Carol Matthau (Walter's wife) claimed that she was the inspiration for this Truman Capote heroine
While still 
teenagers, as Truman Capote recalled in Answered Prayers, Carol was a fixture 
in caf ... claimed to be the model for Holly Golightly, the heroine of Capote's... [DOC] [TLE] 25 Things You May Not Know About 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' - Moviefone [PAR] Oct 5, 2011 ... ... the film might have been if 'Breakfast' author Truman Capote had gotten his 
way, ... writer/actress Carol Grace (who became Walter Matthau's wife), writer 
Maeve ...