The Tragic lives of Truman Capote's Swans

[@StoriesThroughTime]

I’m so sorry if the audio is messed up and gets too loud or too low in some places or if I sound weird or rushed, I’m still new to recording 🫣. I really wanted to get this video up before the premiere of Feud season 2 but it took me way longer to edit than I thought it would because it was so long! Also I'm sorry if i mispronounce any words or names! All I know is I am NEVER making an hour long video again 😭.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

@pegzoconnor7205thank you so much 🤗

[@familycorvette]

I just subscribed because this comment is so touching in its self-doubt and you only have 205 subs. I hope you grow in confidence as you create more videos your channel is a bang-up success. Good luck!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

@@familycorvette ahwww thank you so much 🤗 🥹

[@seanr0126]

Loved it! Awesome job!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

@@seanr0126 thank you 🤗

[@TechnicJunglist]

Capote, like Warhol, loved to surround himself with shiny, charismatic, & rich individuals. Both grew up poor and reveled in the limelight of their success. Excellent video. Thank you.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Well said! And thank you for your comments 🤗

[@HeathertheGreat_]

Andy. Overrated popcrapola. Insult to art.

[@samanthab1923]

It’s funny he gravitated to some of the same folks. Lee ⭐️

[@astroboy3828]

😊

[@astroboy3828]

Both had mean streaks and a jealousy of women.

[@SMtWalkerS]

What a fascinating story! Money, houses, travel, jewels, husbands, lovers, ignored children. These women had so much, but there is a thick strand of unhappiness and selfishness. Very, very interesting. Great job! Thank you!!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much for your nice comment 🤗.

[@geraldtyus8645]

He was a sad, pretentious, Bama yuckster who was not authentic. All those broads, with the exception of Pamela Harriman, were redundant once the ink on the marriage license was signed. Lee Radziwill remained broke until Herb Ross. Pamela was the real pimpette.

[@garycolton6522]

A dog with two swinging Johnson could not satisfy these b@#&itches.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

So many material things but what of their spiritual lives and the friendships - real or calculating. Just tragic. The worst for me was Lee and Jackie. My two sisters were my best friends. I lost one sister on a specific date in January of 2013 and the open wound is scarred but will never heal.

[@donnakawana]

What your describing really is mother's who were raised by nannies an had visitation with their kids. After school before Dinner, an if they hadn't an engagement.. then kisses an hugs before Nanny took us to bed. I mean them to bed ... It's a learned behavior an a learned expectation.. Rich ppl are involved in everything. Meaning there's an itinerary everyday.. it's to be followed strictly... So you didn't have kids to raise them you had children to carry on your name...! You had nannies to raise them an tutor's to train your children.. you as a parent checked on you an that's it...! Crazy times still happens today... This was a great video you did a great job on this. I wish..... Well that's luv's

[@lisal.5119]

I never heard a better rendition of these women and the world they lived in. Outstanding job! 😊

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much! 🤗

[@michaeldoucett4913]

​@@StoriesThroughTime I am so blown away! This comprehensive, captivating compilation, finally has put the pieces together . Thanks so much for doing a gingatic amount of work to bring this historical soap opera to live! Ive heard fragments of all these lives , but to see it compiled in such a timeline is super fantastic ! A myriad of historical adecdotes- The fame- the betrayal -superficial marriages- There really is so much to learn from the swans story and all thier lives- Somehow ,the grass isnt always greener? I always find hyped, beauty , fame and notoriety look at end of life alway say so much? All of those glamorous women lived unique lives, but at what price? I barley make a middle income , yet travel around the world? Go to India every year ect- Finding a way to go to far off lands, and enrich my life and passions without wealth,-proving its not about money? I was at a function with Mellinda G and a royalty event a few years ago...-a princess ect- Actually, I was hired to photograph 80 weathy socialites .haha-Engaging and working with them, I was fascinated looking into each of thier souls (eyes) as my main focus and somehow feelinga bit of thier truth? - all of them were trophy wives,(Not melinda) All running ar0und with bright smiles but shallow conversation? 5o/60/70 and a few young ones? All had weathy husbands that were much older? a literal mashed up plastic surgery! Think "Tanya, in white lotus,Jennifer Coolidge" with all of them-I traded recipes and told travel stories and made them all laugh ! for a day I thought I was being left in thier wills, hahaha,,.. . I could help sense the superficial sides and endless bragging/ insipid banter/conversation? "My dress is thirty G's"! haha that kind of thing! ------------ I digress , I am grateful for this! I had recently watch "The summer" the film made by peter and Lee with the maysles that eventually became grey gardens .A doc about Jackie Os relatives living in squalor- IT wasnt till I saw the unffolding of the real story made by netflix (drew barrymore and Jessica Lange) where we all learn about the legends of privilege they came from! BIG AND LITTLE Edith beale? This wonderful short doc just did it for me the same way- I know all these stories, but to see it in chronicle order is bravaaaa! Thanks SM! btw-Im gay, truman but that biggest hag of them all- The "in Cold blood" shocking betrayal , and then the swans, say so much about his about his own life lesson! Im a rugby (haha) masculine gay, so I never like the smart bitchy arrogant gays little truman!!!! ! ahha- btw do one on Wiliam F Buckley and fueding with Gore Vidal and every other person-Especially his debate with James Baldwin at cambridge-Id love to see that one-I cringe when i hear him talk!

