Truman Capote Talks About In Cold Blood on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Part 1 of 3

Truman Capote Talks About In Cold Blood on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Part 1 of 3
Airdate: 11/27/1972 #johnnycarson #trumancapote #incoldblood

[@DeeDeeFatmLoverWanab]

Watching this while watching Feud and wow the actor is doing a brilliant job

[@cristinaw.267]

YES!!

[@gabzz72]

I had to come watch this man coz that voice felt over the top. Turns out its spot on

[@hornungr]

The actor looks exactly like him

[@donnetterussell7977]

That is exactly what I thought. Feud is pretty darn accurate.

[@beckythompson6988]

Just finished Feud...the actor was spot on.

[@dlong966]

Philip Seymour Hoffman did an outstanding job playing him in Capote.

[@dlong966]

@Jane Doe Until recently, I didn't know he was awarded the big O for his performance.

[@jomac2046]

I think Toby Jones acted a better job in Infamous

Junkie playing a junkie is easy

[@MrSinister718]

not quite right on the accent. too nasally, as opposed to this southern sly style the real one has. Bit off.

[@screenwriterabdullahh.erak2778]

Agreed. Just saw it last night for the first time. Definitely Deserved the Gold.

[@patriciafitch2432]

Carson's wife Joanne was one of Truman's "swans"...Carson knew him very well.

[@pamcornelius9122]

They were neighbors.

[@andrewbrendan1579]

Truman Capote actually died at Joanne Carson's home. I believe she even had his ashes which were later stolen.

[@flyflh]

She was shown in the FX series about Capote's swans currently on TV.

[@dubbelhenke854]

@@andrewbrendan1579 According to this guy, she made up the theft: From 34.30 he tells about the ashes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6qlh4d-msRgirc

[@1olddirtroad]

The Manson Family stole them and smoked them in a hookah

[@rosslogan4154]

If anyone reading this hasn't read "In Cold Blood." I'd thoroughly recommend it. Capote is a master story teller.

[@hichamtraveling4u]

On my next reading list

[@oneseeker2]

Never, no reason to

[@ahope3333]

Absolutely agree. It's an exceptionally well-written book. It's hard to have read the book and not agree with capital punishment though. It was a horrific and senseless crime.

[@judywright4241]

I read ‘In Cold Blood’ while I lived in the country and was 13 yrs old. There is something about a city girl moving to the country and everything was so lovely, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, friendly neighbors. Everyone knew everyone else and to read that book set fire to me looking for ‘odd occurrences’. The movie was done so on point, I can picture the farm, decades ago just from Mr Capote’s descriptions. It was amazing that my favorite movie was ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ and discover Truman was little Dill! That he and Harper Lee were friends. It broke my heart that envy broke up their friendship.

[@rosslogan4154]

It was rumoured for a while that Capote was the author of "To Kill A Mockingbird" as Harper Lee hadn't written anything like as good a prose before the novel or since.@@judywright4241

[@karlakor]

I am wondering how Jimmy Fallon would have handled an interview with Truman Capote. He probably would have giggled his way through it like a silly school boy.

[@nieceypiecey100]

karlakor they would have been singing theme songs not talking the death penalty. Lol

[@masonmorgan6795]

He can barely Handle an interview with Phillip Seymour Hoffman... let alone Truman Capote

[@ZeranZeran]

His voice / laugh are like nails on a chalkboard. God I fucking hate that man. Most punchable face I've ever seen.

[@colemanterry5835]

"When we come back, me and Truman will be playing musical chairs/beer pong!!! We'll be right back!!!!!"

[@johnsain]

He would've arranged a pie throwing contest with him.

[@Solexcruiser]

I have a renewed respect for Johnny Carson after seeing him immediately acknowledge Capote as a very good friend.

[@eraserhead2063]

Well, he did die in his ex-wife’s house so I’d assume they were pretty close.

[@parkerstroh6586]

Oh man I was thinking Dick Cavette is acting odd today, LOL

[@arundelmercure553]

@@scott7937 Oh boo hoo. So tired of these comments. Ignorant of the reality, but people watched Feud and think they're experts on the history. These wealthy socialites treated Truman as an amusing pet for years. They didn't care about him and they wouldn't care about you (or me). He didn't write badly of Babe Paley - he fictionalized her husband's horrible cheating behavior. He didn't know Ann Woodward well, -she wasn't a friend. As for the rest of the Swans, nothing he wrote about tham was that terrible. They were mad that he wrote about them at ALL.

[@ireneklauber4008]

Yes, Truman told a horrible story about Johnny Carson.

[@andrews527]

Capote's Tonight Show appearances were demanded by Joanne Carson.

[@77billhill]

Man, Phillip Seymour Hoffman had this guy pegged. Obviously this is later in his life. His mannerisms and the voice. Such a talent. Well, both men were...

[@DMalltheway]

I liked Toby Jones portrayal.

[@waynej2608]

@@DMalltheway Jones was excellent, but Hoffman just took it to another level. Imho.

[@DMalltheway]

@@waynej2608 Jones looked more like Capote and had the charisma like him, while Hoffman was too much on the dark side. BTW Toby Jones filmed his first.

