Truman Capote on The Dick Cavett Show Pt 1 of 2
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- I like books by Truman Capote. His personality was unique and I do not care if he was gay or even if he was a liar, as a writer was great. His contribution to literature is also undisputed, he created a genre of non-fiction on with In Cold Blood but my favorite is his first novel Other Voices, Other Rooms. They laughed at him, but sure he laughed over them and they were unable to write a book of him as he did with them in Answered Prayers.Truman Capote was a genius, I wrote a book too, if I had not read Truman Capote I think that I would not have been able to write my book, his influence on me was very important.
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Truman gives Groucho the finger about 5 minutes in. This talk show is SO much more interesting than the sanitized shit I see on TV
yup! he wasn't a fan of Groucho or his "schtick".
I know man, I laughed my ass off when I saw that. LOVED this program.
Truman Capote has one of the most pure and beautiful writing styles I've ever encountered.
+Anton K Agree. Truman's prose is impeccable.
same here
Reading In Cold Blood right now and can't put it down. Can't believe waited so long to read such a well written book. His personality doesn't necessarily match his writing style, would expect a 6 foot western type of cowboy. He uses simple, straightforward storytelling with a lot of depth. He is one of the greats.
Groucho is really insufferable here
I loved when Groucho was a panelist on What's my line? and John Daley REALLY put Groucho in his place and eliminated him from a round. Groucho was rude and a damn camera hog. No courtesy. He HAD his time, and it was Truman's time to shine.
Capote is definitely the smartest person in this room.
Groucho was smart too but his narcissism was insufferable
gotta say, Mr. Seymour-Hoffman played this man perfectly
Oh my gosh, seeing actually footage of Capote makes me realize just how authentic Hoffman's portrayal of him was, absolutely marvelous. After watching Capote last night, In Cold Blood has definitely made its way onto my "to-read" list.
Cade Miller Hope you read it and enjoyed it. though I prefer his short stories, it was quite good though for some maybe laborious. Beautifully written nonetheless and sufficiently disturbing as you may guess or know by now.
+Cade Miller yea the Hoffmans portrayal was wonderful. Infamous was another movie about Cold Blood it was a bit too cartoonish but funny.
I love Cavett's style "Do you feel that Truman is dominating the conversation?". The audience applauded. Cavett is a true gentleman, it was his way of asking to Groucho to shut his yap. Groucho was too dense or too belligerant to oblige. I tuned in to listen to Capote and was much disappointed. I outgrew the Marx brothers brand of humor in my childhood. It has not improved with age.
For Ryan Lum..."Groucho put him to shame with real facts." Rather, Capote did not wish to embarrass Cavett. Capote was raised on Southern etiquette. In the rules of hospitality, a guest never dishonors his host by making another guest uncomfortable. Capote could have sliced Groucho to ribbons but restrained himself out of courtesy and refinement. If you read any Capote you will meet a most subtle and creative mind. Groucho is no more than the proverbial bull in a china shop.
You nailed it perfectly. Groucho showed himself for who he truly was -- an angry, insecure, narcissistic jerk.
Am I the only one who likes both Groucho and Capote? I love this interview. Yes, Truman couldn't get a word in edgeways really, but it is still very enjoyable to watch.
Truman's all "why is this fossil giving me shit?" flips him the finger. classic.
Just watched this After watching the film based on him. Can not believe the talents of Philip Hoffman, every mannerism and likeness mirrored. Unbelievable.
I totally enjoy the leisure this talk-show seems to allow, I just wish Capote got more of a chance to talk
Groucho used to try these same antics twenty years earlier on "What's My Line?", so his behavior here is no big surprise. Inexcusable.
They laughed at him, but sure he laughed over them and they were unable to write a book of him as he did with them in Answered Prayers.Truman Capote was a genius, I wrote a book too, if I had not read Truman Capote I think that I would not have been able to write my book, his influence on me was very important.
