105. Capote's Coterie | The High Society Six: C.Z. Guest

Done & Dunne

Hemlock Creatives

True Crime, History

4.7 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In this episode, we continue our exploration of Truman Capote’s High Society Six. C.Z. Guest is our Swan today – the only one of this pack that did not abandon Truman. C.Z. had a legendary life including accomplishments like wife and mother, but also such as actress, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer, and ultimately fashion icon. All sources and recommended reading can be found at doneanddone.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! 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	Welcome to Dun & Dun. I'm Alicia, your hostess on this podcast journey, All Things Dominic Dunn, where nothing is linear and everything is connected.
0:11.5	Thank you for joining me today as we continue our journey of Truman Capote's High Society 6.
0:19.2	This week with the swan that is the cool vanilla lady herself,
0:25.2	Cez, guest. A cool vanilla lady is what Truman called CZ, and CZ was the only one of Truman's
0:34.6	high society swans that did not ditch him completely after the answered prayers debacle.
0:43.3	It's a great story today before we begin.
0:46.0	I do have a spyglass here and I want to give a huge shout out to our newest Patreon supporters over at patreon.com slash done and done.
0:54.4	Janice P. Diana and Jennifer H.
0:57.7	Holy cats.
0:59.0	Thank you so much for joining our Patreon community over there,
1:03.5	getting early in ad-free episodes and bonuses too.
1:07.1	This week over on Patreon, we had a little bit of a done drop on Pamela Hayward, Jennifer Jones, and Brooke Hayward through the lens of Dominic Dunn. Also, and are not done yet this week, we covered the saga of the Cushing sisters, the other two of Babe Paley's sisters, Betsy and Minnie. Always something
1:31.4	fun going on over there. I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of our Patreon supporters
1:37.1	and you for coming back to listen today. CZ guest, y'all are story today, she was considered one of America's classic beauties.
1:48.1	She stands out from many of the other socialites of her time, and although CZ was born into
1:54.4	wealth, she lacked the stuffiness, the formality that one might expect from such a patrician beauty.
2:04.7	CZ is a little earthier in real life than she is photographed and I think very much a rebel at
2:11.7	heart. Always a natural athlete and accomplished horsewoman, CZ was modern. She was adventurous, and she
2:20.4	adjusted easily with the times. Although long admired for her taste and elegance and style, CZ was
2:29.8	refreshingly without the vanity that troubled so many other of her high society peers.
2:37.2	Ceasy guest was distinct, resilient, and thoroughly a class act throughout her entire life.
2:46.0	This quote is from, Ceasy,
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