T.C. photographed by William S. Paley.
Truman photographed in New Orleans in 1947 by Henri Cartier-Bresson; copyright © 1995 Henri Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum Photos, Inc.
		Candice Bergen at Truman Capote's private, masked Black and White Ball in the Plaza Hotel in NYC. Copyright © Henry Grossman/ Time Inc. Picture Collection.
Marisa Berenson and escort, at the Black and White Ball. Copyright © Henry Grossman.
		Truman and Katherine Graham, the guest of honor at his Black and White Ball. Copyright © Henry Grossman.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mailer. Copyright © Henry Grossman.
		Mia Farrow and Frank Sinatra. Copyright © Elliott Erwitt/ Magnum Photos Inc.
The dance floor at the Black and White Ball. Copyright © Elliott Erwitt/ Magnum Photos Inc.
		Penelope Tree. Copyright © Henry Grossman.
One of Truman's early manifestations of his impish side was to leap into the air and cry out, "I'm beside myself!" He was not above involving others in unconventional behavior. T.C. portrait by Cecil Beaton, Tangiers 1949; courtesy of Sotheby's London.
		Truman does his version of a fan dance to the disco beat at the legendary Studio 54. Copyright © UPI/Corbis-Bettman.
Copyright © Jill Krementz.
		Truman with Gore Vidal and Tennessee Williams. Photo by Jo Healy, courtesy of Erin Clermont, 1948.