[@jocoder-williams4306]

There is an excellent interview if Hoffman by Charlie Rose in YT. He tried to portray Capone during his earlier life.

[@15Candles]

I'm shocked how 100% perfect his voice is. I watched Punch-Drunk Love and then Capote, wow the change of voice from him is actually insane

[@lb3017]

No1 can hold a candle to Johnny Carson!

[@ToiOraLAT]

What you learn when you watch clips of Carson C was how dreadful it was; ; puerile, misogynistic, maladroit, diffident. He was like a 14year old boy leering at his female guests, winking about how well provided for a a baby on the way, while still unable to SAY the word pregnant. Even Lucille Ball was "with child." The Standards and Practices, the group of old men who decided what adults could handle at 11 pm on their TV.

[@birdsfan57]

That is why The Tonight Show was originally a 90 minute program, only to be reduced to an hour format years later. I miss the fabulous Carson, along with the likes of Jack Paar, Steve Allen, Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas. Cavette was a great interviewer, but much too self-important for my taste.

[@user-rr3fo6hy9q]

@@ToiOraLAT You sound like a bitter hater that tries desperately to sound smart. I can just imagine you thumbing through the dictionary trying to find the next big word to insert into your vocabulary. Nobody's impressed.

[@shellytigress6487]

No one can or ever will top Johnny Carson. Truman was a very interesting guy. Alot of tales to tell. I think Johnny did well with his interview at that time. I think you could get much deeper but it was the way television was back in the day. May they all be having a good time in Heaven.

[@ToiOraLAT]

What you learn if you go back and watch Johnny is just how BAD he was.

[@weslee5451]

Philip Seymour Hoffman was remarkable as this character. Spot on performance. It’s too bad he’s not alive to bring more interesting and misunderstood characters to life! RIP Hoffman!🙏😢

[@Solexcruiser]

Tragic indeed. Tremendous actor.

[@ladydi876]

Agree! Really miss Hoffman, such a great talent! 🙌

[@tiarosings7876]

Everyone talks about Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance, but Toby Jones is criminally underrated - he was phenomenal in Infamous.

[@Ahmed-vs1ui]

Yeah and it shocks me how similar toby jones and capote look like. It is uncanny

[@BerrySweetsStudio]

Yesss I’m watching both and Philip is amazing truly but Toby Jones omg he nailed it

[@jubalcalif9100]

Could not agree more !

[@walkabout123]

Absolutely agree! He totally nailed it. Hoffman's picture came out first (2005), so he got most of the accolades. If "Infamous" (2006) had been first, Toby would have been the Oscar winner IMO.

[@donelsonsheean8142]

Truman Capote was amazing as a writer. This funny little man can produce a book like ‘In Cold Blood’ which is horrendous in it’s details-and then write something in the extreme opposite like ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s.’ Like I said, an amazing, funny little man.

[@Apollo_Blaze]

You are so right...and writing "In Cold Blood" changed him forever...it took so much out of him. I would have loved to have known him.

[@SDH283]

Breakfast was written BEFORE In Cold Blood. He never completed a book after that.

[@barneyronnie]

@@SDH283 He got too strung out on pills and booze.

[@jamespfitz]

@@SDH283 He wrote one chapter that ended his social life

[@johnllewlyndavies222]

"Little" he wasn't.

[@brihmendiola4347]

"Iinfamous" I think is the best Truman Capote movie. It also included the two murderers, his swans, and his close friend Harper Lee.

[@edwarddeitch8886]

In Cold Blood is one of the most fascinating and well written works ever written,

[@cathybrown8334]

I lived I lived in Kansas at the time. Did you know Harper Lee took all the notes while Truman was interviewing the people.

[@chicagonorthcoast]

@@cathybrown8334 , it was Harper Lee who did most of the interviews, AND who took copious notes that Capote worked off of. She was a warm, personable woman who immediately clicked with people who hated Capote on sight and wouldn't speak to him. We have her to thank for the conversations between Nancy and her friend Susan, and other snippets of the personal lives of the Clutters and other people around them. Yet Capote did not even include her in the acknowledgements, a slight that hurt her very much and pretty much ended their friendship.

[@StillWeRide]

@@chicagonorthcoast wow that had to have stung. I would've done the same. I read this book in high school and thought it was good but couldn't it appreciate it fully. After watching both movies and this I appreciate it a million times more

[@chicagonorthcoast]

What's more, when her TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD won a Pulitzer Prize in 1962, Capote was dismissive, wondering what the fuss was all about, even though anyone who has read that work would have to allow that it is one of the three or four most powerful novels of the 20th Century and greatly overshadows even Capote's finest work. But nothing gets my blood up like the obscene suggestion that Capote "helped" her write that book and wrote parts of it. He had nothing whatsoever to do with that book, and when she gave him the manuscript to read, he thought it was interesting, but not impressive. When she won the prize, he was seriously bummed, for nothing he ever wrote, including ICB, ever won that highly coveted prize. Can anyone seriously think for one New York Nanosecond, that someone as egotistical, self-aggrandizing, deceitful, and greedy for fame and place as Capote was, would let her walk off with that highly coveted prize, if he'd contributed to the novel. Hell, no. If he'd contributed so much as a one-paragraph line edit, he would have tried to claim credit for the whole thing

[@StillWeRide]

@@chicagonorthcoast thanks for the insight and history!! Really interesting stuff. I've actually never read mockingbird but now I'm about to dive in

[@shannaanne8253]

God Bless Johnny Carson, too. His late-night show was actually entertaining. Authentic.

