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Carol Grace (September 11, 1924 – July 21, 2003) was an American actress and author. She is usually referred to as Carol Marcus Saroyan or Carol Matthau. Carol Grace was born in New York City's Lower East Side; her mother, who was sixteen when she gave birth, was the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants. Carol never knew her biological father.〔 (Obituary in ''The Independent'' )〕 She was placed in foster care until the age of eight when her mother married Charles Marcus, the wealthy head of the Bendix Corporation. Carol would take his last name as her own.〔(Obituary ), guardian.co.uk, August 11, 2004; accessed August 17, 2015.〕 She was reportedly the inspiration for the Holly Golightly character in the novella ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''.〔("Holly Golightly inspiration" ), nytimes.com, August 2, 1992; accessed August 17, 2015.〕 ==Marriages== She was twice married to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer William Saroyan over an eight-year period. The couple had two children: Aram Saroyan, an internationally known writer, and the late actress Lucy Saroyan, who died in 2003.〔〔〔 She subsequently married actor Walter Matthau on August 21, 1959. The couple remained wed until his death on July 1, 2000; they had one son, Charles. She had a wide social circle and was known for her wit and good company.〔〔〔(Obituary ), ''The New York Times'', July 24, 2003; accessed August 17, 2015.〕 In 1955 she published a novella based on her experiences as a foster child, ''The Secret in the Daisy''.〔(Notice in re forthcoming publication of ''The Secret of the Daisy'' )〕 In 1992 she published a memoir, ''Among the Porcupines''.〔(Review of ''Among the Porcupines'' ), nytimes.com; accessed August 17, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carol Grace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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