In this episode, we explore the life, loves and friendships of Truman Capote’s Original Swan, Carol Marcus. Her name might not be familiar to you now, but hers is a story that is unforgettable. Including a rags to riches story, two husbands and three marriages, and two very best friends – Gloria Vanderbilt and Oona O’Neil Chaplin, Carol is also one of the main real-life inspirations for the character of Holly Golighty in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
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Sources
Among the Porcupines: A Memoir, by Carol Matthau (Amazon link)
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, by Truman Capote (Amazon link)
This Funny Valentine (washingtonpost.com)
Object of Desire: Carol Matthau Has Devoted a Lifetime to Charming, Soothing and Inspiring Great, Sometimes Troubled Men (latimes.com)
Oona O’Neill Chaplin Dies at 66; She Lived in the Shadow of Fame (nytimes.com)
Carol Matthau, a Frank and Tart Memoirist, Dies at 78 (nytimes.com)