Truman Capote on “In Cold Blood” (CBC 1966)

From the vaults of the Canadian Broadcast Company (CBC) are these clips from a 1966 interview with the American writer Truman Capote about his non-fiction account of the quadruple murder in Kansas, In Cold Blood.

Here he discusses the origins of his now classic work of literature (03:31):

More clips from the 1966 interview here:

• Truman Capote reminisces on researching his landmark non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood (02:38); and
• Capote describes his view of capital punishment after writing In Cold Blood (03:46).