Truman Capote's Swans | The Most Glamorous Socialites Of The 20th Century

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you for watching! If you would like to support this channel, you can do so at www.buymeacoffee.com/indiascarlett You can watch Part 1 on the Swans here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZTdimSPnLF5gaM I want to thank everyone for the support shown on my last video! It has been so lovely reading all your comments. I would love to know if anyone would be interested in a deep dive on the Swans homes? Also, if you would like me to do a video on the greatest parties of the 20th century, including Truman's Black and White Ball and the Beistegui Ball, please comment below! For some time I have been researching the many models, artists, designers etc, who were very popular in the mid 20th century and had aristocratic origins, would anyone be interested in that? Thank you once again for all the support! Please suggest any subjects you have in mind for future videos!

[@lisetteeliseparis7070]

Can you do an essay on Mitford descendant Stella Tennant?

[@suebrown7358]

I thoroughly enjoyed this! Did you know that Gloria Vanderbilt’s fashion logo was a swan? 🦢 now I know why!

[@mikahansen2395]

Designers & models (aristo) of 1950s - absolutely! Black & white Ball - yes -- Thank you for all your excellent work and a good voice delivery.

[@christineclements9321]

Yes to all 3❣️

[@patriciacasey747]

@@suebrown7358Wow! I’d forgotten about that! Thanks for sharing.

[@AintImRite]

Some people don't understand that sitting in your own house alone in peace, eating snacks and minding your business is fxxxing priceless. -Tom Hardy

[@indiascarlett]

That's such a good quote! My mindset exactly lol

[@TadiKAT]

My life❤

[@sheilalopez3983]

"luxury is a simple life" Leonardo d'vinci

[@pattimaeda6097]

Or as I call it - Friday😂

[@julieporter7805]

​@@pattimaeda6097Every day..😊

[@albertmorris6162]

India Scarlett, you are far-and-away the best commentator on Truman. You stick to the facts, unlike others who traffic in vapid psycho-babble and breathless magazine fare. Your research distinguishes you.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you so much!

[@albertmorris6162]

@@indiascarlett You're welcome. It's a pleasure to subscribe. 💞

[@BrooklyntoBrixton]

Yes I would love to see videos about the homes of these women. Especially Morella. Her gardens sound amazing.

[@barbraluce5706]

Donna Marella Agnelli was truly a lady. She was a very hands on Nonna to get Elkann grandchildren

[@samanthab1923]

There is an HBO doc on Gianni. Shows the homes.

[@solangelauthier2381]

MArella, Marella Agnelli

[@colleenwhalen-pg7un]

🎉❤Scholarly, witty, cogent and well reasoned account of The Swans. I loved the well mannered, respectful tone of this documentary due to ZERO negative gossip I always disliked Pamela Harriman for her ruthless Golddigger Husband Stealing Ruthless Social Climbing BUT highly revered the grand dames Jacqueline de Rhibbes and Gloria Vanderbilt. I was a little girl when Capote published In Cold Blood. As a child I read A Christmas Memory and Breakfast at Tiffany's when it was first published. Truman Capote was vicious, treacherous, brilliant, doomed and tragic. His mother, Lilly Mae was a working class small town Alabama beauty who felt trapped and stifled in dull as dishwater southern country bumpkin burg. It was Capotes mother who was the real Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's. In the book and film she was called Lula Mae. In her real life Truman called her Lilly Mae. Capote was savagely damaged by his disturbed alcoholic social climbing hard as stone mother. Truman really HATED women socialites and THAT motivation was why he wrote La Cote Basque, his Hit Job against The Swans. Truman Capotes mother was a Failed Socialites who was harshly rejected by Manhattan High Society and drank herself to death until she committed suicide. Truman Capote both Loved and Hated his mother. He both Loved and Hated the Swans. Self destructive full of shame and self loathing Truman Capote destroyed his career and ruined his life by publishing La Cote Basque. Manhattan socialites and The Swans closed ranks and Capote was blacklisted in Manhattan society. He latched onto lovely gracious compassionate Joanna Carson. She was a PhD graduate of UCLA and was a Nutrition Scientist and quite artistic. She tried to save Truman Capote but he was SO bitchy and publicly malicious towards her tremendous kjndness. Capote died in her home and she was his oNLY friend, having completely burned his bridges all over the world. Capote was a truly brilliant raconteur, writer but threw his life into the gutter As a child I greatly preferred Tennessee Williams and Gore Vidal. Capote has always fascinated me but he squandered his talent and like his thwarted doomed mother became a vicious Mean Drunk and Rx pill addict. Technically Capote died from physical disease but his alcoholism and drug addiction was in fact Slow Suicide Thank you for a fascinating account of a bygone era. Gloria Guinness and Jacqueline de Rhibbes were truly women of great intellect just as GloriaVanderbilt. Many of the Swans were just vapid socialite fashionable clothes horses who did nothing humanitarian with their vast wealth and power😮

