In November of 1966, author Truman Capote invited 540 of his high society friends to wear only black and white, and come masked and ready to party at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Among the swells, Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow, Andy Warhol, Norman Mailer, Henry Fonda and 19-year-old Candice Bergen. The Black and White Ball is featured in the new FX series, “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.” Mo Rocca takes us back to what was described as “the party of the century,” with actor Candice Bergen, Laurence Leamer, author of the book “Capote’s Women”—upon which the TV series is based, and Tom Hollander, who portrays Capote and Jon Robin Baitz, who wrote the script.
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At least Charles Kuralt was just perfect in his reporting this one.
Side note/complaint: Toby Jones should have won an Oscar for Infamous. No offense towards Philip Seymour Hoffman because he was a brilliant actor, but Infamous was a far superior film.
The interviewer is REALLY cringey
Nice ——2 years after Dominic Dunnes party. Which he was not invited.
Eyes Wide Shut was a documentary
Capote was an interesting intellectual and socializer.
Capote was an interesting intellectual and socializer.
Capote was a trouble maker
I think she’s the only one who’s still living from this party.
It was no accident that the late great and very underrated Charles Kuralt, God rest his soul, was asked to cover this. It was Boss Paley’s tongue in check to send a most disinterested Murrow (God rest his soul) trained reporter to cover this. Did the series writer catch this?
Were any Black people invited?
SICKENING
The phrase “how the other half lives” matches what is now “the 1%”. I wonder what percentage of the US population the elite really was in the sixties.
Tom captures Capote’s essence, completely! It’s too bad Truman was such an emotional cripple to be so starved for attention. The relationships with the women was detrimental to both parties.
It’s funny how they all whine about how boring it was and oh how awful. Oh it’s too much. Yet they all attended and broke their necks to be there. 🙄 Of course the party was for Capote. It was his flipping party. I would have loved to have been there because of all the interesting people. I’ve just begun this Feud. I’m irritated that there’s only one episode available, yet people are seeing it and showing clips. I have no patience and I want to binge watch it. LOL 😂
This stupid party was reminiscent of high school. The uncool kids stood out in the hallway reporting on the party, that the cool kids were invited to.
Capote’s personality was one of the strangest to hit the talkshow circus back in the 60s and 70s. I can remember watching him and wondering what on earth anyone saw in him or why anyone would want to hear him speak. If only babe paley had called me, I could’ve said her straight.
I believe that the Met Gala held every year in New York City is somewhat equivalent to Truman’s Black and White ball.
Candice Bergen was one of my favorite celebrities that I worked with. Such a class act! Check her out in The Sand Pebbles. One of the most; beautiful, intelligent and strong women on the planet.
It looks boring as hell to me to be honest
I don’t think this British man should be speaking on Truman just because he’s portraying him in this show to say he had a deep inferiority complex is ridiculous when you didn’t know him and you weren’t alone to experience the moments he lived through
No matter what people may have written or said about Truman capote at the end of the day it’s all their opinions
Rip Truman no matter what some may say you lived life the way you wanted to and not the way others wanted you too 🥰🥰🥺🥺
Candice Bergen
Hollywood Royalty
Her Father a Must
Read Edger Bergen
Biography
Very Few Entertainers
Did Vaudeville
Broadway
Radio
Motion Pictures
and Television
Edgar Bergen
Has That Distinction
Good To See
Candice What a Joy
Tom Holland is amazing as Capote.
Disappointed that JK Galbraith attended. I was taught in college that he was an economist who advocated for the working underclass. (tho he had some pretty lousy ideas).
How silly this was thst people who weren't invited were so embarrassed that they felt they had to get out of town to save face.
It is beyond me that people make all the effort to be "seen" in certain places with certain people, always looking to be famous and recognized when anonymity gives total freedom while fame traps you… at the end people always despise their "friends" …. This remind me of a friend who use to say… of the 100% of people you know just 33% care for you the rest they don't care.. live with that 33% and you will be happy…
Hearing Charles Kuralt's voice brings back a flood of memories.
Poor Kuralt in the hall….same place I would have been😅