The scene where Babe is "freshening up" in the bathroom, she is seen resetting her teeth. In 1934, she was involved in a car accident, where she was disfigured and underwent re-constructive surgery. She also had to get dentures to replace her missing teeth.
After CZ's stint at Twentieth Century- Fox studios, she took off for Mexico in 1945, where Diego Rivera painted her as a nude odalisque. When she became engaged to Mr. Guest, her portrait, which had reportedly been displayed in a Mexico City bar, was bought by her fiancé's family.
Capote is watching the ABC television series Family (1976) when John O'Shea arrives to discuss Thanksgiving dinner plans.
Bill Blass is the head designer of the fashion house, Bill Blass. He served the function known as a "Walker". Much of New York's social scene was (and still is) run by women. Many husbands were uninterested in attending endless dinners, operas and ballets; these women sought solo men to attend and charm. It wasn't proper for a lady in society to be without an escort. And it wasn't a regular occurrence for gay men to show up at galas together, so arriving with a woman on their arms was an acceptable alternative. Escorts also gained access to clients, if they had something to sell, from bespoke gowns to financial services. In Bill Blass' case, he would go to dinner with her, and after, walked her right to his showroom
For a time Johnny Carson, Truman Capote, and Walter Cronkite shared the same apartment complex at United Nations Plaza.