In this episode, we investigate the life and times of Doris Lilly, columnist, writer, legendary society girl, and self-proclaimed inspiration for Holly Golightly in Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
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Sources
Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career, by George Plimpton (Amazon.com)
Doris Lilly, 69, Gossip Columnist Who Wrote of Millionaires, Dies – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Carol Marcus – davidlatta (davidlatta.org)
Pamela Drake – IMDb (imdb.com)
OBITUARY: Beatrice Dabney Adams, 90 – Marblehead Current (marbleheadcurrent.org)
Arlene Herson Interviews Walter Cronkite, Doris Lily, Mayor Ed Koch, and Celeste Holm (YouTube link)
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