[@joybarker7906]

​@StoriesThroughTime This was truly one of the most engaging and thorough documentaries I've watched about Truman and his Swans. The time you spent researching all the details of the Swan's lives and relationships must have been enormous, and it really shows! Well done, an outstanding job❣️

[@miguelfernandes5628]

I ended up a 10 year friendship after finding out this former friend shared all of my personal business to everyone he knew. Such betrayals can wreak havoc in the mind for a long while.

[@courtneybrubaker9738]

Sorry they happened to you.

[@beckybnyc322]

Not only did they share my confidences. They stole 30k over the course of a month. It really does wreak havoc in future friendships 💔

[@dawnpatrol4099]

I can relate. I was betrayed by someone I thought was a friend but was actually a snake. She got me good. I trust no one anymore.

[@carolynhunter-drake8591]

This is what happened to me. I ended a 30-something year friendship, after hindsight-20/20. Only when she was not in a relationship, was she available, but would S.O.S. me, and I would come running. I am in a 24 year relationship, but she wanted me to live a single life. These are some of the things that started to open my eyes, after almost losing my better half. So, the next time she phoned after almost two years of not answering my calls, I happened to be at work, so I could not talk anyway. I just told her I would phone her soon. Oh well.

[@purplelove3666]

​@@carolynhunter-drake8591so why didn't you marry this better half?

[@paulaartandmusic4412]

Two lessons: never share your secrets and never repeat what someone shares with you. It ruins friendships and reputations.

[@kerri-annebarton9615]

‘Loose lips sink ships’ said someone…? 🤔💭

[@truthseeker7564]

I’ve learned to shut up people who speak ill of others. I used to listen not willingly but they come at you so quickly and spew their toxic word. I never added to it but listening made me feel just as guilty. What do you do with that info. Now, I stick my fingers in my ears and say lalalala please don’t talk about that person they’re my friend and don’t stop until they stop. It’s very effective. I’ve even gotten an apology. I said don’t apologize to me, apologize to the person.

[@conniejenni5504]

I disagree. I find it so sad that Capote was such a terrible treacherous person. He betrayed his friends.

[@2034916]

@@conniejenni5504a just such a mean spirited little man.

[@wpatrickw2012]

Capote must have not have been a good a writer as people claim or he would have been able to disguise the identities the swans much better.

[@benedettakiriaki]

That's exactly how historical documentaries and biographies should be: Truthful, no-nonsense but also respectful and unbiased. I hope someday you have your research published, I would genuinely love to read something written by you. Keep up the good work 🙏👍

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Wow thank you so much for your support! It means so much! 🤗 ♥️

[@Huckfintress]

Marry for money and you’ll pay for every penny

[@nativevirginian8344]

True. I lived it.

[@CoffeesChypresBooks]

😢

[@angelwingz892]

Marry in haste, repent in leisure. My ex knew the cost of everything and the value of nothing. It killed my love for him.

[@HelgaCavoli]

Men marry for heirs. Male hetero heirs.

[@interestinginfo6765]

If you marry for money…you’ll EARN every penny.

[@catherinesmith9820]

These ladies were the idols of my youth. This was so thoroughly done, and so informative I immediately felt much better about myself and all my life's choices.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Lol thank you !

[@sarahholland2600]

I think they were all rather sad. Status & looks was all their lives were about.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Not my idols. Never actually heard of them until now. Knew of William Paley as a tyrant who ran CBS as a dictator. The only one that ever bested him that I heard was Sheldon Leonard. Leonard was the producer of the wonderful Dick van Dyke show which Paley, for some reason. He planned to replace van Dyke's show with Howie, a series starring Paul Lynde based on a play by Phoebe Ephron, Nora's mother that ran for five performances on Broadway that it was that bad! Leonard went behind Paley's back to CBS's largest advertiser which I believe was PB &G . They told Paley in no uncertain terms that if he took van Dyke off the air they would remove all their advertising from CBS. I love the mighty fall low. There's always someone bigger on the horizon.

