Suzy Parker

The rumor goes that for his Breakfast at Tiffany's novella, Truman Capote based Holly Golightly on Dovima, the model most famous for posing in front of an elephant for Richard Avedon's iconic fashion photograph. Or sometimes the rumor has it that Capote was thinking of Dorian Leigh, another elegant 1950s mannequin, whose sister was the equally famous Suzy Parker. Or perhaps Capote -- the New York City got-himself-around wunderkind from the South ...

SIGN IT: Jennifer Pierce will join other volunteers in yellow shirts gathering petitions for the ethics reform initiative. No gifts for legislators. No perks. No kidding. Sign it. I'm outta here shortly. The line is open. Closing out: * LOTTERY JUDGE RECUSES: Latest development in the contested $1 million lottery ticket dispute. The Searcy judge who ruled for a woman who claimed to be the real owner and then invalidated that decision has recused from hearing a ret...