Welcome to Dun & Dunn. I'm Alicia, your hostess on this journey, All Things Dominic Dunn.

We talked in our first episode of Done and Done about the original black and white ball.

This event, hosted by Dominic and Lenny in 1964, on the occasion of their 10th wedding anniversary.

As you recall, Truman Capote does attend that event and gets all

sorts of ideas for his 1966 black and white ball, the one that goes down in history, the one that

we're still talking about today. As Truman Capote will feature in the coming weeks on our

done and done episodes, I thought it might be a fun journey today to talk about Truman Capote will feature in the coming weeks on our done-and-done episodes, I thought it might be a fun journey today to talk about Truman Capote's November 1966 soire.

It is a party to remember with the summer season officially kicking off, let's have a little fun today.

Let's investigate.

Music little fun today. Let's investigate. On November 28, 1966, over 500 of the most glamorous and famous people arrived at the grand ballroom of the Plaza Hotel for Truman Capote's Black and White Ball.

It has been written about and described countless times in different ways, but most often referred to as the party of the century. This elegant and glittering masquerade ball was given in honor of Catherine Graham, but no one really believed it was for her.

Everyone knew that Truman threw this elaborate party that would go down in history,

all for himself. The black and white ball symbolized the pinnacle of his prestige,

social status, and glory. He will never again be viewed with the same respect, prestige, or love

as he was that night. But alas, for the night of November 28, 1966, Truman Capote was the undisputed star. Y'all, 55 years later,

we're still talking about this party. Lots of notable names on the invitation list. There's

paragraphs here, but let me give you some of the highlights. Gianni and Morella Anielli,

Vincent and Brooke Astor, Richard Avedon, George

Axelrod, Tallulah, Belafonte, Erving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Bernstein, Ben

Bradley, William Buckley, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Cass Canfield, Wyatt Cooper and

Gloria Vanderbilt, Walter Cronkite, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Mel Farrar and Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Joan Fontaine, Greta Garbo, Winston and Ceasy Guest, Gloria and Lowell Lennas, Leland Hayward, and Pamela Hayward, Harriman, William Randolph Hearst Jr., Lillian Hellman,

Ted and Joan Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Rose Kennedy, Bobby and Epple for good measure, Patricia

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