[@lanabuehrer5616]

How sad that women who wasted their own lives and talents, were someone’s idol.

[@tctctc33]

@@lanabuehrer5616 settle down over there, it was a different time

[@Tomovox_PAMS_Radio_JIngles]

I've been watching a lot of videos this week about Capote and The Swans; until the FX series I was completely unaware of any of this. By far yours is the most enjoyable and comprehensive. I feel like I received a multi-year education in this one video. I love the editing with the quick blackouts and slow fade-ins between images. The narration isn't grating or annoying like with nearly all the other videos I've watched. Now I feel like I have a better understanding of this world of High Society and the story of Capote and The Swans. Thank you for such an amazing and well-done video.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much for your comment 🤗 I’m glad you enjoyed !

[@idl9ave419]

Nice job - and MORE archival photographs and video's that I haven't seen before. Someone did a lot of research to find these.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you for your comment 🤗 and yeah I spent hours searching and collecting the photos 😭

[@julietteyork6293]

Moral of the story: Be careful who you confide in. If you have a writer in your immediate circle, be extra careful.

[@shadrach6299]

Don’t confide in anyone

[@stephaniemccarthy1676]

Amen. I write and agree.

[@s.peters2866]

My grandmother used to say trust no one.

[@squarebear619]

Confide only to a therapist.

[@Hector8]

Jejejee...so that's why some folk prefer to keep me at arms length. And here I was thinking it mighta been BO! But hey, super díscreet so all secrets r safe with me. And my boss the chief editor. The chief sub. Copy editors who might sub any submitted copy. The odd nosy colleague... So you see, lips perfectly sealed. You may now spill th beans in perfect confidence :P

[@joansutton]

the worst aspect of these sorts of people - they ignored their own children.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

They all seemed to follow the same formula of Nannie’s, boarding schools and no real affection/attention! 🤦‍♀️

[@frostpond]

THAT’S what it was like in the “old days”… (well, except for Jackie and Audrey Hepburn - who loved their children and took very good care of them.)

[@annette2326]

They're so vapid. It may have been for the best that they k8ds were raised by loving servants.

[@lizadivine3785]

@@frostpondJackie left her children for long periods of time. Her skill was finding good Nannie’s to care for them during her long absences such as miss Shaw and Marta scugbin

[@lizadivine3785]

@@herminepursch2470my mother always said money makes misery a little easier to handle.

[@nancyvillines4552]

One thing I'll say is that anything Truman said need's to be taken with a grain of salt.

[@alonzobishop3671]

Gore Vidal’s comment on Capote’s death as being “a wise career move” was pretty spot on…

[@LoneWulf278]

😂

[@nativevirginian8344]

Vidal was evil incarnate.

[@RustyHBriggs]

​@@nativevirginian8344 And a brilliant delight.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Vidal was even more vicious than Capote. I saw him with Dick Cavett when Norman Mailer went ballistic on Vidal and he was nonplussed. Such a snake, a witty and amusing one but still a snake.

[@samanthab1923]

@@bovnycccoperalover3579I was just thinking of that!

[@SS-qx7nh]

This video was GREAT, and will enhance the rest of Feud for me. I personally appreciated the long format! Liked and subscribed!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

You definitely deserve more subscribers!❤🌹

[@lindalealphamale]

At least ignoring their children reduced the kid’s exposure to their second hand smoke.

[@bonnie_gail]

benign neglect - it's actually a blessing in a way because if they got involved in their lives the children would be exposed to more of their toxic behaviours (I speak from experience, as an adult I realized I dodged a bullet by my toxic parent not being involved in my life growing up)

[@c.c.6930]

That was funny!

[@evaphillips2102]

It was the 50s, they were getting exposed somewhere

[@peaches1206]

Such. Emptiness. Well done!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Yes, Very! And Thank you for your comment peaches 🤗

[@AB-cw1fi]

Great job, full of information, a great deep dive!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much 😭. It was a lot of work but seeing nice comments like yours make it worth it 🥹

[@lauramcgowan3740]

This women were gilded leeches !

[@beverlyhayshouston2770]

Brooke Hayward , the daughter of Leland Hayward and Margaret Sullivan wrote an autobiography titled Haywire. It is wonderful.

[@luannshoop1339]

Haywire was a good read. Two of Brooke' s siblings committed suicide.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Pamela was a real bee-ayhcth. Or spelled however….