I love Groucho, but GEEZ, the guy needed to let Capote talk. Both Cavett and Capote handled this situtation quite gracefully.
He was a total JERK.
@@sl2608 Yes! He was really getting on my nerves.
Jesus! I want to hear Truman and here I am listening to Groucho babble on about rats?
Fuck Me!!!
Relabel this video "Groucho Marx disrupting yet another tv show as he continually thinks he is the only one worth listening to"
I'm just amazed, and amused at the same time, the way Capote is humiliating this gentleman with the most subtle words and phrases every time the other writer insisting in underestimate his qualities as a writer as well as his manners and personality.
Why was Groucho even there? He was the prior guest, I assume, but his constant cutting in makes this annoying to watch.
Kurt Boyd
Don't you see it? Capote knowingly insulted Groucho's Hat with 3 balls right Off the Start. Groucho's Cutting In Further Proved Capote's Point. hoho!
+Kurt Boyd Who's the giant to his right?
+efilperpenfuhrer Capote did not insult Groucho's hat. He was simply trying to find a polite/humorous way to say he didn't want to put the fucking thing on his own head.
Jamie Caldwell
It wasn't, of course, a serious offer on Groucho's part. A joker who likes to dominate attention. Capote's response, "I don't 'need' a hat with 3 balls, I'm just an average person." Quite funny, clever response, which Groucho had to agree to. All in good humor, somewhat. The poor, 'fucking' Hat and its Wearer do seem, to me, to take a bit of a beating or teasing, in so-called good humor. Not to You, of course.
+efilperpenfuhrer This has become much ado about nothing.
9:24 Truman raises his voice lmaooo
1:54 wishing groucho was not present already
I wish Dick had more control over Grouch and let Truman speak.
Jim Berg I wish dick had more control over his sexual tendencies if you get me
Cavett handled this horribly and Truman took it all uncomplainingly and with grace.
I was really impressed with how Truman included Groucho in his conversation despite Groucho being an insufferable ass
@@dinoflintstone47 Yes, a total narcissistic jerk.
Cavetts joke about Truman dominating the interview wasn't enough to shut Groucho up. He needed to be respectfully direct. If that was possible.
Cavett was a weak moderator in this case and did not handle Groucho's insistence on being the center of attention and usurping Truman's interview time well at all. At the very least, Cavett could have ignored Groucho's comments and talked more directly to Truman without allowing Groucho to constantly interrupt and bring the attention back to himself. Off camera during commercial breaks, Groucho should have been politely told to shut up and back off or leave. Instead Cavett kept laughing at his humorless interjections and giving him the attention he was determined to take away from Capote. What an insecure narcissistic excuse of a human being that guy was. Socially stunted, infantile, ignorant and inappropriate. Completely lacking in respect for others. RIP, unfunny man.
Capote nails it about teaching creative writing. Thanks for posting this.
"Well that's explaining you clearly" is the quip of quips.
Truman is Slaying.
He was a Libra. Libras are all about justice. He wanted the glaring truth out. The high society didn't like that when he wanted the truth out, that was their dirty laundry. He wasn't arrogant, he was the real deal. Brave enough to live openly gay at that time was actually very brave. What reporters label with words like ''tragedy'' ''failed'' etc. only words to do their job which is shocking the crowd over and over with big newspaper words, that's all. None of us are black & white, we are all complicated individuals but not as openly as Capote was. ''He looked at me and tears came into his eyes, and put his hand on my arm and he said Al 'n' he said let me go, I want to go.'' - and the ''glaring truth'' went with him. I salute the man! Rest in peace.
As Groucho got older he was less and less able to be anything but the center of attention. Truman was also a tremendous ego, so having the two of them together was never going to go well. Maybe if this were the Groucho of 1930, things would have gone differently. This show was taped in May 1971, pretty much the last of Groucho being fully cogent. He suffered a series of small strokes later that year and steadily declined until his death in 1977.
