Bunny Mask

Candice Bergen at Truman Capote's Black and White Ball, 1966 In June 1966, Truman Capote was riding the crest of a wave of fame and renown, having completed his masterpiece, In Cold Blood – dubbed the original non-fiction novel. Casting around for the best way to mark this extraordinary point in his career, a moment when his star was burning brighter than any other writer in the literary firmament, Capote settled on holding a masked ball at the Plaza Hotel, New York, for 500 of hi...