147. Swimming with The Swans (Alicia’s Version) | Episode One, The B Block

Done & Dunne

Hemlock Creatives

History, True Crime

4.7 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this continuing Alicia's Version working through the FX/Hulu series from Ryan Murphy, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, it is time to conquer the B Block of Episode One.

Included this week is that infamous Private Jet introduction, where Truman Capote upgrades his Swan Set, the coterie he has collected from early days - from Jennifer Jones and the Hollywood Swans through an introduction from David O. Selznick to his Park Avenue Upgrade, Babe Paley. Also, connecting a new term into the mix - Black Swan Event. It happens at the introduction of Babe and Truman in 1955, and the dinner party, interwoven between fact and fiction, including bits about the origin of the real feud with Ann Woodward, and how it all connects to Claus von Bulow.

Feuds always start from somewhere. Is Truman really going back into 1955 writing in 1975? These mysteries and more, coming as Alicia works through unpacking this series.

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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 we are into the pool and still swimming with the swans. Taking a look at Capote versus the swans currently on FX and Hulu. And investigators, we are only in episode one of the breakdown of this
0:22.7	enchanting series, Alicia's version. In the last episode, we made it through the first 13 minutes.
0:29.2	We're going to progress into the next 13 minutes or so in this one with an airplane ride on the
0:35.6	PJ, the private jet, getting Truman to Babe,
0:39.6	Truman Capote singing for his supper in 1955, and how it all connects back around to Anne Woodward.
0:47.2	With no time to waste, y'all, let's investigate.
0:50.1	Music gate.
1:14.0	And we are back from the first commercial break in Capote versus. The Swans, entering into this scene here in 1955 with Bill Paley at work. Treat Williams, who is always a treat in his last acting role here
1:22.6	before his tragic death in 2023. Treat Williams portraying Bill Paley. We open this B-block with Bill
1:31.7	Paley doing important CBS business and getting a call from David, David O. Selsnik. So much history
1:39.9	about David O. Selsnik, our man Dominic Dunn is all over Selznick, and his first and second
1:46.4	wives, Irene Mayer Selznick and Jennifer Jones. Remember Irene is the daughter of Louis B.
1:53.0	Mayor, sister to Eady Mayor Gets. It's all too much. We have talked about Dominic Dunn's connection with these players throughout our episodes,
2:03.8	and all of these players, Selznick, David, Irene, and Jennifer will be coming back around again
2:11.2	in fuller ways in future stories.
2:15.0	Remember, Bill Paley here has been running CBS since 1928, a long time standing when we get
2:22.2	here in 1955. Dorothy, Bill's first wife, out. Babe, second wife, in. Bill and Babe have been
2:30.9	together about eight years now with a whole different way in this marriage.
2:36.7	Babe is devoted to Bill in a way that Dorothy was never going to be.
2:42.2	And Bill Paley is kind of a big deal dude.
2:46.3	The attention to detail on the weekly schedule shown in that CBS boardroom is top-notch.
2:52.6	Again, huge kudos to the entire set design team.
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