Carole Mallory
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Carole Mallory is an American author, actress and former model who appeared in the films Looking for Mr. Goodbar
and The Stepford Wives (1975 film)
. She was a mistress of writer Norman Mailer
and kept notes and writings of this time, selling them to Harvard University
in 2008 after the writer's death.
Mallory became an airline stewardess and began modeling in Paris while still employed by the airline. Her first assignment was for French Vogue
. Subsequently she appeared on the covers of a variety of magazines.
wrote that it was: "fast, smart and irresistible." In 2010, Mallory published a memoir, Loving Mailer. Between 1988 and 1996 Mallory was a journalist who interviewed celebrities, particularly writers and Hollywood people.
When Mailer died, she sold seven boxes of documents and photographs to Harvard University containing extracts of her letters, books and journals. In March 2010, Mallory released a memoir, Loving Mailer.
, Peter Sellers
, Richard Gere
and Rod Stewart
. She was once engaged to Claude Picasso, the son of Pablo Picasso
and Françoise Gilot. From 1978 to 1980 Mallory lived with Australian clothing designer Richard Tyler and managed his career. After securing Tyler the position of clothing designer for the film Can't Stop the Music, Mallory worked with him as Assistant Costume Designer. In 1993, Tyler went on to receive the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) New Talent award and in 1996 Tyler received CFDA’s Designer of the Year Award. Between 1992 and 2001 Mallory cared for her mother. She married following her mother's death.
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar is a 1975 novel by Judith Rossner. Rossner based the novel on the events surrounding the brutal murder of Roseann Quinn, a 28-year-old New York City schoolteacher in 1973.-References:...
and The Stepford Wives (1975 film)
The Stepford Wives (1975 film)
The Stepford Wives is a 1975 science fiction–thriller film based on the 1972 Ira Levin novel of the same name. It was directed by Bryan Forbes with a screenplay by William Goldman, and stars Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Nanette Newman and Tina Louise...
. She was a mistress of writer Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
Norman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.Along with Truman Capote, Joan Didion, Hunter S...
and kept notes and writings of this time, selling them to Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 2008 after the writer's death.
Education and early career
Carole Mallory was awarded an art scholarship from Springfield High School to Pennsylvania State University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education. She began work toward a Master's Degree at Temple's Tyler School of Art, and found a temporary teaching position in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. She taught art in her home town of Springfield, Pennsylvania.Mallory became an airline stewardess and began modeling in Paris while still employed by the airline. Her first assignment was for French Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
. Subsequently she appeared on the covers of a variety of magazines.
Acting
Mallory filmed over fifty commercials. Her first spot was for Olympic Airlines, the award winning ‘no dancing in the aisles’ campaign, while on leave of absence from Pan American Airlines. Mallory starred as Madge in the play, Picnic and as Tiffany in Mary, Mary at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Mallory studied acting with Wyn Handman, the director of American Place Theatre in New York. When she moved to Hollywood, she studied with Harvey Lembeck in his Comedy Improvisation Workshop.Writing
Mallory authored the book Flash about a female alcoholic surviving Hollywood. Gloria SteinemGloria Steinem
Gloria Marie Steinem is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s...
wrote that it was: "fast, smart and irresistible." In 2010, Mallory published a memoir, Loving Mailer. Between 1988 and 1996 Mallory was a journalist who interviewed celebrities, particularly writers and Hollywood people.
Norman Mailer material
In 1983, she began a ten-year relationship with Norman Mailer. He urged her to quit acting and pursue writing. She went on to study writing at UCLA, NYU (with Margaret Atwood) and Columbia University (with Gordon Lish).When Mailer died, she sold seven boxes of documents and photographs to Harvard University containing extracts of her letters, books and journals. In March 2010, Mallory released a memoir, Loving Mailer.
Personal life
As well as her relationship with Mailer, Mallory also dated Warren BeattyWarren Beatty
Warren Beatty born March 30, 1937) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director. He has received a total of fourteen Academy Award nominations, winning one for Best Director in 1982. He has also won four Golden Globe Awards including the Cecil B. DeMille Award.-Early life and...
, Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
Richard Henry Sellers, CBE , known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian and actor. Perhaps best known as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series, he is also notable for playing three different characters in Dr...
, Richard Gere
Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and a starring role in Days of Heaven. He came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol...
and Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
. She was once engaged to Claude Picasso, the son of Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the...
and Françoise Gilot. From 1978 to 1980 Mallory lived with Australian clothing designer Richard Tyler and managed his career. After securing Tyler the position of clothing designer for the film Can't Stop the Music, Mallory worked with him as Assistant Costume Designer. In 1993, Tyler went on to receive the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) New Talent award and in 1996 Tyler received CFDA’s Designer of the Year Award. Between 1992 and 2001 Mallory cared for her mother. She married following her mother's death.
Filmography
- Take This Job and Shove ItTake This Job and Shove It (film)Take This Job and Shove It is a 1981 film starring Robert Hays, Barbara Hershey, Art Carney, and David Keith, and directed by Gus Trikonis....
(1981) as B-Jo. - Looking for Mr. GoodbarLooking for Mr. GoodbarLooking for Mr. Goodbar is a 1975 novel by Judith Rossner. Rossner based the novel on the events surrounding the brutal murder of Roseann Quinn, a 28-year-old New York City schoolteacher in 1973.-References:...
(1977) as Marvella - SteelSteelSteel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
(1980) as Charlene - The Killer EliteThe Killer EliteThe Killer Elite is a 1975 American action thriller film starring James Caan and Robert Duvall and directed by Sam Peckinpah.The screenplay was written by Marc Norman and Stirling Silliphant adapted from the Robert Syd Hopkins novel, Monkey in the Middle. The novel was written under Hopkins'...
(1975) as Rita - The Stepford WivesThe Stepford Wives (1975 film)The Stepford Wives is a 1975 science fiction–thriller film based on the 1972 Ira Levin novel of the same name. It was directed by Bryan Forbes with a screenplay by William Goldman, and stars Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Nanette Newman and Tina Louise...
(1975) as wife, Kit Sunderson - American Raspberry (film)American Raspberry (film)American Raspberry is a 1977 parody film that lampoons various films of the 1970s, much like The Groove Tube, Tunnel Vision, The Kentucky Fried Movie and Amazon Women on the Moon.-Plot:American Raspberry tells the story of what happens when some strange unknown sources takes over the air waves and...
(1977) Morning Mist girl - Fire and Ice (1983 film)Fire and Ice (1983 film)Fire and Ice is a 1983 animated film, a collaboration between Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta, distributed by 20th Century Fox, which also distributed Bakshi's 1977 release, Wizards...
(1983) Rotoscoped by Ralph Bakshi / Voice of Queen of the Fire Planet - Seen Dimly Before Dawn (1976)