[@liasisboa]

Ugh… if you want to write an article write an article, not an article as a comment. You basically re-hashed information contained in this article and other popular articles on Capote.

[@lesliegoodman-malamuth9796]

@@liasisboa She’s doing no harm.

[@c.c.6930]

@@liasisboa I enjoyed her text very much. Speak only for yourself.

[@ursamahan-worlds5726]

​@@c.c.6930I didn't!

[@rafaelagredanoromero4504]

Lamentablemente, Capote era un gran escritor pero no era Proust.

[@Deb-nr1lz]

Wow!!! You took an over exposed topic and gave a whole new informative story. New facts, obviously well researched. And delivery is pleasant to listen to.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you! It took so much research but I loved it!

[@elinderfler9358]

Beautifully done

[@quester09]

love the detail of Marella taking such pleasure in her garden in the darkness

[@NinjaGrrrl7734]

I felt that part in my bones! It made her so real to me.

[@alanchoy6064]

A certain issue of "Women's Wear Daily" in the mid-1970s ran a survey that asked the international jet set cognoscenti what they valued most, and Marella replied, "Serenity."

[@AlEdJedLee]

Interesting as can be! Would love more on the homes. Thanks for your videos!

[@Trixie1970]

I would LOVE to see videos about the Swans homes, but also about their jewelry collections, especially Babes.

[@Deb-nr1lz]

I do that too!!! Especially in the winter.

[@jjohnson3968]

Thank you for this very informative video, and for delving into the life of Jacqueline de Ribes, who is sometimes overlooked in my opinion. I remember her clothing designs from the 1980's to mid-90's, and she truly was one of my most favourite designers for women. Please don't hesitate to make more of these videos, your style is as impeccable as the women you are researching.

[@Speaking841]

I wish Gloria Guinness had been featured in Feud. She's my absolute favourite - a woman with her own mythology and style.

[@notpurrfect6397]

Maybe they thought the wwii German spy or prostitution business would distract from the core plot. She was fascinating.

[@VanessaV1111]

🎉🎉 Gloria is my fave too! Followed closely by Pam & Slim, cause they moved with such cunning, strategic moves 🙌

[@thespace2983]

More more more please👏👏thank you I love these stories.

[@reidx512]

YES indeed....

[@smurphysteph]

I really enjoyed this. I just started learning everything i could about "The Swans" and Truman Capote after watching The Feud season two. This is very interesting hearing about who these woman were and how they came to be . Thank you for making this very informative documentary, I look forward to watching more in the future.

[@annchopin3301]

I'm so happy you started posting again! 🤩

[@annmariewalker3879]

Your videos are always a pleasure to watch. I like the idea of a video on how the Swans created lovely homes.

[@patriciacasey747]

Please do an in depth look at the homes of the Swans. You can make any subject fascinating. Love your style & your sublime voice. Thank you for all the work it must have taken to bring the Swans to life! ✨

[@kelco64]

I have enjoyed learning about these women. Such lives! It’s very interesting. I’d love to see more!

