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dflprincess

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8. Lee & Capote had been friends since childhood.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 10, 2024, 09:42 PM

Feb 2024

The character Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" was based on Capote. (Which was so obvious when I read that, I didn't understand wy I hadn't figured it out for myself.)

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Anyone watching Capote vs The Swans on FX? [View all] beaglelover Feb 2024 OP

It sounds interesting and badhair77 Feb 2024 #1

Capote was a legendary character - author and socialite - in the '60s and '70s. Ocelot II Feb 2024 #2

Capote and Lee grew up together as next door neighbors in Mobile, AL. Sky Jewels Feb 2024 #4

Lee & Capote had been friends since childhood. dflprincess Feb 2024 #8

Yes! Loving it. Sky Jewels Feb 2024 #3

Oh Yes, I failed to mention the director and now that I think of it Jessica Lange!!! beaglelover Feb 2024 #7

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I read it back when it was first published nuxvomica Feb 2024 #9

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I remember seeing him on the Tonight Show TexasBushwhacker Feb 2024 #10