[@ToiOraLAT]

What we learn from watching Carson now is just how terrible he was. Forget the misogyny he was not even funny. He had on one of the great borsht belt comedians who joked about how to "do" an impression of Johnny, cause he did perhaps one of the most famous ones of the time. "the trick" he said "was not to be too funny." Johnny never had him on again coz the laugh brought Johnny;'s house down.

[@ToiOraLAT]

What you learn when you watch clips of Carson C was how dreadful it was; ; puerile, misogynistic, maladroit, and diffident. He was like a 14year old boy leering at his female guests, winking about how well provided for a a baby on the way, while still unable to SAY the word pregnant. Even Lucille Ball was "with child. The Standards and Practices, the group of old men who decided what adults could handle at 11 pm on their TV. Fallon can be pretty childish and creepy too. I will give you that.

[@ToiOraLAT]

Yeah sure. God bless him. He was emblematic of the times he lived in and back then his kind of misogyny, making crude references to woman's physical attributes, leering at woman old enough to be his grand daughter.. The main thing I learned from watching Jonny now, all these years later, was how bad it was. It got ratings because the other options were barely any better. Was he every funny yes. I remember he had the great borsch belt comedian Mort Sol I think was his name. He make a joke to the audience from the counch about the trick to "doing" a Johnny impersonation. THe answer he said was remember "never be too funny." THe joke brought down the bouse, everyone except Johnny who never had him on again. He sure could give it out though.......

[@RobynRay422]

He was the best! I worked for him on a project he wanted to produce -a great year if my life

[@ToiOraLAT]

maybe he was the best on offer at the time. BUT what we learn from watching this 50 year old stuff is just how far we have come. When women, actresses, starlets came on he would make direct observations about their body parts. He would practically drewl. like a baby or a puerile 14 year old school boy. Sure, we can say those were the times but he was the ultimate creepy uncle. @@RobynRay422 What we learn best is just how BAD the guy was.

[@westtexasdave2140]

Why can’t we have late night shows like this anymore?

[@heiditoffan6968]

We don't have good movies with real virtue to discuss.

[@havardberger5735]

Beacuse we dont have writers, actors or musicians like in the 70s

[@elmorekrouse4250]

We can but we instead choose crap

[@Keithustus]

because Hollywood makes superhero movies instead

[@diane8937]

We do. Love Kimmel

[@jchow5966]

Love Truman. Love Johnny Carson. They are both brilliant. This is fascinating!!! ☮️💟 Thank u for this post!

[@michaelcrennan7856]

I’m writing a literature paper on his book for my final paper this semester. Thank God for this interview with actual intelligence.

[@lazylyzou369]

Me too!

[@TheEuzkatroika]

I would like to read something of you Michael!

[@breakfastsurreal5650]

How'd your paper go????

[@michaelcrennan7856]

@@breakfastsurreal5650 got a 100 after the presentation. Got posted in a law review

[@kenhurley4441]

My sister-in-law's (now deceased) father helped solve the case (Harold Nye).

[@clucka]

💩

[@maryammohamed1171]

ARE U SERIOUS?

[@kenhurley4441]

@@maryammohamed1171 Harold Nye's daughter Terri was married to my brother Art. Defendants in the case to block the sale are Ron Nye, of Oklahoma City; Harold Nye’s daughter, Terri Hurley, of Holyrood; Harold Nye’s widow, Joyce Nye, of Oklahoma City; Gary R. McAvoy, president of Vintage Memorabilia, of Seattle; and Empraxis LLC, of Seattle and Burien, Wash.

[@meetvinny]

I came here after watching Feud. And damn..I still cant believe this isnt Tom Hollander !! Havent seen other actors play Capote but I know I won't ever not consider Hollander as the finest. Mad legends these guys are.

[@stacieozuna1111]

I love the old stars so much better than the new ones

[@samhardy2038]

Giants did walk the earth!

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Sophistication is missed

[@birdsfan57]

The difference is that, back then, Hollywood and show business, as a whole, actually produced true "stars" with a certain "aura" attached to them. Today's crop of Hollywood " fame whores" who seem to do anything and everything for free PR, social media followers or another buck, can't come close!

[@lilyjay2118]

Currently reading this book for the first time. AMAZING! Sad, but amazing!

[@tdunph4250]

Jesus, I watch this and I watch today's imbecile talk show hosts and it makes me cringe. Mr Carson was in a class all to himself. A legend that will never die.

[@tdunph4250]

@Gaston Delonne I guess you got me on that one...

[@noexll8266]

Conan is the best rn

[@Vinniegret]

This was before these shows were strictly for marketing whatever the guest is pushing.

[@carolp8243]

Johnny will always be my favorite. I use to watch him every night when it was on live. I ne er watch late now that I'm in my 70's. I'm up looking at rerun of Johnny on KZbin.