[@davidbrienlantry8760]

Thorough and thoughtful telling of the lives of the women who cavalierly once lunched at La Cote Basque.

[@NinjaGrrrl7734]

You really make fantastic videos. I would love a series on the dollar princesses, and the gilded age in general. Many thanks. Your work is meticulous and accurate, pleasantly narrated, told well.

[@indiascarlett]

Dollar princesses would be a great video! I'll add it to my list!

[@shadrach6299]

That’s already been done

[@notpurrfect6397]

​@@shadrach6299 India would offer brilliant insight as well.

[@watthaile2053]

​@@shadrach6299 As though a subject can only be covered once.??

[@shellysara3934]

This is wonderful! I enjoyed part 2 very much. I fully support you're doing more deep dives! I would love to see the idea you mentioned at the end. I find glimpses of that world fascinating. Thank you again for such care in your subjects. ❤😊

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@angelabelleni5298]

@@indiascarlettI enjoyed your video but I would prefer you speak a little slower it would make it easier to follow the story.

[@zeleniastarbird7203]

Thank you for such an enjoyable KZbin channel.

[@valerieladeda]

Thank you India for this follow-up video, which also provides more information on Capote. Your writing style and speaking voice are both so enjoyable. ❤

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you so much!

[@zeleniastarbird7203]

I just discovered you and think you are amazing !! Please do Marisa Berenson she’s fascinating. Duches of Windsor . I enjoy you so much . I can’t get enough. I have been a fan of Jacqueline De Ribes for so many years. She was unique her features amazing.

[@carlanderson6205]

Really nice hearing of all this. I think it's much needed today. We seem to have lost the class and style of previous decades. The 50s and 60s were an amazing time for design, style and celebrity. Please , give us more.

[@lynbyrd1337]

Fascinating! Please continue your research into women whose lives we know so little about. Thank you!

[@Leftofway]

This is the finest video on KZbin. It’s beautifully photographed and present with grace and depth. The narrative was superb.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you so much! I always try to bring my subjects to life and treat them with care!

[@GoodLuck-hy1qu]

Loved loved loved such great stories and narratives of peoples lives. Perfect.

[@MaryJaneBurns]

I’d be interested in seeing a doc about the children of the swans for sure

[@thedivineenergy]

*I appreciate your understandings, time, and brilliant composition. 💗*

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@ladyredconstance]

Beautiful. Love this video. Just enjoyed this and the luxury.

[@AmandaF]

The houses! ❤❤❤ would love to hear more on those Great video thanks for sharing

[@debraoshea3173]

Lovely and informative! Thank you!

[@georgiaobree]

I absolutely LOVED your documentary and encourage you whole heartedly to continue with The SWANNs. May I suggest a documentary on women who were the MUSEs for the great fashion designers and also artists. Just a thought. xxg Brisbane Australia

[@Greenfields-w2p]

Fabulous episode! ❤

[@isabelladefigueiredo3810]

Yes!! Please, do more of these amazing videos ❤❤

[@sarajane46321]

I really enjoyed this series. Everything you do is excellent….and your voice adds to the perfection! Your videos are always with waiting for. Thank you!

[@sharonnitschneider8699]

I would love any videos of the homes of these fascinating woman. Listening to your narration is calm and soothing.

[@Silversmoke1000]

Thank you. I am fascinated by this story.

[@Felidae-ts9wp]

Brilliant 💕 My favourite Swan is Gloria Vanderbilt..In the early 80s I was a student in Hunter College..I guess she lived nearby and was always so nice to us. Unlike some of the other 5th Avenue types that lived in the area. 👖

[@watthaile2053]

Thank You for sharing your experience.

[@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living]

That is really cool that you had encounters with Gloria Vanderbilt. She seemed like a real down-to-earth woman in interviews, and she was also an impressive businesswoman.

[@aussie1868]

That was a great video and yes I would love it if you made another video or videos of the interesting models etc, plus the homes they made. Once again thank you for making interesting videos to watch of a bygone era. Gail Aussie ❤.

