[NYCVirago]

Truman Capote IMO was a genius. He invented to some degree, the modern true crime genre. In addition, he was a great writer. An odd man personally, obviously, but a great talent nevertheless IMO.

And he's also rumored to be the real writer of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

[veronica]

And he's also rumored to be the real writer of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

A great book on Capote, that covers that rivalry, (between Capote and Harper Lee) - is Capote, by Gerald Clarke. Unusually fine biography. I don't believe it rumor by the way. But Capote was very annoyed that his life-long friend made such a splash with Mockingbird, which became an instant American classic.

[veronica]

And he's also rumored to be the real writer of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

The character Dill, in To Kill A Mockingbird, is based on Capote, though.