Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's a short novel by Truman Capote, was published in 1958. The story documents the life of a young woman, Holly Golightly, who is trying to find her place in the world when she meets 'Fred'/Paul Varjak, a writer.
In 1961, it was made into a film starring Audrey Hepburn (as Holly Golightly), originally for Marilyn Monroe and George Peppard, and directed by Blake Edwards.
A song from the film, "Moon River", by Henry Mancini, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, became very popular.
In 1995, the band Deep Blue Something had a hit with a song called "Breakfast at Tiffany's". The song is about a crumbling relationship between two people with nothing in common except that they "both kinda liked" the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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1958 in literature | Academy Award: Best Art Direction | Academy Award for Best Actress | Academy Award for Best Art Direction | Academy Awards/Art Direction | Academy Awards/Best Actress | Audrey Hepburn | Blake Edwards | Buddy Ebsen | David Merrick | George Peppard | Henry Mancini | Johnny Mercer | List of books by title: B | List of movies set in New York City | Truman Capote
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