杜鲁门·卡波特（1924 年 9 月 30 日 - 1984 年 8 月 25 日）是一位美国作家和喜剧演员，他的许多短篇小说、小说、戏剧和非小说类作品都是公认的文学经典，包括中篇小说《蒂凡尼的早餐》（1958 年）和真正的犯罪小说《冷血》（1966 年），他将其称为“非小说类小说”。至少有20部电影和电视剧是根据卡波特的小说、故事和剧本制作的。

卡波特摆脱了离婚、长期缺席母亲和多次迁徙的童年。他在 11 岁时发现了自己的使命，在他的童年余生中，他磨练了自己的写作能力。卡波特的职业生涯始于短篇小说创作。一个故事《米里亚姆》（Miriam，1945）取得了巨大的成功，引起了兰登书屋出版商贝内特·瑟夫（Bennett Cerf）的注意，并签订了《其他声音，其他房间》（Other Voices， Other Rooms，1948）的合同。卡波特最出名的是《冷血》（1966），这是一部关于堪萨斯州一个农场家庭在家中被谋杀的新闻作品，卡波特花了四年时间写了这本书，得到了内尔·哈珀·李（Nelle Harper Lee）的大力帮助，后者写了著名的《杀死一只知更鸟》。这是流行文化的里程碑，是他职业生涯的巅峰，尽管这不是他的最后一本书。在 1970 年代，他通过出现在电视脱口秀节目中保持了自己的名人地位。

Truman Capote was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics. At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced from Capote novels, stories and screenplays. Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother and multiple migrations. He discovered his calling by the age of 11, and for the rest of his childhood he honed his writing ability. Capote began his professional career writing short stories. Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood (1966), a book Capote spent four years writing. A milestone in popular culture, it was the peak of his career, although it was not his final book. In the 1970s, he maintained his celebrity status by appearing on television talk shows.