[@shannaanne8253]

@@carolp8243 he’s who I grew up on. We watched Johnny Carson every night. The world has really changed since then. 😕

[@Bamcis100]

While Phillip Seymour Hoffman did a great job in 'Capote', I definitely think Toby Jones' performance in 'Infamous' was absolutely spot on.

[@joelwillems4081]

And I think Toby is closer to the right size. Capote was a little man.

[@michaelwoods1701]

Toby Jones was so awesome. They both did great but Toby's performance seems to have been overlooked by so many.

[@sexyhomeowner9345]

I've always thought that.

[@MsCaramello73]

I was just about to type this. I know it's been a long time since you posted this. Sorry about that.

[@linkbiff1054]

While the PSH movie was better, Jones' performance was the better. The only difference between the two is that Jones simply looks more like the real Truman than Hoffman.

[@tommoran9819]

One of the reasons that Carson and Capote were so familiar with each other was that they were neighbors. They lived in the same building. And Capote later died in the arms of Johnny Carson’s ex-wife.

[@retroguy9494]

Yes but if you read up on that, he basically imposed on Johnny's ex wife by just showing up at her door unannounced and sick. And left her with the burden of caring for him and seeing to the arrangements after he died. Not a very nice thing to do in MY opinion!

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

Joanne Carson was a close friend of Truman Capote. I just read about Truman & his “Swans” in Vanity Fair and they mentioned his friendship with Mrs. Carson.

[@rossbrown6641]

Died in the arms? Were they shagging?

[@nomibe2911]

​@retroguy94 Um...they were friends.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Yes indeed ! They lived in the apartment complex known as the UN Plaza.

[@marycoleman7217]

What the Clutters went through was excruciating!

[@m.e.d.7997]

I need to watch it again but I think all their throats were slashed after being tied up.

[@thomasswafford250]

I agree.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@thomasswafford250 The women in the movie may have been shot but the book said differently

[@thomasswafford250]

@@m.e.d.7997 I was agreeing that the family went through a horrible death, not whether somebody was shot or had their throat cut.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@thomasswafford250 I just wanted to clarify MY statement. I know what you were saying!

[@dbert7063]

Capote never completed another book after "In Cold Blood". I believe the 5 yrs of time he spent putting it together, along with the relationship with both men, broke his ability to reclaim any peace within himself. It's a sad ending to a sad, tragic piece of history.

[@SeattlePioneer]

[@GplusGains]

@@SeattlePioneer Criminals aren't victims. Get your head on straight.

[@weskitten]

@@GplusGains Well, not these two.

[@weskitten]

@@SeattlePioneer If the film Capote is to be accepted, Truman was duplicitous and two-faced in regard to the murderers, they were the source of his fame and success with the book and he threw them away like old shoes and misled them, esp the one he fancied. I believe this could have contributed to his alcoholism, the guilt, the misgivings. I think the lesson is: to sup with the devil one needs a long spoon. The young lawyer who wrote and visited serial killers like Manson, Gacy, Dahmer, committed suicide. I saw a doco on a fellow who wrote to the Krays in UK prisons, he was also duped and manipulated by them. Truman Capote, an undoubted master of English prose wrote IN COLD BLOOD, which I call a magisterial work. It is magnificent, he claimed to have spawned a new genre of 'non fiction fiction'. However, the personal cost, the deceit, the limelight, the fame and the loss that the enterprise elicited was obviously too great. In any event, how could he exceed a work like In Cold Blood? He couldn't. I think sexuality must be considered as a major factor in this. I believe that the late Gore Vidal fell in love with Oklahoma bomber Tim McVeigh, as Capote did with Perry. Vidal profiled Tim in a piece for VANITY FAIR. If one falls for the criminal, a cost is to be paid: a personal cost. Sadly for Truman Capote, his frivolousness and his famous and eccentric affectations could not mask this cost. Eventually, In Cold Blood cost Truman Capote his life.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@weskittenIf I recall I think he also identified with Perrys feelings of abandonment by his mother in his youth.

[@edp3202]

My dad never liked johnny carson, but watching these shows, I really like him.

[@retroguy9494]

LOL It's so funny you say that because MY father, who will be 92 in a couple weeks, just barely tolerated him as well. He STILL thinks that out of all the hosts of The Tonight Show, Steve Allen was the best one!

[@MauiBodyworker]

Same here lol

[@baronvonnembles]

@@retroguy9494 That's funny. Carson was probably always the "new guy" to your dad.

[@retroguy9494]

@@baronvonnembles Well, he even thought Jack Paar was better than Carson! LOL I think he just didn't care for Carson's style. He tolerated Leno and would watch only when certain segments were on like "Jay walking' with which he found humor. Now the night Fallon took over, we both watched it together. You know Fallon's 'bombastic' style. My father said to me 'what's he yelling for? Is the audience deaf or something?' 😂Needless to say, he never watched Fallon again!

[@ToiOraLAT]

What you learn when you watch clips of Carson C was how dreadful it was; ; puerile, misogynistic, maladroit, diffident. He was like a 14year old boy leering at his female guests, winking about how well provided for a a baby on the way, while still unable to SAY the word pregnant. Even Lucille Ball was "with child." The Standards and Practices, the group of old men who decided what adults could handle at 11 pm on their TV.

[@studogable]

This kind of intelligent discourse has been hounded out of the mainstream in favor of prattle. I guess that's what sells.

