As we continue through The Swans of Truman Capote, our episode today delves into the life of Babe Paley, the most perfect of the Swans. Babe’s life, marriages, and style are legendary, along with her friendship – and subsequent falling out – with Truman Capote.
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Sources
Capote: 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)