Truman Capote was completely unaware when he was taking this selfie that it would eventually inspire Tennessee Williams to write “The Night of the Iguana”…
Note: This is part of an on-going experiment at Bonnywood. Details found here.
Categories: Past Imperfect
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Scalp tingling times times for a hot-headed shady character.
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Or another day at the YMCA…
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Is the iguana in the turban?
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Yes, he is… 😉
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I’m thinking this was Capote’s personal antenna. He had to receive those story ideas from somewhere….
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And I always thought he got his ideas from a bottle of gin…
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No. But that’s often where I find inspiration….
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Ah! Truman Capote. The towel explains a lot! I mean even the crustiest skinned lizard needs a bit of shade now and then, especially if they’re riding the back of a camel through an oasis at midnight or something.
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I think I need to know more about this camel-and-oasis angle. What have you heard that I haven’t? Do tell.
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All I know about that, not being widely traveled, is that there are cocktails at 9….. and the camel goes off duty at midnight, so one might get stranded in the oasis with lots and lots of strange men…. Truman (and Harper theoretically) knew ALL about that it seems. (Serious note: I’ve heard vague rumors that “Dill” from To Kill A Mockingbird’ was inspired by ol’ Truman. I always pictured Dill as more Dennis the Menace than Alien Creature From A Really Hot, Dusty and Dried out oasis who loves wearing towels atop his head…)
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Wasn’t Voldemort hiding in a turban?
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Do not speak his name! But since you brought it up, he was, at least at one point. The point when Harry should have just killed him then instead of dragging out the mess for another six or so books…
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….and possibly Frederick Forsyth’s “Day of the Jackal.”
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“Moonlight turns even the most civilised man into a primitive.”
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Capote was hoping to inspire something entirely different from Tennessee Williams.
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Oh, I’m sure he was.
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I remember “The Night of the Iguana!” Richard Burton and Ava Gardner. One of those intense psychological things he was so good at.
Truman reminds me of something a bit more cold-blooded.
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Tennessee was terrific with the psychodramas. His works have stood the test of time.
Truman? “In Cold Blood”, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “Other Voices, Other Rooms” were excellent, but he also put out a lot of crap that did NOT stand the test of time. By the way, did you know that Harper Lee helped Truman write “Cold”?
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Interesting.
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