Harper lee biography truman capote friendship
In cold blood!
Harper Lee and Truman Capote Were Childhood Friends Until Jealously Tore Them Apart
Two of the most famous authors of the 20 century, Harper Lee and Truman Capote bonded as children in the Depression-era Deep South.
Harper lee biography truman capote friendship
More than two decades later, they both found critical and financial success, but rampant jealousy and their clashing lifestyles led to the end of one of history’s most legendary literary friendships.
Each became a character in the other’s work
The son of a teenaged mother and a salesman father, Capote (then known as Truman Persons) moved to Monroeville, Alabama at age 4 to live with his aunt following his parents’ divorce.
He soon befriended Nelle Harper Lee, the daughter of a well-regarded lawyer and journalist, A.C. Lee. The young pair bonded over their shared love of reading and developed an early interest in writing by collaborating on stories written on a typewriter purchased for them by Lee’s father.
Although she was two years younger, Lee acted as Capote