVN over_II the_AT coming_JJ years_NNT2 ._. 
Attracting_VVG his_APPGE society_NN1 friends_NN2 ,_, literary_JJ notables_NN2 ,_, and_CC stars_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE Black_JJ and_CC White_JJ Ball_NN1 garnered_VVD a_AT1 huge_JJ amount_NN1 of_IO publicity_NN1 ._. 
The_AT event_NN1 was_VBDZ held_VVN in_II the_AT Grand_JJ Ballroom_NN1 at_II the_AT Plaza_NN1 hotel_NN1 on_II November_NPM1 28_MC ,_, 1966_MC with_IW publisher_NN1 Katharine_NP1 Graham_NP1 as_II the_AT guest_NN1 of_IO honor_NN1 ._. 
In_II choosing_VVG a_AT1 dress_NN1 code_NN1 ,_, Capote_NP1 decided_VVD that_CST the_AT men_NN2 should_VM dress_VVI in_II black_JJ tie_NN1 attire_NN1 while_CS women_NN2 could_VM wear_VVI either_RR a_AT1 black_JJ or_CC white_JJ dress_NN1 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 had_VHD to_TO wear_VVI a_AT1 mask_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT evening_NNT1 's_GE more_RGR memorable_JJ moments_NN2 was_VBDZ when_RRQ actress_NN1 Lauren_NP1 Bacall_NP1 danced_VVD with_IW director_NN1 and_CC choreographer_NN1 Jerome_NP1 Robbins_NP1 ._. 
Those_DD2 society_NN1 friends_NN2 that_CST flocked_VVD to_II the_AT ball_NN1 were_VBDR in_RP for_IF a_AT1 nasty_JJ shock_NN1 several_DA2 years_NNT2 later_RRR ._. 
Considered_VVD one_MC1 of_IO the_AT notorious_JJ instances_NN2 of_IO biting_VVG the_AT hand_NN1 that_CST feeds_VVZ ,_, Capote_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 chapter_NN1 from_II Answered_VVD Prayers_NN2 published_VVN in_II Esquire_NN1 magazine_NN1 in_II 1976_MC ._. 
That_DD1 chapter_NN1 ,_, "_" La_NP1 Cote_NP1 Basque_JJ ,_, 1965_MC ,_, "_" aired_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE society_NN1 friends_NN2 '_GE secrets_NN2 as_CSA thinly_RR veiled_JJ fiction_NN1 ._. 
Many_DA2 of_IO his_APPGE friends_NN2 ,_, hurt_VVN by_II his_APPGE betrayal_NN1 ,_, turned_VVD their_APPGE back_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
By_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, Capote_NP1 's_GE relationship_NN1 with_IW Jack_NP1 Dunphy_NP1 was_VBDZ becoming_VVG strained_JJ ._. 
Dunphy_NP1 wanted_VVD Capote_NP1 to_TO stop_VVI drinking_NN1 and_CC taking_VVG drugs_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ --_NN1 despite_II numerous_JJ trips_NN2 to_II rehabilitation_NN1 centers_NN2 over_II the_AT years_NNT2 --_JJ Capote_NN1 seemed_VVD unable_JK to_TO do_VDI ._. 
While_CS no_RR21 longer_RR22 physically_RR intimate_VV0 ,_, the_AT two_MC remained_VVD close_JJ ,_, spending_VVG time_NNT1 together_RL at_II their_APPGE neighboring_JJ homes_NN2 in_II Sagaponack_NP1 ,_, Long_JJ Island_NNL1 ._. 