[@greglaprade7507]

That is bc we have been purposely, successfully, and massively dumbed down

[@edwardh1003]

@studogable Well said.

[@richardgray8593]

Quit living in the past. We have a treasure that Carson could never even dream about -- The Great Donald J. Trump as president of the United States. It don't get no better than that.

[@studogable]

@@richardgray8593 get off crack. There is help available in your community.

[@richardgray8593]

@@studogable Please. Both Capote and Carson were godless perverts.

[@melcrose]

Love this "era" as we don't see it often.

[@charlesthoreson4162]

This is amazing! Thank you so much Carson Crew!

[@jordanbendt9772]

Truman Capote is doing a Phillip Seymour Hoffman impression

[@thomashogan16]

He was one of the finest writers America ever produced. I just paid several hundred dollars for an autographed first edition of his, and was glad to get it. Read his" Christmas Memory" and tell me you didn't cry.

[@nstix2009xitsn]

Wasn't he a VP with Kleenex? In his prime, he was America's greatest short story writer, and never left a dry eye. I haven't read "A Christmas," but I saw it on TV with Geraldine Page, when I was about 10 years old, and I still remember it. But I have read, "Like Children on Their Birthdays," and it also did the trick. Those stories were heavily autobiographical.

[@TheCookiedoe]

I have it in a collection of stories. I did read it and yes I did cry. Such a gifted writer.

[@retroguy9494]

Yes, "Christmas Memory" is awesome. So is the film version of the book. I guess it touches me so much because I had an aunt and grandmother with whom I used to share wonderful Christmases with when I was a child. They always seemed to make it so special. I miss those days SO much so I can relate to Capote when he wrote it.

[@barneyronnie]

He apparently had an authentic photographic memory.

[@weskitten]

Yes, Christmas Memory is at the back of Breakfast At Tiffany's, if I recall. It's so poignant, the making of the goodies and the ageing of the companion. So moving. I agree.

[@MissPerriwinkle]

bless him, he supported alot of male escorts over the decades. good tipper.....

[@nb2008nc]

Ahhh, the New York episodes. I wish we could see more of these.

[@greglaprade7507]

How long were they in New York?

[@nb2008nc]

@@greglaprade7507 They started there in '62 and went to LA in '71 (I think). They went back to NYC for 1 week in '72 & '73. That was the last time they were on the east coast.

[@elizabethgardner3535]

Exactly. Great observation.

[@wmbrown6]

@@nb2008nc - Actually this was from the last week of a 3-week stint in this period. The 1973 set was also 3 weeks (May 7-25, I.I.N.M.). As you said, the only times Carson returned to NYC after relocating to California in May 1972.

[@dg1006]

@@nb2008nc No, they left in 72. I remember doing a NBC studio tour of Rock Center in 71 and they showed us his set.

[@patriciaarold1270]

It is really wonderful to see The Tonight Show from New York. We are able to see the difference the show is between New York and California. Truman Capote is really good being interviewed by Carson. Very interesting to watch. 🙂

[@jubalcalif9100]

My sentiments exactly.

[@jimmyconway858]

Phillip Seymour Hoffman u played that part perfectly

[@annrodriguez2891]

He was the best❤

[@brendaleverick3655]

I enjoy hearing what Truman has to say. Interesting man.

[@retroguy9494]

Oh, he was certainly THAT for sure!

[@peterhess2610]

Today’s late night talk shows are the reason I go to bed early now.

[@kevinwhelan9607]

The awful truth...

[@combatduckie]

i just recently found all Perry Smith s and Richard Hickock's court documents and letters and requests written by them durig their stay in prison on an official Kansas website....was a very interesting read.

[@naherobrine6665]

Philip Seymour Hoffman is fantastic, look this man, your interpretetion is amazing in movie Capote!!!

[@lawoman9351]

Love and miss them both.

[@froggynzack]

Omg Tom Hollander really caught everything about this guy. All the way down to his mannerisms. Tom hollander is so brilliant.

[@Twentythousandlps]

He certainly got his mannerisms, but not his charm or likability.

[@breakfastsurreal5650]

My grandmother absolutely loved Truman Capote.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Your grandmother clearly had excellent taste.

[@m.e.d.7997]

I read that Truman was never the same after writing In Cold Blood and witnessing the executions he did.

[@thomasswafford250]

He got close to Smith and Hancock to get a story and wound up seeing he had more in common with them in many ways than he did with his circle of friends.

[@IrishTexan09]

I had to read this book for my civics class. It made me want the death penalty even more. Such callous murderers.

[@Buck1954]

I saw this show back in the day.

[@jenniferfischer2805]

Truman Capote was a fine writer, but I disagree heavily about his feelings on the murders. Those two knew what they were doing when they killed that family. Try to imagine what the Cutters went through. I don't EVER feel sorry for evil people.

[@michypie4297]

Amen!

[@andrewcondrey9131]

Agreed. Truman had NUMEROUS character flaws, more than most. If anything, his storytelling ability was his ONLY redeeming quality. It has never ceased to amaze me how the worst characters arise to such lofty positions in our society. The greatest men I’ve ever known live and die in anonymity.

