102. Capote's Coterie | The High Society Six: Babe Paley

Done & Dunne

Hemlock Creatives

History, True Crime

4.7 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we delve into the life of Babe Paley, the first of Truman Capote’s High Society Six – his infamous Six Swans. Babe’s life, marriages, and style are legendary, as well is her friendship – and subsequent falling out – with Truman Capote. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! 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) To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Joe Wix is on a mission.
0:02.3	I want to make this and sell it.
0:03.9	He's creating a protein bar.
0:05.6	This is ultra-processing.
0:06.9	That could potentially kill you.
0:08.4	I want the maximum amount of each harmful ingredient
0:10.7	while staying within the legal limit.
0:12.4	So just how ridiculous the food system really is.
0:15.7	Joe Wix, licensed to kill on Channel 4.
0:18.4	Stream now.
0:20.1	Welcome to Dun & Dun. I'm Alicia, your hostess on Channel 4. Stream now. Welcome to Dun & Dun.
0:22.2	I'm Alicia, your hostess on this podcast journey,
0:25.5	All Things Dominic Dunn where nothing is linear and everything is connected.
0:31.0	Thank you so much for joining me today as we spin Capote's Coterie for the next few weeks to the High Society Six, the six swans of
0:42.1	Truman Capotees that live in the upper echelons of high society, lots of money, lots of fashion,
0:49.1	lots of spiderwebs too. Truman Capote is quoted saying, style is what you are. And no one quite had style like the first of our
0:59.5	high society six, Babe Paley. Barbara Cushing Mortimer Paley would be all of Babe Babe's names,
1:08.6	but Babe is the name that sticks. Babe Paley was the style icon of her day,
1:16.0	and after meeting Truman Capote, one of his very, very best friends until Babe was not. So much in
1:24.5	this episode before we begin today. I do have a spyglass here to give some tremendous thanks to our most recent supporter at patreon.com slash done and done.
1:35.2	Susan A, you rock. So grateful for your support. And Amy, I saw the delightful review you left. Thank you for taking the time to do that. So grateful for
1:47.4	you both and so thankful for all of you, joining us on this done and done journey. Let us set up
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