The final member of the Shog family to argue with Goldman about his abridgement. Karloff, Goldman explains, is the most popular name for girls in Florin, and Carly is a beautiful woman in her mid-thirties. However, Goldman decides she's horrible when she explains that she's going to drop the lawsuits against Goldman as long as he agrees to support Stephen King in abridging Buttercup's Baby. Goldman describes all this in the introduction to Buttercup's Baby; Carly does not feature in the original novel.
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Karloff Shog/Carly Character Timeline in The Princess Bride
The timeline below shows where the character Karloff Shog/Carly appears in The Princess Bride. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Buttercup’s Baby: An Explanation
...from the Shog firm just called and wants to settle the lawsuits. Goldman meets Karloff “Carly” Shog the next morning for breakfast. She's a gorgeous blond. She explains that she's just...
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...that he's so excited to abridge Buttercup's Baby and does wish them the best. Then, Carly says that Stephen King is going to abridge Buttercup's Baby. Goldman is lost for words....
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...to level with King but surprisingly, as they sit down to lunch, King says that Carly lied and said that Goldman didn't want to do the abridgement and he feels like...
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