[@m.e.d.7997]

He grew very attached to the killers mostly Perry Smith. After they were executed his life went downhill

[@beatricewoods8377]

Loved watching him

[@user-yy5fx6qo5l]

I remember seeing this when it originally aired. I was laughing so hard I woke my wife up. she started laughing right along when she realized what she was seeing which Honestly has been a really good source of happiness for me ever since I lost my wife so many years ago i was married for 42years I was 24 and she was 20. She got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without her. She took a major hit the treatment was horrible for her. I could do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss her everyday. Mothers are the glue that holds everyone together.. it broke me to pieces so seeing comments like this makes me smile.

[@plbeckman]

Capote was a great film.

[@readynow12345]

If I had to listen to that voice every day I would go insane.

[@geanettepartington691]

I would, too. When I was a kid, watching his interviews had me laughing so hard, I about broke my ribs.

[@innaadvocat]

They smoking in studio! 80-es ❤ Great work of actor in Feud! The greatest writers ever!!!

[@energyasylum997]

The dude who played the friend in ‘Alone Came Polly’ also aced the role of Truman! Wow!

[@AMalijen12]

I love the past Carson interview with a cigarette in hand a d Truman Capote❤

[@gabrielabarros2036]

Talk shows today are so silly and stupid. The man here can really do a good interview

[@79goldmaster1]

It's relaxing to hear Capote talk. Soft spoken and intelligent.

[@garywright9715]

Intelligent sure, but do you agree with him?

[@retroguy9494]

@@garywright9715 If you are speaking about Capote's views on capital punishment, yes, I agree with him! I have never witnessed an execution nor do I want to see one! But I DO think its cruel and goes against the views of most modern societies, the eighth amendment of the U.S. Constitution as well as New Testament laws and lessons. The United States is currently the ONLY first world country which still executes people for crimes.

[@janetclaireSays]

If he were alive today he'd have an ASMR channel on youtube! 😅

[@janetclaireSays]

@@garywright9715 I agree with him.

[@garywright9715]

@@janetclaireSays Agreeing with Copte is your prerogative. I do not. And?

[@emilyhayek1132]

I have been watching Feud/Capote vs Swans .it is very interesting and entertaining. I think it has been researched and portrayed that Truman loved being in the company and confidences of the Swans but by the same token he was not fond of their selfishness or narcissism or abilities to put people not in their elite class down so easily. The Swans were self indulgent spoiled rich ladies who could not nor would not try to see other peoples values and characteristics for the good. Could only live the narrow selfish insulated life styles they chose. Truman lived as a poor lonely child who definitely understood and appreciated how "normal" people lived and conducted their lives. He truly loved his Swans but also secretly was abhorred by their excesses and frivolousness

[@kevinchambers1101]

What troubled him most was that he was just entertainment to them, nothing else. If he had been born into their society, he would have thought differently about them.

[@TheNotoriousBUN]

Wish I could have met him, what a character! On another note, very interesting conversation between Carson and Truman on execution and public execution. Conversation got way deeper than I expected.

[@troysart]

I love how Johnny is just sitting there chatting and smoking a ciggy.

[@valeria-militiamessalina5672]

He had very expressive, lively eyes.

[@RyannLagattuta]

OMG…. The Set y’all…. Oomg lol!!! We come a long way 😂

[@leandar]

Wow, I was 41 days old when this aired!

[@robertscott2210]

It was a week after my 12th birthday.

[@kane211]

I was in my fathers balls 😂

[@56squadron]

@@robertscott2210 - God are you old... I was only 9.

[@robertscott2210]

@@56squadron Ha ha ha. You're not far behind me pal. But I appreciate the sarcasm. 😄👍

[@suelee8137]

so good

[@patbrown2699]

I LOVE TRUMAN CAPOTE! Thanks for uploading this, do you have the second part too?

[@johnnycarson]

It's two more parts and we'll get them both up this week.

[@jessiejames7492]

yes me too. i love listening to him tell stories about his life. saw one on dick cavett tellinghow this poitician sued him and didnt like him just because hie was gay.

[@elliot_sdmn3976]

im so late but me too! i absolutely love listening to him talking about his life, it’s always so so interesting.

[@sareybee9465]

Imagine a late night host today discussing the subject of execution in a serious way with a guest. And seeing Johnny Carson smoking on camera! My how times have changed.

[@weskitten]

Interestingly, the 2 big books of 1966 were In Cold Blood and Valley of the Dolls. The feud b/n Capote and Susann is now famous.

[@valeria-militiamessalina5672]

He thought she looked like a truck driver in drag while she called him a blondish pig, said Wikipedia. Apparently they continued insulting each other years after, how awful.

[@ladydi876]

Who's "she" ? Must have missed that ... 🤔

[@sebastiansmith5524]

He’s hammered!

[@vachewa]

I'd say this is just how he was.

[@retroguy9494]

@@vachewa No.....he was hammered. He was drunk or high a LOT of the time by that point in his life.

[@diannerussell9653]

I love Truman❤️🌟

[@goonbelly5841]

In Cold Blood is one of the greatest movies ever made.

