1) Author of In Cold Blood 2) Author of The Grass Harp 3) Author or cloak 4) Author Truman 5) Best Actor Oscar role of 2005 6) Best-selling author 7) Childhood pal of Harper Lee 8) Early idol of Warhol 9) French word used in English 10) Golightly creator 11) Greatcoat 12) He wrote In Cold Blood 13) Hoffman oscar role Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/capote
[garment] A capote or capot (lang=fr) is a long coat with a hood. From the early days of the North American fur trade, wool blankets were made into capotes by both natives and French Canadian voyageurs which were perfectly suited to Canada`s cold winters. They were used as winter outerwear by the habitants and voyageurs of New France and we... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capote_(garment)
(from the article `International Film Awards 2006`) This was a fruitful year for film biographies, one of the best being Bennett Miller`s Capote, a perceptive portrait of Truman Capote (played by ... Other NomineesIn 2005 Hoffman appeared as Truman Capote in Capote. The film depicted Capote during the time he was researching what beca... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/20
Ca·pote' noun [ Spanish capote (cf. French capote .), from Late Latin capa cape, cloak. See Cap .] A long cloak or overcoat, especially one with a hood. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/21
A capote was a long cloak or mantle reaching to the feet and worn by women. The name was also given to a hooded coat worn by soldiers and sailors. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/PC.HTM