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How Did Truman Capote Die? What to Know About the Famous Writer’s Death


The new limited series ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’ will center on the writer’s life in circles of New York City’s high society and him destroying his friendships with major…

His life has been documented in numerous plays, movies, and TV shows, including Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Oscar-winning performance in Capote(2005), which chronicled his time writing In Cold Blood. His cause of death was listed as “liver disease complicated by phlebitis and multiple drug intoxication.” His autopsy found that he’d taken Valium, codeine, and barbituates, according to Entertainment Weekly. GBM Historical Images/Shutterstock The new season of Feud is based on Laurence Leamer’s book Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era.

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