[@samanthab1923]

Poor Brooke was never well shot of Pamela. She was the classic evil step mother when she was married to her dad Leyland. But then she married Averell Harriman who had raised her hubby Peter Duchin. Nightmare

[@elizabethferguson7002]

😂😂try Biotch 👍​@@arribaficationwineho32

[@vanessashaw5365]

I own that book. Riveting

[@lauragray2377]

This was waaaaaaayyyyyyy better than the show! Good job 👍

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much Laura ! 🤗

[@Silvanam444]

Something worth mentioning is that Truman's complicated relationship with his mother probably influenced the way he viewed his "swans". His mother basically abandoned him (she left him with some relatives at 4 years old) after divorcing his father. It was said by Truman and others that his mother desperately wanted to go from a nobody in the south to a glamorous life in New York. She changed her name and went into Manhattan looking for a rich man and the opportunities that came with it only to come back time after time crying to Truman about being broken-hearted and apologizing to him. She would repeat that cycle throughout his childhood. I believe that he adored the luxury and status that came with these women, but equally resented them and didn't consider them as equals because in his eyes they were looking for an easy and superficial way to make it, going out their way to do whatever it took to maintain their life style.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you for your comment ! Very fascinating and sad 😞 ! I definitely want to do a video about Truman and his relationship with his mother.

[@dostagirl9551]

Makes sense. Also makes sense why he urged his “perfect” swan to stay in her marriage. I think a part of him enjoyed seeing them suffering for their greed.

[@pcCAT33]

Still no excuse. He just didn't grow up. Nevertheless, he was witty and talented. Because of his flamboyant character and the few works that touch upon an era, he will never be forgotten.

[@vickiepaul8258]

Exactly. I don't understand why women trust gay men so much. They want what you have as much if not more then any woman.

[@bonnie_gail]

@@pcCAT33 I don't get his appeal

[@ajwilliams3872]

The problem with the Swans and Truman is that they were all 2 much alike. They were self absorbed, out for themselves, loved to gossip others secrets but expected nobody would gossip theirs

[@rosemarykennedy5430]

A most comprehensive and interesting account of Capote’s Swans ❤

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@pstewart6537]

An extensive and thorough recount of so many lives. Thank you for sharing your work.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much for your kind comment ! 🤗🥹

[@lauriewarner4848]

A few years ago I went down the Capote and his Swan rabbit hole. I thought I knew so much. Until this lovely post I learned I had just scratch the surface. Thank you so much for all of the information. You are on your way to being a YT ⭐️ star. Keep up the great work.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much Laurie ❤️ 🤗 I’m glad you enjoyed!

[@lauriewarner4848]

You are so welcome.

[@RenataCantore]

Thank you for your phenomenal back stories about these wealthy icons of American industry. ❤🎉

[@penelopekelly3393]

Hardly icons more like prostitutes

[@susantuttle1160]

Point of information: Slim's hometown was Salinas in Monterey County-- Central California --- near the coastal towns of Carmel & Santa Cruz. She attended Dominican College which is still in the small city of San Rafael, Marin County, NORTH of San Francisco. Just needed to clarify these place names & locales!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you for the information 🤗 Sorry I got it wrong !

[@RustyHBriggs]

​@@StoriesThroughTimeThe locals pronounce it "San Rafell," rather than "Raf-eye-el."

[@msyallen]

I need to go back and research these people. They kept the wealth between them.

[@msyallen]

The Bay area.

[@tinahammons1653]

The affairs these people have are absolutely mind blowing. Was anyone faithful my goodness!!

[@s.r.r.]

Evidently not!

[@Delete629]

This is the best account of this story I’ve came across. Good job❤

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much! 🤗

[@carmell51]

Their greatest gift and greatest asset was their children, and they ignored and felt like we’re just a toy to visit and play with her once in a while. Their lives were disgusting and empty. I was a beautiful young girl. My mother had come from wealthier family that was now struggling during the depression. She always steered me away from the socialite lifestyle. She also married my father, who is a down to earth, hard-working man. He was a great father. He worked hard and developed his own business as a contractor, she always steered me away from the people who tried to get me to model and do things like that. She told me it wasn’t important. What was important was knowing God and having children and having a good husband who you loved and loved you. I thank God for my mother and my father.

[@scottfamily5963]

This is a beautiful tribute to your mother and father. You are smart, healthy, decent people with a healthy internal compass and integrity. I hope life continues to be good to you.

[@msj7872]

Fabulous video. Your careful fleshing out of these women is greatly appreciated. "More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones". Truman was right to title his book "Answered Prayers". These women had everything they set out to achieve and were all very unhappy. I can't help but wonder how different things would have turned out for Truman if he went into recovery from alcohol and drugs. I think his betrayal of his swans resulted from the bad judgement that came from his alcohol/drug abuse.

[@AG-iu9lv]

Alcohol and drugs only make you into a more intense version of who you are without them. Capote was a usurious prick at his heart and core, then.