[@Handiman544]

Maybe Capote should have been there when his two "friends" were destroying the Clutter family members one by one and then compare the more humane way to die. Compare getting your throat cut, gurgling and choking on your own blood and then finally (mercifully) getting your head blown off and ending the suffering (this is how Herb Clutter died). His son, wife and daughter died more mercifully...they just got their heads blown off Instantly). Now let's talk about what is humane and what isn't.

[@SeattlePioneer]

In the book and movie, this was the line of argument used by the prosecutor in summing up his case for the execution of the killers. He suggested that had the defense attorney been present to argue for mercy for the Clutters, he would have been the fifth victim of the killers.

[@lamorthonyfairyfriend4082]

Although it was a crime, Capote simply wanted a lighter sentencing. Not for them to only get a few years. Capital punishment isn’t always the best choice.

[@SeattlePioneer]

@@lamorthonyfairyfriend4082 After reading "In Cold Blood," I became convinced that capital punishment should be an option for juries to impose. I'm sure it's not "always" the "best" choice, but sometimes it's a just and appropriate choice, in my opinion.

[@jmd26]

The reason you don't put them to death is that we are supposedly more intelligent, more sane, and more merciful than the killers. The death penalty is WRONG for a myriad of reasons.

[@pauldavies5611]

I don’t see how mercy enters into the murder of the Clutters. And I don’t think we should forget that when the killers were given a chance to say a few words before they were hanged neither of them showed any sign of remorse nor repentance.

[@hichamtraveling4u]

I am discovering Truman Capote and this whole era Bcz of the new fx serie “ Feud: Capote vs the Swans. ”And next is reading in cold blood. ! .

[@Deliquescentinsight]

In America they didn't use the 'drop' method which kills instantly, people tended to be strangled: in Britain height/weight was calculated so that the noose breaks the neck. In cold Blood with Toby Jones and Daniel Craig is a brilliant portrayal

[@jiveassturkey8849]

The movie you’re referring to, with Daniel Craig and Tony Jones, is called ‘Infamous’

[@Bamcis100]

I prefer Toby Jones' portrayal to Philip Seymour Hoffman's. Hoffman was great. I just think Jones' was more spot-on.

[@retroguy9494]

Well, here in the States we seem to have a psychological abnormality and a morbidity with making people suffer needlessly. And its a problem that has actually grown WORSE over the years. Forgiveness has largely become a thing of the past.

[@Majenye]

I understand how he could interview serial killers, he was so sweet no one could ever damage him U_U....

[@MontgomeryMall]

Hickock and Smith could not be categorized as serial killers. Their crime occurred in one incident, not separate incidents with a period of time in between.

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@@MontgomeryMall They planned on being serial killers, but got caught before they could continue.

[@retroguy9494]

No one could ever damage him????? LOL! You need to read up on what happened to him with his high society friends after he sold "Le Cote Basque" and it was published. He was basically a pariah for the rest of his life!

[@Majenye]

@@retroguy9494 WOW how bad :(

[@retroguy9494]

@@Majenye Well, he did it to himself. Many high society women he was close with confided in him some of their deepest and darkest secrets thinking he could be trusted as a good friend. Then when he was writing his unfinished novel he sold a couple chapters for publication because people thought he was lying about writing another book. When the women felt hurt and betrayed and snubbed him for the rest of his life, his attitude was 'well, they know what I do....I'm a writer....what did they expect?'

[@TheNiceOneNice]

I just watched 'Feud'.... Im speechlees...Didn't know much about the real TC at all, and now watching this....The actor Tom Holland who portrais him in 'Feud'...wow...t like watching him in this interview. I hope that he gets awarded somehow...he did an amazing job ❤

[@tonytafoya6217]

Some good comments in here. Many are couched in good prose. That's what I look for. The good writers.

[@911jehru]

If memory serves me correctly. Capote was a house guest of an ex-wife of Carson, when Capote passed away

[@MB-cx2ks]

True. It was Joanna Carson.

[@retroguy9494]

Your memory is only partially correct. He was at Joanna's alright. But if you know the full story, he deliberately went there to die. He was sick and having nowhere to go and no one else, he just showed up at her door unannounced leaving her with the burden of taking care of him and then not only making the funeral arrangements for him but also getting stuck with the bill! Not a very nice thing for Tru to do in MY opinion!

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@MB-cx2ks It was Joanne Carson, his wife before Joanna Holland.

[@carolannemckenzie3849]

I don't think Truman actually knew he was going to die at her apartment. He was sick but only 59. He just wanted the company of a friend in his hour of need and he didn't have many of those left after La Cote Basque...

[@retroguy9494]

@@carolannemckenzie3849 From what I've read about the situation, he knew. He knew he needed caring for and he didn't want to die alone. That's why his fare to California was only one way. Even Joanna Carson spoke of it saying it was true. And sure he was only 59. But he had YEARS of drug and alcohol abuse. He was partying at Studio 54 in his 50's like some 20 something. Once in 1978, he partied all night there then showed up for a morning television interview on the Stanley Siegel show drunk and high as a kite. And totally humiliated himself.

[@sarahm6234]

How times have changed....

[@combatduckie]

and nor for the better.

[@yamil.343]

I was one when this aired 😊

[@dw1232]

I keep thinking about what the Clutter family went through. It's my understanding they were very good people.

[@davidhunt8456]

I was 7 when this aired

[@ddivincenzo1194]

So was I. Born in '65.

