Golightly
Proper noun
Meaning
Golightly (plural Golightlys)
A surname.
Examples
Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in the 1961 romantic comedy “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly As she is leaving for Sing Sing, Holly is introduced to Paul's "decorator", wealthy older woman Emily Eustace Failenson ( Patricia Neal ), whom Paul nicknames "2E".
Barry Paris cites Capote's own comments on the choice of actress: "Marilyn was always my first choice to play the girl, Holly Golightly."
She was the star of a new musical version of Breakfast at Tiffany's in December 1966, but the show, titled Holly Golightly, was a notorious flop that closed in previews before opening on Broadway.
Paul tells her that he will investigate and eventually confronts Doc Golightly ( Buddy Ebsen ), Holly's estranged husband.
The film rejuvenated the career of 1930s movie song-and-dance man and Disney Davy Crockett sidekick Buddy Ebsen, who had a small but effective role in this film as Doc Golightly, Holly's ex-husband.