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Any work of art, provided it springs from a sincere motivation to further understanding between people, is an act of faith and therefore is an act of love.

Truman Capote

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Truman Capote
Age: 59 †
Born: 1924
Born: September 30
Died: 1984
Died: August 25
Actor
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Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Truman Streckfus Persons
Truman Garcia Capote
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