Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Truman Capote's given name was Truman Streckfus Persons. Capote was his stepfather's last name. (Source)
Capote was originally going to name Holly's character Connie Gustafson. (Source)
A woman named Bonnie Golightly sued Capote for $800,000, "charging invasion of privacy as well as libel" (314). (Source: Clarke, Gerald. Capote: A Biography. New York: Carroll & Graff, 1988)
Harper's Bazaar was going to publish Breakfast at Tiffany's, but when Capote refused to get rid of the bad language or to change Holly's occupation, the magazine pulled the novel. (Source)