“Truman Capote, an Interview,” by Cathleen Medwick, was originally published in the December 1979 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia newsletter here.

Although dead for almost 40 years, gay author Truman Capote is having his moment. In the last four years, he's been the subject of two documentaries ("Truman and Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation," ...