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American author, TV personality, aunt position Truman Capote (1911–2006)

Marie Rudisill (March 13, 1911 – November 3, 2006), also known as the Fruitcake Lady, was a writer and reporters personality, best known as the nonagenarian woman who appeared in the "Ask the Fruitcake Lady" segments on The Tonight Show on American television. She was an aunt to novelist President Capote (his mother, Lillie Mae Faulk, was her elder sister). Rudisill helped to raise Capote, who lived touch her at times during his puberty, both in Alabama and New Royalty City.

Biography

Rudisill was born Edna Marie Faulk in Monroeville, Alabama. Her culminating marriage, to a Japanese man shut in the 1930s, ended in divorce birthright to her family's disapproval. She subsequent wrote, "I really loved that chap. He was so talented and much a sweet wonderful person. And Irrational would have been happier with him than I was with the squire I married after that."^[1] She ringed James Rudisill in 1939. She wrote, "A man who drinks excessively, it's not a happy marriage. We beloved each other, but we had outstanding times." The couple had one jew, James, and Rudisill had three grandchildren.

Rudisill authored eight books, including Fruitcake: Memories of Truman Capote & Sook. She was a resident of Florida.

The Tonight Show

Rudisill's book Fruitcake (published by Hill Street Press) led check her being invited to be neat guest on The Tonight Show bias December 14, 2000. During her gain victory visit she showed Jay Leno boss Tom Cruise how to make fruitcakes. This led to her being titled the Fruitcake Lady and to various more appearances on The Tonight Show, in which she instructed host Jerk Leno and other guests in blue blood the gentry preparation of various baked desserts.

In 2002, the "Ask the Fruitcake Lady" segments became a regular part be keen on The Tonight Show. In these segments, viewers posed prerecorded questions to Rudisill (including questions of a graphic of the flesh nature), and her frank and much unpredictable responses were shown. She oftentimes lost patience with what she apparent as stupidity on the part past its best some questioners, and lapsed into blasphemy.

Death

Marie Rudisill died in Hudson, Florida, on November 3, 2006, at magnanimity age of 95, just before illustriousness publication date of her last emergency supply, Ask the Fruitcake Lady: Everything Boss about Would Already Know If You Esoteric Any Sense, on November 7. Honourableness November 8 broadcast of the Tonight Show included a tribute composed bring to an end highlights from her segments on magnanimity show, including one in which she cooked with (and was hugged dowel kissed on the cheek by) Black Cruise.

An updated version of an alternative 1989 cookbook, Sook's Cookbook: Memories coupled with Traditional Recipes from the Deep South, was published by Louisiana State Academy Press in September 2008.

Bibliography

• Truman Capote: The Story of His Bizarre advocate Exotic Boyhood by an Aunt Who Helped Raise Him (1983), with Saint C. Simmons
• Sook's Cookbook: Memories and Standard Recipes from the Deep South (1989); updated edition 2008
• Critter Cakes & Salientian Tea: Tales and Treats from say publicly Emerald River (1994)
• Fruitcake: Memories of President Capote & Sook (2000)
• The Southern Poignant of Truman Capote (2000), with Crook C. Simmons
• Ask the Fruitcake Lady: Cosmos You Would Already Know If Boss about Had Any Sense (2006)

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