Carol Grace (September 11, 1924 – July 20, 2003) was an American actress and author. She is often 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 a Russian Jewish immigrant who arrived in New York on August 20, 1913. Her parents arrived later. Grace never knew her biological father. Her mother, Rosheen "Ray" Marcus (née Brofman, formerly Shapiro), would reportedly later claim it was British-Jewish actor Leslie Howard, who was killed during WWII.[1] Young Carol was placed in foster care until the age of eight. In 1933, her mother married her second husband, Charles Marcus, who was some two decades Rosheen's senior. He was the very wealthy co-founder of the Bendix Corporation. Grace took his last name as her own. They lived on Park Avenue in luxury, with servants. Two years later he learned that his wife had hidden the existence of another daughter, Elinor, who had been left in a foster home when they married.[2][3]
Her Broadway credits include Once There Was a Russian (1961), The Cold Wind and the Warm (1958), The Square Root of Wonderful (1957), Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1955), The Time of Your Life (1955), and Across the Board on Tomorrow Morning and Talking to You (1942).[5]
She was twice married to Pulitzer Prize–winning writer William Saroyan over an eight-year period.(1943–1949 and 1951–1952).[5] She later stated that he was abusive. The couple had two children: Aram Saroyan, an internationally known writer, and actress Lucy Saroyan (who died in 2003, pre-deceasing her mother by three months).[3][2][6]
She subsequently married actor Walter Matthau on August 21, 1959. The couple remained married 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.[3][2][6]
In 1955, Random House published[7] her novella based on her experiences as a foster child, The Secret in the Daisy.[8] In 1992, she published a memoir, Among the Porcupines.[9]
carol, grace, september, 1924, july, 2003, american, actress, author, often, referred, carol, marcus, saroyan, carol, matthau, grace, gangster, story, 1959, born, 1924, september, 1924new, york, city, diedjuly, 2003, 2003, aged, york, city, occupation, actress. Carol Grace September 11 1924 July 20 2003 was an American actress and author She is often referred to as Carol Marcus Saroyan or Carol Matthau Carol GraceGrace in Gangster Story 1959 Born 1924 09 11 September 11 1924New York City U S DiedJuly 20 2003 2003 07 20 aged 78 New York City U S Occupation s Actress authorYears active1948 2003Spouse s William Saroyan 1943 49 divorced 1951 52 divorced 2 childrenWalter Matthau 1959 2000 his death 1 childChildrenAram SaroyanLucy SaroyanCharles Matthau Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editCarol Grace was born in New York City s Lower East Side her mother who was sixteen when she gave birth was a Russian Jewish immigrant who arrived in New York on August 20 1913 Her parents arrived later Grace never knew her biological father Her mother Rosheen Ray Marcus nee Brofman formerly Shapiro would reportedly later claim it was British Jewish actor Leslie Howard who was killed during WWII 1 Young Carol was placed in foster care until the age of eight In 1933 her mother married her second husband Charles Marcus who was some two decades Rosheen s senior He was the very wealthy co founder of the Bendix Corporation Grace took his last name as her own They lived on Park Avenue in luxury with servants Two years later he learned that his wife had hidden the existence of another daughter Elinor who had been left in a foster home when they married 2 3 Grace was reportedly the inspiration for the Holly Golightly character in Truman Capote s novella Breakfast at Tiffany s 4 Her Broadway credits include Once There Was a Russian 1961 The Cold Wind and the Warm 1958 The Square Root of Wonderful 1957 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter 1955 The Time of Your Life 1955 and Across the Board on Tomorrow Morning and Talking to You 1942 5 She was twice married to Pulitzer Prize winning writer William Saroyan over an eight year period 1943 1949 and 1951 1952 5 She later stated that he was abusive The couple had two children Aram Saroyan an internationally known writer and actress Lucy Saroyan who died in 2003 pre deceasing her mother by three months 3 2 6 She subsequently married actor Walter Matthau on August 21 1959 The couple remained married 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 3 2 6 In 1955 Random House published 7 her novella based on her experiences as a foster child The Secret in the Daisy 8 In 1992 she published a memoir Among the Porcupines 9 Filmography editYear Title Role Notes 1960 Gangster Story Carol 1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Woman Season 7 Episode 4 Cop for a Day 1976 Mikey and Nicky Nellie 1978 The Barbara Walters Special SelfReferences edit Matthau family official website matthau com accessed April 17 2021 a b c Obituary guardian co uk August 11 2004 accessed August 17 2015 a b c Obituary in The Independent July 27 2003 accessed June 8 2017 Holly Golightly inspiration nytimes com August 2 1992 accessed August 17 2015 a b Carol Grace Internet Broadway Database The Broadway League Archived from the original on October 19 2019 Retrieved October 19 2019 a b Obituary The New York Times July 24 2003 accessed August 17 2015 Whitney Bolton The Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania Philadelphia February 17 1959 p 19 Retrieved October 19 2019 via Newspapers com Notice in re forthcoming publication of The Secret of the Daisy Review of Among the Porcupines nytimes com accessed August 17 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carol Grace nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Carol Grace Carol Grace at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carol Grace amp oldid 1214792748, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