[@c.a.savage5689]

And the alcohol/drug abuse also had its own underlying reasons. Self-loathing being one.

[@hoperemsen6335]

Enjoyed this; your diligence in bringing this to us is evident. I particularly like your voice; falling asleep to podcasts helps my insomnia and I'm always looking for just the right kind of voice. You have one. (For that purpose, I tend to use the same ones on repeat so as not to miss the story.) I look forward to future uploads. You've gained a new subscriber -a retired preschool/K teacher from Georgia. Take care! (Give yourself a break re mistakes...no worries, dear!)

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Wow thank you so much for your nice comment 🥹 ! Im still working on my voice but I’m so glad you enjoyed ! 🤗

[@peggypasson8794]

I can so relate ......

[@anemicvampyre605]

I enjoyed this compilation of Truman’s Swans. New follower.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@tedtalksrock]

This video essay was deeply engaging. Very impressive and beautifully done! What a story. This work is head and shoulders above others in You Tube. So thoroughly researched and well-assembled. And I loved the archival photographs you added. Honestly, I feel as though I just finished a biographical book. Your work is really compelling. ❤

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you ! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@gaylarned9818]

"You can never be too rich or too thin," I believe is attributable to Wallace Simpson, Duchess of Windsor. She also had it embroidered in needlepoint on a pillow.

[@twistoffate4791]

I always thought Coco Chanel first said it, but I guess I'm incorrect.

[@yoohootube]

@@twistoffate4791 both Nazi sympathizers

[@vermont741]

Wallis not Wallace

[@irish66]

stupid saying.

[@squarebear619]

And too unhappy apparently. 🥴

[@AngelasOtherChannel]

I really enjoyed your insights on this interesting group of ladies. Love your channel.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much Ann ! 💕

[@jenniferblume4559]

Fantastic Video. You captured the life of these rich socialites so well. I showed my mother who grew up in the same era and C.Z. Guest was her fashion icon as they were both horsewoman. Well done, thank you❤

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@NinjaGrrrl7734]

Please come back. This was excellent. You had me glued to your words throughout.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

thank you so much ! I'm working on my next video now. its different from this one but i do plan on making at least one more video about Truman. thank you for your comment and support 🤗.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Dr Feelgood was very popular in that set

[@hylierosabelle]

I'm grateful for "Feud" once again introducing and teaching me about more iconic women of the past. This is the first time that I properly learned about Capote's Swans.. I have seen the book that it was based from awhile back in stores and online... It always piqued my interest. So I was instantly hooked when the promo came out. I'm 3 episodes in and I am so enamored with these women.. Thank you for teaching me more in-depth about them individually.. It was really helpful. I do wish that they included "Gloria Guinness" in the series her journey to becoming the "Swan" that she is was so intriguing to know about. ❤

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you for your comment 🤗 and I don’t know why they would leave out Gloria 😭. She really had such an interesting backstory. I haven’t got caught up with episode three yet but they also didn’t mention Marella or Pamela in the first two episodes either 🤦‍♀️

[@hylierosabelle]

Pamela did a cameo in episode 3 haha sorry to spoil I had to@@StoriesThroughTime Yes definitely.. I wish they included Marella as well.. If they could put Pamela in.. I don't see why they couldn't with Gloria and Marella..

[@drdeb_ocherry]

Best thing l ever heard on KZbin, compaarible to this was watching Diana Ross performing a composite of her greatest hits on Johnny Carson back in the 70-80's (?), it was the best musical performance I had ever seen by that point in time. This was the best literary historic. Thank you for this experience❣️

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@nelsonmcduff5218]

The similarities between Babe and Marella are uncanny. They even looked alike.

[@AintImRite]

Marella Agnelli, of whom Truman Capote famously said, comparing her with Babe Paley, "If they were both in Tiffany's window, Marella would be more expensive."

[@Voodoorai]

Very thorough information. Thank you!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Wow thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@homszerrudo1025]

Beautiful, wistful and painful. This was such a great video. Thank you for making a comprehensive effort into the subject.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you ! 🤗

[@michaelknight4041]

This was very enjoyable. Well done covering so many aspects of such a complicated story, stories i should say.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you Michael ! 🤗

[@mickeybell8933]

New subscriber....I want to witness your channel grow...your voice is so soothing and easy to listen to

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Ahwww thank you so much Mickey! ❤️

[@mickeybell8933]

​@@StoriesThroughTime....how often do you plan on dropping videos I haven't had a chance to look at your shorts

[@StoriesThroughTime]

@@mickeybell8933I try to upload at least 1 short everyday, but I haven’t been able to upload any for the past 3 days because I was focusing on getting this video out 😭. But I’m hoping to upload at least one full length video every week 🤞.