Good grief, another personality who died in 1977! Elvis, Lombardo, Prinze, Joan Crawford, Bing Crosby--it seemed like one passed away every month.
+VictrolaJazz Don't forget Chaplin & Marc Bolan
+John Smith I'd forgotten Bolan, and Chaplin of course was old as Methusla by that time.
+stlmopoet Thanks for some wonderful insight into this clip. I'm studying Capote's works right now, and was aware of his desire to be the focus, but knew little of Groucho, other than his professional work. It would be interesting to compare this clip, to one from his early days. If such a thing still exists.
@@fiannabear You can find plenty of Groucho Marx clips here on CZcams; simply enter his name in the search engine.
Groucho is drunk or high oe both. So annoying how he ruins this potentially great interview with Capote.
+Jody Brown Agree. Funny occasionally though he was acting like an a-hole
I like books by Truman Capote. His personality was unique and I do not care if he was gay or even if he was a liar, as a writer was great. His contribution to literature is also undisputed, he created a genre of non-fiction on with In Cold Blood but my favorite is his first novel Other Voices, Other Rooms.
Two very very quick witted geniuses
I just put this video because Truman Capote was there. I have no obligation to tell everyone that Groucho was there. And Groucho Marx is actually important and popular enough to require me to identify him. Probably Groucho would have had some good sarcasm for your comment.
At 1:31, I would have told Groucho Marx to "fuck off". He'd had his turn. There are people who have to be "on" all the time; Mickey Rooney was like that, Debbie Reynolds still is. Apparently Marx didn't know, or ignored, the etiquette of appearing on a talk show.
Etiquette, And I guess (You), having worked on TV show programs, You would know all the Ins and Outs.
But
I do agree, It was Very Rude of Groucho take over.
My God Philip Seymour Hoffman did Truman Capote so well I thought it was he himself who started talking.
phillip seymour hoffman MURDERED the role of Truman Capote. He did such a good job at portraying him its unreal
+Michael Jung So true!!! Just finished watching Capote. Came here to check out the real Capote, and holy cow!!! Hoffman really did nail it! : )
I cannot stand Groucho Marx. He was ready for the home by now
He'd seen far better days. Cavett should have banned him for his off-putting behavior, here, though -- and this is coming from a guy who considers Groucho Marx to be the funniest comedian of all time!
Truman does not lie, you do not understand to Truman Capote
Groucho is such a grouch. Overrated..
Definitely NOT "overrated" duing his heyday (I rate him as both my second favorite comedian AND as the greatest verbal comedian of all time), but pretty hard to take, here in this Cavett show episode, as the old has-been he'd obviously become in his old age.
When talk shows were truly conversations. Shows like Craig Ferguson just waste video tape.
i just know truman is annoyed that groucho is eating up his time...he doesnt shut up...
I Love Groucho he never missed a beat.❤
I think Truman did very well for himself all things considered. He was a tragic figure during the Studio 54 circus, but I think he just gave up and abandoned any common sense. Bill, you must admit he was a unique individual.
It Groucho’s best day.
Did you ever see that doc about using Rats to figure out where old war landmines were at? Crazy but productive
Cavett grew a set of balls when he told Redd Foxx (7-1969) "Redd, you're not being fair to so n so (forgot dudes name) by doin your shtick." cuz the audience was chuckling at Redd.....and yet he let that ignorant, narcissit Marx continually interrupt Mr. Capote. Capote couldn't get threw one sentence that shithead Marx kept interrupting him to put the focus back on him to talk about himself, again n again n again. Cavett just sat there with that stupid smirk and said/did nothing. Cavett should have said to that narcissit Marx. "Marx you had your 15 min. it's Mr. Capote's turn to speak. I'm sure the people at that time watching thought Marx a narcissit and learned how to disrespect another guest. I was appalled and disgusted with Marx & Cavett for allowing that circus. Bravo to Capote for not gettin up and walking off and for just sitting back and watching Marx make an ass of himself, ugh!
groucho at rock bottom. thoroughly obnoxious
Agreed, and I'm even a *fan* of his! But this was one time when Groucho was being a prize jerk. The most charitable thing I could say is that here, at 81, Groucho was probably in the early stages of senility; a younger Groucho would have known better than to take his trademark comical rudeness to this level.
