Dorothy Caruso
Wife of Enrico Caruso, writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dorothy Park Benjamin Caruso (August 6, 1893 – December 16, 1955) was an American socialite and the wife of the Italian operatic tenor Enrico Caruso.
Dorothy Park Benjamin Caruso | |
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Dorothy and Enrico Caruso, 1918 | |
| Born | Dorothy Park Benjamin August 6, 1893 |
| Died | December 16, 1955 (aged 62) |
| Resting place | Druid Ridge Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouses | Ernest Augustus Ingram
(m. 1923; div. 1925)Charles Adam Holder
(m. 1933; div. 1940) |
| Partner | Margaret C. Anderson (1942) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Park Benjamin (father) |
Life
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Born Dorothy Park Benjamin on August 6, 1893, in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, she was the daughter of Park Benjamin, a wealthy lawyer and author, and Ida Crane. Dorothy had two sisters and two brothers.
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On August 20, 1918, Benjamin married Enrico Caruso, with whom she had a daughter, Gloria Caruso (1919–1999). After the death of Enrico Caruso on August 2, 1921,[1] Dorothy married Captain Ernest Augustus Ingram (1892–1954) in 1923.[2][3] They had a daughter, Jacqueline, born in September 1924,[4] and were divorced in 1925.[5] She then married Charles Adam Holder (1872–1955) in Paris in 1933. They divorced in 1940. She reverted to the surname "Caruso" following the dissolution of both marriages.[6][7]
In 1942, Dorothy Caruso met Margaret C. Anderson, on a voyage to the United States, with whom she lived until her death in 1955.[8]
Dorothy Caruso died of cancer in Baltimore, Maryland on December 16, 1955, at the age of 62. She was interred in Druid Ridge Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland.[9]
Books
Dorothy Caruso wrote two biographies of her husband: Wings Of Song: The Story Of Caruso published in 1928, and Enrico Caruso: His Life and Death published in 1945. The latter book was a bestseller and the basis for the screenplay of the 1951 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture The Great Caruso, starring Mario Lanza in the title role. Dorothy Caruso was portrayed in the film by Ann Blyth.[10][11]
Her autobiography, Dorothy Caruso: A Personal History, was published in 1952.[12]
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