[@markmh835]

I was a child and teenager during this time, far from this social scene, but with an east coast unmarried (gay?) uncle who moved in this scene, so I had occasional brushes with it. Even at a young age, I could never understand it. Marital vows and parental duties meant nothing. Unlike my parents, in this social set marriage meant nothing more than a business arrangement between a man and a woman. These women brought little to the table other than beauty, charm, and -- at times -- sexual prowess, social connections, and inherited wealth. Meanwhile, the motives of the women on the prowl were transparent but rarely spoken out loud: they sought great wealth (of course), social status, fame, and a man they could manipulate. Absolutely none of these motives on either side could lead to happiness, and I saw that with my own eyes growing up. In time, I thought this world was "dead." Modern women had a range of choices and should have a desire for quality education. I had the good fortune to attend an elite graduate school in the 1980s where, much to my surprise, I found women of this "old order" -- mainly debutantes from the South -- pursuing the same set of vacuous goals as The Swans despite pursuing graduate degrees. Graduate schools became the new hunting grounds for husbands among the students, the alumni, and the professors. My disgust for this social set knows no limits. Do modern women think so little of their own capabilities that landing a rich and/or high status man is all that gives them identity? I moved as far away as I could from these sorts and never looked back. 😵😒

[@s.r.r.]

You are to be commended. I hope you found real happiness in your life.

[@Claptonite555]

Thank You for such a great video, beautifully narrated.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@Blabette]

You just got a new subscriber, I loved this! And I loved hearing a real human voice, it’s becoming so rare these days.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much ! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@mirianscott7669]

@@StoriesThroughTimeoutstanding work!

[@cheenjoopearl]

This was very, very, well done. Thank you.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@Financiallyfreeauthor]

This is riveting. As an English major I was a little familiar with the basics of capote’s life but it was amazing to hear all this detail

[@lukkymee2000]

Wow, just stumbled upon your video by pure accident and now I’m hooked! Can’t wait to dive into your history on the royals. Love this channel. Well done!🌟

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@naomiderooy5]

Got what you wanted and lost what you had, seems to be the moral...Thank you for this excellent video!

[@Colorbrush21]

Out of all the swans, Babe was the most beautiful to me. She had the most striking cheekbone structure, huge dark eyes, and a beautifully shaped mouth. Lee Radziwell had beautiful bone structure and wide eyes. The others - Gloria, CZ and Slim were pretty women. Pamela was just attractive. One thing they all had in common - the relentless drive, ambition and personality to get the rich men they hunted down.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Agree abt babe

[@clm2417]

What an outstanding portrayal of these interesting women. I also saw many photographs I have never seen before. Well done. Someone did their homework! Thank you. New follower.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much Carol! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@smpeljas]

Excellent! Thank you so very much! I, too, was born in “Doctor’s Hospital “. My dearest mother, told me that we couldn’t afford the suggested “Debut”. My mother was my Best Friend! Every little snippet you shared, I remember, each😊 and every photo when I saw these! For any girl who followed these very wealthy women, it was fabulous to make something resem😊b😊ling this one’s dress or that one’s outfit. Home design we followed very closely and to scale! Ours was a special life, indeed. Thank you for this wonderful video! God Bless you! Nurse Jane, Deale, Marylandbling

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank You so much for your comment Jane! I’m So glad you enjoyed! God Bless you too 🤗

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

This is so much enlightening, complex and incisive than all the fluff pieces like like so much jetsam and flotsam on KZbin. Thanks for taking the time to do a good job.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much 🤗!

[@kevinpoole6122]

Thank you for this most excellent digest! The production value is first rate-research, visuals, and pace. You are a wonderful educator!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much Kevin! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video 🤗

[@manda.watching.YouTube]

I really love this video. I appreciate the topic, all the information, pictures, and length 😻 Thank you.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

I’m so glad your enjoyed it and thank you ! 🤗

[@katd1845]

This was EXCELLENT!!! BRAVO!!! now i can watch 'the feud' and not be confused and feel dumb lol Thank You!!!! ❤

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@katd1845]

@@StoriesThroughTime 💙

[@hanagloriaedelblum5693]

This is excellent for so many reasons. Thea K you for the deep dive summary of these lives, which influenced many for where we are today.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much Hana! 🤗

[@beverlyhayshouston2770]

The character Dill in To Kill A Mockingbird was based on a young Truman Capote.

[@lizabeck1221]

Yes! He used to spend summers with his grandmother in Alabama and was close friends with Harper Lee.

[@pageribe2399]

Actually, I believe it was a couple of maiden aunts who cared for Truman in Monroeville, AL.

