Truman Capote’s Final Manuscript Breakfast at Tiffany’s is set to go up for auction at Sotheby’s next week, and the document reveals a crucial eleventh-hour edit Capote made to the 1958 short story. Iconic heroine Holly Golightly, played by Audrey Hepburn in the classic 1961 screen adaptation, went by the …
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Manuscript Shows How Truman Capote Renamed His Heroine Holly Golightly | Truman Capote
The final typescript of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, on which Truman Capote crossed out his original choice for the name of his heroine, Connie Gustafson, and replaced it with Holly Golightly, is set to go up for auction. The manuscript, which is covered in Capote’s handwritten edits, also shows how the …
Read More »Cairo mosque copy not oldest Koran manuscript: experts
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Experts say a copy of the Holy Quran that is in a mosque in the Egyptian capital of Cairo is not the oldest handwritten copy of the Holy Book. Some social media users recently shared a photo of the manuscript, which is kept at the Imam Hussein …
Read More »The Quarantine Questionnaire: David Litt, Former Obama Speechwriter
What’s the best thing you’ve heard or read? The most surprising self-discovery in this time of social distancing? In search of inspiration (and a little voyeurism) we ask Washingtonians how they spend time in quarantine. here is David Litt, former President Obama speechwriter and former Funny or die. Litt is …
Read More »Royal biographer Judy Wade who predicted Prince Charles and Princess Diana split has died aged 81
Royal biographer Judy Wade, who reported on Prince Charles and Diana’s marriage and was a confidante of the late princess, has died aged 81. Judy, of Australian descent, who lived in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, after retiring in 2015, died at Whittington Hospital in London on July 5 from a brief …
Read More »BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Amanda Coyne, Speechwriter and Senior Advisor to Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
Courtesy of Amanda Coyne Through POLITICAL STAFF 07/08/2020 4:30 a.m. EDT How / where do you celebrate your birthday and with whom? “I’ll be in Iowa, bringing gifts to my nieces and nephews – because I learned a long time ago that the best way to be their favorite aunt …
Read More »NFL Journalist and Biographer Jim Trotter Shares Junior Seau Behind-the-Scenes Stories
Much has been written and said about Junior Seau over the years. He was a beloved San Diegan, a football star, and a leader in his community. But it was Jim Trotter who got to know him and his footballing career so well that the foundation and family of the …
Read More »Kenney’s speechwriter Paul Bunner meets with Indigenous leaders
Alberta Premier’s speechwriter Jason Kenney met with Indigenous leaders in the province following criticism of articles he wrote years ago that were called racist. Paul Bunner met with Indigenous leaders last week, including Chief Wilton Littlechild, one of the leaders of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Littlechild spoke with Bunner …
Read More »Jason Kenney faces fresh calls to fire speechwriter after more ‘hateful’ columns discovered
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, seen here in Edmonton on March 20, 2020, has rejected calls to fire his speechwriter Paul Bunner. JASON FRANSON / The Canadian Press Our Western Canada newsletter is written by our office managers in British Columbia and Alberta, providing a comprehensive set of news about the …
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