Have you considered throwing in a rat, ha ha 7:08
a lot of tension with this group
Either Groucho's mommy and daddy didn't give him enough attention, or they flooded him with it. Hard to say.
Both lmaooo
Where can I buy your book now???
Sounds like the audience don't know what they are laughing at.
Jim Cornette brought me here in 2021 :-D
Same actually
Came for the Capote, stayed for the Marx.
and holy shit guys
I think Dick should have told Groucho he already had his turn to be the center of attention, now it was someone else’s turn; he should not have let that boorish cow, run things, I wanted to hear Truman talk and Groucho kept intruding with his anti-humor. I never thought he was funny but I didn’t think his real personality followed suit. I did not want to hear his boring stories. Ugh!
wow, I guess groucho was anti- war
Ooooh the hate. "He talks so soft". Do your dog and cat mate? Poor Capote.
1:54 - 1:58 Same shit, Groucho 😑
Love Cavett but he was a weak moderator in this case and did not handle Groucho's insistence on being the center of attention and usurping Capote's interview time well at all. At the very least, Cavett could have ignored Groucho's comments and talked more directly to Truman without allowing Groucho to constantly interrupt and bring the attention (and the camera) back to himself. Off camera during commercial breaks, Groucho should have been politely told to shut up and back off or leave. Instead Cavett kept laughing at his humorless interjections and giving him the attention he was determined to steal from Capote. What an insecure narcissistic excuse of a human being that guy was. Socially stunted, infantile, ignorant and inappropriate. Completely lacking in respect for others. RIP, unfunny man.
get w/ 2013
Was that just "old guy" Groucho, or was he that annoying, in such conversations, all his life?
He got more and more irascible and overbearing with age.
I find the host a bit stiff and stilted. Love Truman.
+Michael Donaghy Dave was cool he just wasn't very opinionated and wanted to be liked by everyone.
Who is "Dave"?
Marx, a deplorable human being and, far worse, a bad comedian. As fresh today as an open bag of week-old Doritos.
You're judging him by his awful behavior here, as an obvious has-been and verging on senility. Props to Capote for handling it better than most people would. But I gotta say, the Groucho Marx of old was in institution; nevertheless I feel somewhat saddened that was so ill-mannered, here.
That’s a great comment. So sad that he was paired with Truman. It could have been such an interesting interview if only that old has been wasn’t there.
Lol wth is with the hat
Groucho had stopped wearing hair pieces but still preferred to keep his balding pate concealed, thus the silly knit caps.
I was wondering why Groucho was acting like a jerk but then I rewatched and saw how Truman was rude from the beginning. While shaking hands Truman possibly, or maybe not, makes a comment about Groucho's hat. As they sit down Groucho asks him if he wants to try on his hat. Truman laughs and says "No, I don't need a hat with three balls. I'm just an average person" then continues laughing. Groucho says "That's explaining it clearly" as he scoots back in his seat.
...always rude...
I must say groucho out talked capote 10-1 omg groucho blew him away capote who was known for his superb dinner conversations and was the life of thw party groucho put him to shame with real facts. Groucho was highly intelligent.
Groucho was a bore, and was rude as hell. ZERO manners taking up Capote's time.
@@gemoftheocean You're talking about a Groucho Marx who was now a shell of his former self. His conduct here is inexcusable, of course, but in his day he was the funniest man alive. But again, I'm siding with you concerning his behavior on this occasion, and I even hit the "thumbs up" on your comment.
I like Groucho but he really should have shut up about rats and let Truman speak.