Grey gardens documentary

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A 1976 documentary looked behind the doors of a decrepit mansion and found two staunch characters inside, a mother/daughter pair of faded ...

Edith Bouvier Beale ("Little Edie") was an eccentric cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. She became a cult figure and fashion icon after her appearance in the documentary 'Grey Gardens.'

The Maysles brothers’ 1975 documentary about “Big Edie” and “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale – ageing, isolated relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis – has become a cultural phenomenon, with a musical and a TV film reconstruction already produced. Here are a selection of photographs from the celebrated film

Little Edie posing by the poster at the Grey Gardens premiere.

At little Edies funeral The priest announced that Big Edie had made a final request. He took out a tape recorder and pushed the button and played Big Edie singing an operatic version of ‘Together’

Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (1975)

Edith Bouvier Beale found fame thanks to the Maysles' documentary. She found fulfillment, however, in the unexpected and utterly unique years that came next. Inside the untold story of Jackie Kennedy's most unusual relative and her incredible second act. #greygardens #littleedie #ediebeale #edithbouvierbeale #jackiekennedy #feature #leeradziwill #verytandc