Truman Capote’s death in 1984 didn’t come as a shock, even at the age of 59. The acclaimed author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood spent the decade preceding his demise publicly sliding ...

Truman Capote was famous for the friendships he cultivated with powerful women—especially the society doyennes portrayed by Naomi Watts, Demi Moore, and others in Feud: Capote vs. the Swans—but one of ...

Truman Capote stands in the middle of his motel room, watching the TV. The motel is in the middle of the country—Kansas. It’s 1963. The crummy carpet beneath his feet is stiff, but it’s the stiffness ...

New Takes on the classics. Throughout our centennial year, we’re revisiting notable works from the archive. Sign up to receive them directly in your inbox. In 1972, on “The Tonight Show,” Johnny ...

Fans of Ryan Murphy, FEUD: Bette and Joan, and star-studded dramas about wealthy, glamorous socialites unite! FEUD is back with a vengeance, and this season shines a spotlight on the real-life beef ...

Forty years after his death, New Orleans-born author Truman Capote is having a moment, thanks to a new TV drama that explores his tempestuous life. Now airing on FX, “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” ...

Diane Lane, Demi Moore, Chloë Sevigny, Calista Flockhart and Molly Ringwald star with Tom Hollander in the new FX season, scripted by Jon Robin Baitz, with Gus Van Sant as lead director. By Daniel ...

Author Harper Lee is shown during a ceremony for the Alabama Academy of Honor at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 20, 2007. Lee, who died Feb. 19, 2016 at age 89, is credited with helping friend ...

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On Nov. 28, 1966, Susan Burke — then a 20-something model at Bergdorf Goodman — was sitting by the fountain of the Plaza hotel with her Harvard Business School boyfriend when she came up with a daring ...