[@emmarubenstein9085]

He sure was 😊

[@beverlyhayshouston2770]

@@pageribe2399 A Christmas Memory is a little film about Truman’s time spent with those Aunts. Geraldine Page is the eccentric one who baked hundreds of fruit cakes to mail to strangers. It has some funny moments and is actually very poignant. The two other Aunts are extremely strict and very unforgiving. I watch it periodically and it’s very moving and memorable.

[@dreamsofturtles1828]

​@@beverlyhayshouston2770 I never saw the film, but heard Capote narrate A Christmas Memory himself (its here on YT). It made me realize what an extraordinarily talented writer he was. And the heart he had for a woman who, by the social standards of the day, was a pitiable, weak minded nobody- but was actually a great & beautiful soul. who made his childhood happy (as it could be)

[@clarissanickersonfourman]

This was an amazing video. Very captivating.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you Clarissa ! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@jscho8674]

This was so well researched. Great video! ❤

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much ! 🤗

[@bucketree]

Well written and researched , thank you

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you 🤗

[@jamesallison4875]

This was a compelling piece of work! Your voice is lovely and the organization of the story immaculate! Very good work. I couldn’t stop watching.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much James! I’m glad your noted 🤗

[@alankelly-hamm2702]

Well done narrative. A wealth of details that was fascinating to hear. These women certainly lived their lives on their terms

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you for your comment 🤗 and yes they did!

[@vickitaylor680]

@@StoriesThroughTimeseems liked they lived on their rich husbands terms.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

@@vickitaylor680 lol that might be more accurate 😂

[@marygreenlund6134]

Babe Paley had a list of rules regarding what she could / could not say . Bill married her because even though he was very successful, he was not with the IN crowd because he was Jewish. He cheated on her left and right. Everyone knew it.

[@lauramcgowan3740]

Not just Simpson and Chanel were Nazis ? Thank you for a good look it all

[@AvecPoesie]

This video is fabulously entertaining and intriguing throughout. Delighted to have discovered this channel. 🖤

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@3blackcats999]

Thank you so much for such an interesting piece!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Your welcome! 🤗 I’m glad you enjoyed it and Thank you for your nice comment 💕

[@ezollo8055]

I must give the creator props this was so extensivly researched that I am more then utterly impressed…hats off to the creator

[@sidneyfox4625]

Excellent storytelling ❤ so terrible what Truman did.

[@nicholassullivan1239]

Yes, Quite the betrayal. Two wrongs don't undo, but these women certainly sounded like horrible humans. Despite his betrayal, they all lived the life they chose 😊

[@mirianscott7669]

it seems that Truman was a horrible human being!… and then he was shocked they wanted nothing to do with him?!…

[@kittyroberts7268]

This was a fascinating story! I watched Truman vs. the Swans and I didn’t really know much about any of the swans, or Truman Capote. I knew he was writer. This educated me on what glamour was once all about. These poor women were like the poor little rich girls. Most of them were bred. I just thought this was a beautiful tribute to these beautiful women. Thank you!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@CQ-369]

Loved the photos snd content! Capote was such an interesting character.

[@UserCF-hs1df]

This was an interesting and well-done compilation of the lives of these rich socialites, filled with all the artifices that money could buy, but completely devoid of happiness. They should have been pitied, not admired.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much for your comment! 🤗 And I agree with everything you said. They were all glamorous and rich and got to spend their husband’s money on whatever they wanted but also had to put up with their husbands humiliating them with multiple mistresses. I’d be a miserable chain-smoking mess as well 😭

[@UserCF-hs1df]

@StoriesThroughTime Thank you for all of your hard work, time, and effort that you put into this documentary. It was very much appreciated. I agree with you that if we were born in that era, we, too, would have succumbed to those behaviors because it was what rich socialites were expected to do.

[@andeannafarnes4719]

I am sure there were plenty of women who married less wealthy men that endured similar sexual betrayals. It is possibly nicer to be miserable and rich as miserable and middle or lower class. 😅

[@ritamix33]

OMG, THAT WAS SO GOOD! Who put this together?? Thank you! I'm watching "Feud" on Hulu and had NO IDEA who these women were and needed some info. You did a great job! 👏

[@StoriesThroughTime]

thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@shesaknitter]

Fascinating learning the back stories of these woman and the details of the story of Truman and the Swans. Well done! I remembered some, but not most of the details of this controversy from when the story was published. What I especially enjoyed was the background of "To Have and Have Not," my favorite Bogie and Bacall movie and one of my favorite movies, period. Thank you so much! A thumbs up and I've subscribed to your channel.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

thank you so much ! 🤗

[@Khodam101]

I loved it and subscribed after reading your comments. Please don’t give up, you are doing great!😊

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much!! 🤗

[@Dana-fn5zt]

Now that I’m fully awake, I’m going to re-watch your video, it was 3 o’clock in the morning when it popped up in my feed. From what I did watch earlier, it was very interesting. I just subscribed….

