Paul Williams mentions Capote on The Muppet Show
Truman Capote (1924-1984) was a novelist and playwright whose best known works include Breakfast at Tiffany's (famously adapted for film), In Cold Blood (detailing the real life murder of a farm family), and The Grass Harp.
Capote co-wrote the screenplays for Beat the Devil (with Robert Morley) and The Innocents, adapted his own Grass Harp for the stage, and wrote book and lyrics to the Broadway musical House of Flowers. He was a literary celebrity who contributed articles to the major magazines and newspapers, as well as being a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He made a rare acting appearance in the Neil Simon whodunit spoof Murder by Death (1976, with Peter Sellers and others), as the eccentric host/victim.
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- During the talk spot in The Muppet Show episode 108, Kermit the Frog and Paul Williams trade names of famous short people. Truman Capote, who at 5' 3'' was an inch taller than Williams, is named by the guest star.
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- Pearl Bailey played Madame Fleur in House of Flowers (1954, stage)
- Diahann Carroll played Otillie in House of Flowers (1954, stage)
- Barbara Cook played Dolly Talbo in the musical version of The Grass Harp (1971, stage)
- Carmen de Lavallade played Carmen in House of Flowers (1954, stage)
- Charles Durning played Reverend Buster in The Grass Harp (1995 film)
- John Forsythe played Alvin Dewey in In Cold Blood (1967 film)
- Gerhard Garbers narrated In Cold Blood (2002, German radio)
- Geoffrey Holder played the champion and choreographed the banda dance in House of Flowers (1954, stage)
- Toby Jones played Truman Capote in Infamous (2006 film)
- Fred Maire played Mr. Hickock in In Cold Blood (2002, German radio)
- Peter Matz arranged vocals and dance music for House of Flowers (1954, stage)
- Arthur Mitchell played a townsperson in House of Flowers (1954, stage)
- Sam Neill played Alvin Dewey in In Cold Blood (1996 TV movie)
- Carla Pinza played Senorita Maria in House of Flowers (1968 revival)
- Joe Raposo was musical director for House of Flowers (1968 revival)
- Kerry Shale read short stories on Book at Bedtime (2013, BBC Radio)