Done & Dunne

In this episode, we investigate a true-blue childhood friend of Truman Capote’s, Phoebe Pierce Vreeland, and her legendary fashion editor grandmother, Diana Vreeland, too. Phoebe and Truman were the best of friends in his adolescent and teenage years, and she weaves quite a story about Capote’s early years before his success as a writer.All sources can be found at doneanddone.com.Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon!To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we are going to turn our investigation back in time to 1948 when Truman Capote meets, and is profoundly influenced by, Colette, the grandest dame of French literature. All sources can be found at doneanddone.com.Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon!To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, we continue our investigation into Truman Capote’s High Society Six with Marella Agnelli. One of the least covered of the Swans, Marella’s life was filled with glamour and adventure, with some heartaches along the way, too.Find sources and more at doneanddone.com.Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon!To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we continue our exploration of Truman Capote’s High Society Six. C.Z. Guest is our Swan today – the only one of this pack that did not abandon Truman. C.Z. had a legendary life including accomplishments like wife and mother, but also such as actress, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer, and ultimately fashion icon.All sources and recommended reading can be found at doneanddone.com.Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon!To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we continue our investigation into Truman Capote's High Society Six, we turn to the other Swan that means the most to Truman - Slim Keith. With a few high profile marriages, and even more high profile friendships, Slim's golden life was extraordinary.Find sources and more at doneanddone.com.Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon!To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we continue our exploration of Truman Capote’s High Society Six, dipping into the life of Gloria Guinness, the Swan with the mysterious background and many lucrative marriages.All sources can be found at doneanddone.com.Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon!To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we delve into the life of Babe Paley, the first of Truman Capote’s High Society Six – his infamous Six Swans. Babe’s life, marriages, and style are legendary, as well is her friendship – and subsequent falling out – with Truman Capote.Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon!SourcesCapote: A Biography, by Gerald Clarke (Amazon link)Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball, by Deborah Davis (Amazon link)The Sisters: Babe Mortimer Paley, Betsey Roosevelt Whitney, Minnie Astor Fosburgh – The Lives and Times of the Fabulous Cushing Sisters, by David Grafton (Amazon link)It Was a Wonderful Life (The Rake via scribd.com)American Beauty | Beyond (magazine.stregis.com)To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we explore the life, loves and friendships of Truman Capote's Original Swan, Carol Marcus. Her name might not be familiar to you now, but hers is a story that is unforgettable. Including a rags to riches story, two husbands and three marriages, and two very best friends - Gloria Vanderbilt and Oona O'Neil Chaplin, Carol is also one of the main real-life inspirations for the character of Holly Golighty in Breakfast at Tiffany's.All sources can be found at doneanddone.com.Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon!SponsorsHelloFresh - Get 50% off and your first order ships free when you visit hellofresh.com/dunne50!To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this first episode of Capote’s Coterie, we explore Truman Capote’s early years – from his tiny hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, and the cast of characters there – including the very first members of his coterie: Lillie Mae Faulk, and her family – Aunts Jenny, Sook, and Callie. Add into all of this an uncle, a cousin, and a neighborhood kid with just as much imagination and curiosity, Harper Lee.Truman Capote makes his way in the world from birth to second grade aided by the help and grace of his mother’s relatives and neighbors – truly, Truman’s first coterie.Further readingTruman Capote’s Southern Years: Stories from a Monroeville Cousin, by Marianne M. Moates (Amazon link)Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball, by Deborah Davis (Amazon link)Find sources and more at doneanddunne.com.Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon!To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investigators, included is a quick message from your fearless hostess. Spring has spring, and recording with the voice I have this week would be unfair to you and the upcoming story. Stay tuned for the Capote's Coterie beginning next Saturday, March 25.In the meantime, you can check our tinyurl.com/freedunne for a few bonus episodes to tide you over until then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices