Truman and Joan at Home

Famed authors Joan Didion and Truman Capote opened their doors to legendary Vogue photographers Henry Clarke and Horst P. Horst

Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne and Their Daughter Dining at Home, Vogue (1972-10-01) by Henry ClarkeCondé Nast Archive

Truman and Joan at Home in Vogue

Writers Joan Didion and Truman Capote were both photographed for Vogue. Henry Clarke photographed Joan and her family at home in Malibu in 1972 and Horst P. Horst photographed Truman in his Long Island studio in 1965, and again in 1976. Pictured here, Joan with her family.

Portrait of Joan Didion, Vogue (1972-10-01) by Henry ClarkeCondé Nast Archive

The writer Joan Didion

Joan photographed at home in Malibu by Henry Clarke for Vogue in 1972.

Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne, and Quintana Roo Dunne, Vogue (1972-10-01) by Henry ClarkeCondé Nast Archive

Joan and family

Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne, Quintana Roo Dunne and friend head to the beach in Malibu.

Living Room in the Home of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, Vogue (1972-10-01) by Henry ClarkeCondé Nast Archive

Inside Joan's home

The living room of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne's Malibu home.

Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne in Their Home Library, Vogue (1972-10-01) by Henry ClarkeCondé Nast Archive

At work

Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne at work in their home library.

Quintana Roo Dunne, Vogue (1972-10-01) by Henry ClarkeCondé Nast Archive

Joan's daughter

Joan and John's daughter Quintana Roo Dunne at play.

Joan Didion in Her Kitchen, Vogue (1972-10-01) by Henry ClarkeCondé Nast Archive

Cooking

Joan Didion cooks for her family in their Malibu home.

Kitchen in the Home of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, Vogue (1972-10-01) by Henry ClarkeCondé Nast Archive

Kitchen

Fruit, vegetables, herbs and cookbooks in Joan's kitchen.

Truman Capote at His Long Island Studio, Vogue (1965-11-01) by Horst P. HorstCondé Nast Archive

Truman Capote in 1965

Truman Capote in his Long Island home photographed by Horst. P. Horst

Truman Capote's Long Island Studio, Vogue (1965-11-01) by Horst P. HorstCondé Nast Archive

Truman in Long Island

Truman Capote and his Jaguar photographed by Horst P. Horst in Long Island for Vogue in 1965.

Truman Capote's Long Island Studio, Vogue (1965-11-01) by Horst P. HorstCondé Nast Archive

Truman's studio

The main room in Truman Capote's Long Island home.

Truman Capote, Vogue (1976-07-01) by Horst P. HorstCondé Nast Archive

Truman Capote

A portrait of Truman Capote by Horst P. Horst in 1976.

Truman Capote's Long Island Studio, Vogue (1965-11-01) by Horst P. HorstCondé Nast Archive

Truman's Home

A bedroom in Truman Capote's studio.

Truman Capote's Long Island Studio, Vogue (1965-11-01) by Horst P. HorstCondé Nast Archive

Lunch with Truman

A table set for lunch at Truman Capote's Long Island home.

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