[@visionseeker68]

It´s really something to see and hear the real Truman Capote following a convincing impersonation of him by Rich Little.

[@freddyfurrah3789]

IN COLD BLOOD WAS THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ. I LITERALLY COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN.

[@casselfriemel]

The segment seems so much more substantial c/w what we get today from these shows. Also the cigarette! I was born in 1975, but don't remember anyone smoking on TV shows (maybe good parents). I do remember the smoking section on airplanes.

[@kevinchambers1101]

Before then everyone smoked on TV. There were TV adds for s Cigarettes also.

[@animelover-nc8xj]

Who is here after watching capote

[@Lulu-kt6gr]

The Late Night shows were so much more thoughtful and spontaneous back then.

[@kirklarson1316]

Can you imagine a conversation between Truman and mike tyson?

[@davidmellet261]

😂😂😂

[@SalveRegina8]

He talks about becoming a tap dancer in "A Christmas Memory."

[@TurtleTimeVoiceOvers]

Johnny Carson team. Please please increase your volume significantly on your videos. Most of us are up there in age and need full volume to listen without having to use cc’s. Much appreciated! 😉🙏

[@danielwhittaker695]

yeah man im 17 and i can hardly hear it either i agree with you 100% :D and im a huge Truman Capote fan already ive read answered prayers like 5 times at school

[@retroguy9494]

Well, speaking as someone who now has more years behind him than ahead of him, I will agree with you! LOL

[@jchow5966]

Truman!!!!!!! ☮️💟💟☮️

[@mina-yu4hn]

i remember those days the guest and the host would smoke on the set. boy times have changed.

[@ratt57]

I'd really like to have the opportunity to see the San Quentin documentary he's talking about here.

[@kevinsullivan2362]

I’m sorry but I’d like to offer a counter point to Mr Capote’s thoughts on capital punishment. Mr. Capote’s opinions are based in having known the murderers, in a limited capacity, for 5 years. And his actual life was in no way affected. Well, what is that compared to a lifetime of familial closeness and having a murder totally devastate a person/family. People are irreplaceable. And the worst part is the trauma of loss becomes a part of personalities and a family environment and gets passed down into innocent children. So, unless you or your family has experienced the murder of a loved one, it is impossible to understand the effect a violent murder can have on a victim’s family, and it’s not fair to pass judgment. Especially if you’re just a Hollywood celebrity.

[@lkbarrett39]

Keep in mind that Truman at best identified with Perry and at worst was in love with him. They were both gay and had prostitute mothers. I think Truman said he easily could have been Perry if he chose a different path.

[@DesertScorpionKSA]

Truman Capote never recovered from the success of "In Cold Blood."

[@tofubitez]

@I Am The One Who Knocks i don't know how many people know this but he drank a loooot, the fame really got to him and it eventually took him down

[@ZeranZeran]

"The fallout of Capote's book was huge. He was forever shunned form high society for revealing their dirty laundry. But for Ann it was just too much." In 1975 Truman Capote published excerpts of his unfinished novel Answered Prayers in Esquire, which scandalized high society.[10] The novel's characters were based on Capote's real-life acquaintances who were prominent socialites of the time.[6][2] The novel revealed scandals and issues within the lives of William S. Paley, Babe Paley, Happy Rockefeller, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Woodward. In the novel, Capote based a character named Ann Cutler, a bigamist and gold digger who shoots her husband, off of Woodward's killing of her husband, implying that it was murder

[@Apollo_Blaze]

He said that book almost killed him....just the stress of writing it and dealing at the same time with the pressure of the publisher's wanting it done.

[@combatduckie]

i bellieve it was not the sucess but his mental involvement with the murderers and his friendship esp with Perry Smith and watching them die...

[@Apollo_Blaze]

@@combatduckie Exactly!

[@247drycleaners9]

He can't stop rubbing his eyes.

[@cw9961]

Truman read and wrote so much that he had severe eye strain. He did not wear his glasses as much as he should have, resulting in making it worse.

[@BadSneakers]

“Feud: Capote v the Swans” brought me here

[@TheEuzkatroika]

His voice tone and Katharine Hepburn voice combination was a perfect way to make Hannibal Lecter tone voice.. I did read it.

[@ronburgundy244]

Not to diss Truman but he always sounds like he's mocking someone by repeating what they just said in a funny voice.

[@nadiazahroon6573]

Doesn’t bother me

[@ronburgundy244]

@@nadiazahroon6573 It doesn't bother me either, it's just an observation. Besides, am I wrong?

[@skipindarskipindar8308]

He does have that "nah, nah, nah" intonation.

[@stevehensley7731]

IQ of 215.

[@retroguy9494]

He's not mocking anyone. He was just a big ol' queen! Go to just about any gay bar and you will find many of them just like him!

[@garyl8356]

The less you know about Truman the man the more you’ll be able to enjoy his prose.

[@InfamousGUNN]

Wow....simply wow!

[@rossbrown6641]

An outstanding and memorable comment. Will become famous!

[@marthacanady9441]

And by the same token, if the public could have seen what those two men had done to an entire family, they would be all in favor of the death penalty. Why do they NEVER bring up the victims’ hideous death scene?