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'''''"A Christmas Memory"''''' is a [[short story]] by [[Truman Capote]]. Originally published in ''[[Mademoiselle (magazine)|Mademoiselle]]'' magazine in [[December]] [[1956]], it was reprinted in ''The Selected Writings of Truman Capote'' in [[1963]] and then issued in a hard-cover edition by [[Random House]] in [[1966]] to capitalize on Capote's growing popularity following the release of ''[[In Cold Blood (book)|In Cold Blood]]''. |
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The largely autobiographical story of seven-year-old Buddy and his aging cousin Sook includes the ideas of poverty, loneliness, and death. It was adapted for ''[[ABC Stage 67]]'' by Capote and [[Eleanor Perry]]. Both their [[teleplay]] and the program's star, [[Geraldine Page]], won [[Emmy Awards]]. It was again adapted in 1997 by [[Hallmark Entertainment|Hallmark]] and starred [[Eric Lloyd]] as Buddy and [[Patty Duke]] as Sook. |
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In [[1968]], Capote further explored the lives of Buddy and Sook in ''[[The Thanksgiving Visitor]]'', which also was adapted for television and earned Page a second Emmy. |
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[[Category:Short stories by Truman Capote]] |
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