- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCarol Grace Marcus
- Carol Grace was born on September 11, 1924 in Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Mikey et Nicky (1976), Gangster Story (1959) and Alfred Hitchcock présente (1955). She was married to Walter Matthau and William Saroyan. She died on July 20, 2003 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesWalter Matthau(August 21, 1959 - July 1, 2000) (his death, 1 child)William Saroyan(March 25, 1951 - March 6, 1952) (divorced)William Saroyan(February 20, 1943 - November 16, 1949) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Truman Capote maintained that he based the character Holly Golightly in Diamants sur canapé (1961) on Carol Grace, a friend of his in New York.
- Children by William Saroyan: son Aram Saroyan (born on 25 September 1943), daughter Lucy Saroyan (born on 17 January 1946). Son Charles Matthau (born on 10 December 1962) from her marriage to Walter Matthau.
- Her autobiography is called "Among the Porcupines" and she also wrote a well-received novel, "The Secret in the Daisy".
- Met husband Walter Matthau in the 1950s when they appeared on Broadway in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter".
- Divorced by William Saroyan when he learned she was illegitimate and Jewish, but soon tried to get her to take him back. She divorced him within months of their second marriage.
- On style: The dying process begins the minute we are born, but it accelerates during dinner parties.
- It seems strange that everyone I'm writing about was very famous. I wonder about it, too. Didn't I ever find anyone interesting who was not famous? Actually, no, I didn't.
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