[@fieldingallen7164]

Another excellent video, bravo India 👏

[@pamsmith9614]

Very entertaining. Thank you. Interested in your other projects.

[@anemicvampyre605]

I enjoy your videos and look forward to seeing more. Keep up the good work.

[@edgonzalez6200]

Incredible research and loved the imagery. Keep it up. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@scm731]

Thank you very much for sharing your research and knowledge. Very interesting and informative.💐

[@mitzicrowder2186]

Excellent reporting ❤

[@JanetBirdFuller]

So comprehensive & well presented. Thank you.

[@citizen1163]

Excellent content. Brava! Liked & subscribed.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@rutmm]

I think it is so important to tell these fascinating women's stories, it keeps them alive, thank-you and yes, please make more videos!

[@annahudson4087]

loved it!

[@ladyjane68]

Thanks so much for all that you do to keep us abreast of what's happening!!!

[@sharonalbanese8084]

thank you so much for this fascinating series. You narration is excellent. More please!

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@garryrooks3413]

Great job, very informative. Thanks

[@tubercelli]

Well done!!! Thank you for a well done video!

[@catherinecarreiro3955]

Very informative and interesting. Great pace with presentation of the swans and their lives. Well rounded and interesting

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@kmdane82]

Would love to hear more about Jacqueline de Ribes. Loved this episode.

[@sharonalexa]

Your vid was so interesting & superbly done! Looking forward to the future suggested topics you mentioned.

[@meemo32086]

Morella's husband looked pissed off in her wedding picture! His arms are crossed and that expression!!😢

[@samanthab1923]

He was none to happy but she was pregnant & from a good family so…..

[@Yolduranduran]

These are sad lives wrapped in glamor 😢

[@beverlystraus9300]

Best summary yet!

[@JM-zk9ou]

Exactly.

[@Ulagood]

How brilliantly worded !....

[@musk4mars116]

Excellent work. Please include Mica Ertugun. A very interesting woman.

[@GailSilverman-vy5qi]

What a wonderful channel and story telling. How theses woman lived.

[@azzahjensen6110]

Love, Love, Love your ideas on delving deeper into the lives of these women, especially their homes and gardens. love your channel. Just found it today. 🎉

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@heathernorthrup2626]

I’d love more in-depth videos. I enjoyed your two part Swan episodes greatly.

[@mizfrenchtwist]

great share , thank you , for sharing🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@isabellas.c.scanderbeg2670]

Women of their age. Born rich or poor, they relied on their husbands. And did what they could. Truman Capote told their story, revealed their secrets. He wished he was like them, but he wasn’t.

[@pjt3887]

Yes, I'd love to learn more about all of the topics you mentioned. Also I've been fascinated by Marjorie Merriweather Post. After learning more about her on NPR years ago..

[@samanthab1923]

She’s an interesting one. Her first husband Edward Close, who she had two daughters with, is Glenn Close’s grandfather. Basically raised by him & his second wife in Greenwich

[@elinderfler9358]

This is wonderful, thank you!

[@hylierosabelle]

I loveeee that since the series came out.. A few here have been making video essays about the Swans. I watched your first part just a couple of days ago.. And I loved it very much !! I am so invested in learning about these incredible women. 🦢

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@catherineholden318]

Thank you, the program was so well presented and you have a lovely soft voice, its very relaxing.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@venicev1618]

That was so good thank u for this

[@YTfancol]

Excellent video. Very well done. Thanks.

[@WaKincaid]

Beautiful overview, thank you SO much

[@davidvincent8929]

WOW. BRILLIANT IDEA, WONDERFUL, EDUCATIONAL CHANNEL!!

[@MrDutch63]

great video and very well researched!

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@quester09]

yes to the aristocratic models of the 60s: Marisa Berenson, Penelope Tree, Edie Sedgwick come to mind.

[@tia2all501]

Great Idea 👍

[@samanthab1923]

Marisa & Berry Berenson’s grand mum was Elsa Schiaparelli ⭐️

[@selfself8813]

Edie was truly pathetic, from her beginning to her end. Never meant to reach old age, never aspiring to anything, may as well have been a piece of dust to begin with.