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you 🤗

[@ritamix33]

omg same here. it's 4:22 in the morning and i just finished the video 😄

[@mirianscott7669]

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[@jeanlanz2344]

This thoroughly researched and well-presented set of stories of betrayals of spouses and friends describes many tragedies. The children of these loveless, exploitative relationships and "marriages" are the real victims. Thank you and God bless you.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much Jean! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗! And God Bless you too ! 🥹

[@ltbrazley6497]

That was very well done. Very detailed and informative, thank you,

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much ! 🤗

[@msamsonrn1]

This was so interesting, and perfect timing for it.

[@keepcalmmom]

I'm really enjoying these wonderful stories. The pictures are amazing. Thank you so very much for creating this.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much for your comment! I’m glad you enjoyed the video 🤗

[@xChaosReignsx]

Loved this! So interesting you had my attention for the entire video

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@jacquelinewilliams6713]

Just subscribed.. Thank you for the 'EDITING'.... 'WOW'.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much Jacqueline! 🤗

[@ajvintage9579]

This was absolutely fascinating and well narrated!!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@barbarajones5961]

The most complete story of Truman, I have ever read. Thank you. Many questions have been answered.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much Barbara! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@ericshippie1563]

Wow. This was soooo interesting. You really did a lot of research. Ty very much

[@StoriesThroughTime]

I’m glad you enjoyed ! And Thank you for your comment Eric 🤗

[@angelassoapbox]

This was really well done and thorough! I learned more about the swans than with any other channel. I have watched. Bravo. New subscriber!

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much Angela! That means so much 🥹🤗

[@justme9904]

Thank you so incredibly much ❤

[@residentevil4life]

wow thank you for all work in creating detailed bios on each woman, really gives you a better understanding of how "in the know" Truman was among the rich, famous, and royalty.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

You’re very welcome ☺️ And thank you for commenting! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@valentinat3250]

Did the swans actually eat food? Or just smoke?

[@diannamorrison2431]

😂

[@somethingclever8916]

Until the 1990s smoking was allowed everywhere. High schools even had a student smoking section. You could smoke in doctors offices, in court, in movie theaters, stores, college classrooms, restaurants. Even doctors encouraged smoking to deal with stress and anxiety

[@Pylypczak]

@@somethingclever8916yes. I graduated in 1970. Our high school had smoking areas for the kids.

[@kathybutterfield2760]

In Feud, it said they ate small amounts of rare meat and small salads. I wonder if they excercised?

[@robertlibecci2327]

This was the most fascinating video I have ever watched and listened to on KZbin your storytelling is remarkable

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much Robert! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@mahle5]

Very well researched. Thank you. I really enjoyed your video.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much for your nice comment 🤗and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@alidacruz]

Thank you, thank you for this video. Before FX’s “Capote vs. The Swans”, I had not heard about the majority of these people. Your review of the characters has made me understand the show better.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you for your comment Alida! I’m so glad my video helped you a bit 🤗

[@luannshoop1339]

Just found this video. Thank you for sharing. Excellent work.

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@jubalcalif9100]

Thank you. Fascinating & intriguing. Great collection of photos too. KUDOS ! 👍

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@jubalcalif9100]

@@StoriesThroughTime You're quite welcome. Thanks for sharing your terrific talent with us. 🤓

[@drdeb_ocherry]

Audio was perfectly fine❣️

[@michellerain8418]

Don't put your self down. I really enjoyed that . Thank you. ❤

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Thank you so much ! I’m glad you enjoyed 🥹 🤗

[@luimargarza6859]

Loved it! Soooooo revealing in the connections of people ping ponging off one another. My only quibble is that you spoke too fast, I actually slowed down the playback to 0.75...and believe me, given that I love to speed up documentaries...yours was worth slowing down the cadence to really absorb the qlues and connections. Would love to hear about Gloria Vanderbilt in more detail 👍👍👍

[@justjulia8007]

This was really wonderful! Your incredibly thorough research, along with all the wonderful photographs, really brought this story to life. I tried to watch Capote’s Swans, but the first 15 minutes was entirely too vulgar; though true apparently 😮!! So I was super excited to see this. Well done! Truly fascinating to watch..with all the social climbing, backstabbing and scandalous infidelities it’s no wonder some of these women were little more than pretty birds in gilded cages; ones that they themselves crafted. New sub! ❤

[@StoriesThroughTime]

Well said! Reading about their lives was emotionally draining 🤦‍♀️. But thank you so much for your support Julia! I’m glad you enjoyed the video 🤗.