| Gerald Clarke | |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Known For: | Capote (2005) (2000) Capote (1988) |
| Education: | Yale University |
| Employer: | Time Architectural Digest Esquire |
| Occupation: | Author |
Gerald Clarke (born June 21, 1937) is an American writer, best known for the biographies Capote (1988) (made into the Oscar-winning 2005 film Capote[1]) and (2000).[2]
He has also written for magazines including Esquire, Architectural Digest, and Time, where he was a senior writer for many years.
While an undergraduate at Yale, he wrote for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.[3]
A native of Los Angeles, Clarke now lives in Bridgehampton, in eastern Long Island, New York.