[@debbietrabeau3764]

I really enjoyed that.

[@stephenbarker4422]

Really enjoyable and informative ,appreciate and admire your in-depth research ,great work ,I certainly intend to watch any further documentaries you intend to make .

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you so much!

[@SocratesCurse]

@indiascarlett Wow, you truly outdid the first video. I’ve already said that your narration is first rate. I have to say, your collection of illustrations is mind blowing. I really enjoyed watching this. I do love these swans more…Two fashion designers who made their own way. Somehow Gloria Vanderbilt manages to be relatable to average Americans.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you so much! Yes, I love Gloria!

[@GIGI06408]

Fabulous 💕

[@jimboeeek]

"She's some sort of marvelous primitive" 💀, nice video (as per usual), India! Would you consider making one about Capotes ball? Thank you!

[@eileenbrazil8039]

Loving your channel ❤❤❤

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you! ❤️

[@rekharathod]

The way 4RA brings us together during these matches is amazing. Sharing tips and strategies is so much fun

[@preciousone9377]

Very well done expose’.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@cootriley6]

Great Series and Story... Sad Lives.

[@ML-xi2rt]

Excellent in every respect !

[@shannonphx407]

What an interesting escapade into a time gone by.

[@lauramcgowan3740]

Yes ! Anderson claimed his parents were happily married !!

[@josepinheiro6064]

"In Cold Blood" was a true story and nonfiction. The film made of the true story focuses on the murderers. Robert Blake of the, "The Little Rascals" and the television show, "Barretta" played the main character.

[@annsanse2935]

i think that shot at 9:17 was taken in italy. jackie was there without john. vanity fair did a big story about it some years ago.

[@Aanframe]

Wonderful video

[@jamesfox2579]

These ladies lived incredibly fascinating lives!

[@darrenwatters8129]

Absolutely fascinating

[@Susieq26754]

He was a adorable kid.

[@nonosays]

Absolutely fascinating. I would listen intently to any video by you, my dear Bravo.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you so much!

[@maryb4587]

More, more, more, please.

[@adarshadarsh4709]

Yeah, watching matches on 4ra with friends is the best. We all get so hyped!

[@donseiler1307]

Fascinating, many thanks for this. ❤❤

[@lewismusser7184]

Dear India, Such an avalanche of elegance! Wouldn't dare leave these "necklines" out. The counterpoint being Jessica Lange's startling performance as Tru's mother in "Fued". Lillie Mae ascribes a motive for "Answered Prayers", saying it was an answer, alright.... to "society's" true perception of her and Truman ..."Southern..odd..a little trashy.." P.S. went to my Brooke file and found a pic of her at a Valentino show ca.1982, with Andy Warhol, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Lauren Hutton. Happy Valentino Valentine ❤! 💞

[@SocratesCurse]

Jessica is everything!!!

[@lewismusser7184]

As a native of the real Cape Fear, N.C., I have always marvelled at Ms.Lange's performance in that horrifying thriller and how, in her own way, Leigh had an unwanted kinship with Max Cady, played by DeNiro.​@@SocratesCurse

[@SocratesCurse]

@@lewismusser7184 I lived in Wilmington NC

[@lewismusser7184]

@@SocratesCurse You may recall that Jessica Lange starred in" Crimes of the Heart" with Sissy Spacek and Diane Keaton, which was shot in Southport,N.C., quite close to the actual Cape Fear.

[@SocratesCurse]

@@lewismusser7184 I do remember, I’ve seen all of her movies. Frances is my favorite. Cape Fear was amazing.

[@ann5765]

Watch the movie A Christmas Memory when he went to live with his relatives. Very good show. ❤

[@jillkoop5682]

All the subjects you want to explore interest me!

[@dalehoward3704]

The last swan is my favorite I believe. Rhe Gloria Vanderbilt ❤

[@lisetteeliseparis7070]

Jacqueline de Ribes! Thank you!