Candy Darling

Candy Darling (November 24, 1944 - March 21, 1974) was a pre-op transsexual Warhol superstar who starred in Andy Warhol's films Flesh (1968) and Women in Revolt (1971). Image File history File links Cand. ... Image File history File links Cand. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A transsexual (sometimes transexual) person establishes a permanent identity with the opposite gender to their assigned (usually at birth) sex. ... The Warhol Superstars refers to a coterie of New York personalities promoted by Andy Warhol during the 1960s and early 1970s. ... Andy Warhol, photographed by Helmut Newton. ... Flesh or Andy Warhols Flesh is a 1968 film directed by Paul Morrissey. ... DVD cover Women In Revolt is a film produced by Andy Warhol and directed by Paul Morrisey. ...

Early years

Candy Darling was born James Lawrence Slattery in New York to Theresa Phelan, a bookkeeper at Manhattan's Jockey Club and Jim Slattery, who was described as a violent alcoholic. New York, New York redirects here. ...

There is some conjecture around Candy's year of birth. According to former Warhol associate, Bob Colacello, Candy was born in 1946, although previously, IMDb listed Candy Darling's year of birth as 1948. Candy's friend, roommate, and posthumous editor, Jeremiah Newton, states that she was born on November 24, 1944. Bob Colacello is one of the most prolific biographical writers in the United States. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) [1] is an online database of information about actors, movies, television shows, television stars and video games. ...

Early years - as a male - were spent in Massapequa Park, Long Island, New York where he and his mother had moved after his parents divorced. His step-brother Warren left home for the service, leaving Jimmy as the only child, and later denied his connection to Candy/Jimmy. Massapequa Park is a village located in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 17,499. ... Mercator projection of Long Island Long Island is an island in New York, USA. It has an area of 1,377 square miles (3567 km²) and a population of 7. ... NY redirects here. ...

Jimmy spent much of his childhood absorbing the influences of US television and old Hollywood movies, from which he learned to impersonate his favorite actresses - his favorite being Kim Novak. He claimed to have "learned about the mysteries of sex from a salesman in a local children's shoe store" and finally revealed his inclination towards transvestism when his mother confronted him about local rumours which described him dressed as a girl frequenting a local gay bar called The Hayloft. In response Jimmy left the room and reappeared in full drag. His mother later said that "I knew then... that I couldn't stop Jimmy. Candy was just too beautiful and talented." ... Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American actress. ... The term transvestism has undergone several changes of meaning since it was coined in the 1910s, and it is still used in all of these meanings except the very first one. ...

Late at night Candy would often take the Long Island Rail Road to Manhattan to avoid the attention of neighbors. Once there, she referred to her home in Long Island as her "country house" and hung out in Greenwich Village, meeting people through the circle of Seymour Levy on Bleecker Street. The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (pronounced Grennich Village; also called simply the Village) is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. ... Bleecker Street looking west from The Bowery. ...

Her first assumed name was Hope Slattery. According to Bob Colacello, Candy adopted this name sometime in 1963/1964 after she started going to gay bars in Manhattan and making visits to a doctor on Fifth Avenue for hormone injections. Jackie Curtis stated that Candy adopted the name from a girl named Hope Stansbury who she lived with for a few months in an apartment behind the Caffe Cino so she could study her. Holly Woodlawn remembers that Candy's name evolved from Hope Dahl to Candy Dahl and then to Candy Cane. Jeremiah Newton believed Candy adopted her forename name out of a love for sweets. In her autobiography, Woodlawn recalled that Candy had adopted the last name of Darling because a friend of hers called Candy 'darling' so often that it finally stuck. Bob Colacello is one of the most prolific biographical writers in the United States. ... A hormone (from Greek horman - to set in motion) is a chemical messenger from one cell (or group of cells) to another. ... John Holder Jr. ... Holly Woodlawn Holly Woodlawn (born October 26, 1946) was a Warhol superstar, who appeared in his movies Trash (1970) and Women in Revolt (1972). ...

The Warhol years

Before they actually met in 1967, Candy saw Andy Warhol at the after-hours club called The Tenth of Always. Candy was with Jackie Curtis who invited Warhol to the play she had written and directed called Glamour, Glory and Gold. It was being performed at Bastiano's Cellar Studio on Waverly Place. Taylor Mead brought Andy to see it and afterwards went to the club Salvation in Sheridan Square where he was joined by Candy and Jackie at his table. Andy Warhol, photographed by Helmut Newton. ... John Holder Jr. ... Promotional poster for Excavating Taylor Mead (2005) Taylor Mead (born December 31, 1924 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan) is a writer and performer who starred as Tarzan in Andy Warhols Tarzan, and in beatnik Ron Rices The Flower Thief, in which he traipses with an elfin glee through a...

It wasn't long before Warhol invited Candy to appear in one of his movies. She was given a short comedic scene in Flesh (1968) with Jackie Curtis and Joe Dallesandro. After Flesh, Candy was cast in a central role in Women In Revolt (1971). She played a Long Island socialite drawn into a woman's liberation group called PIGS (Politically Involved Girls) by a character played by Jackie Curtis. Interrupted by cast disputes encouraged by Warhol, Women in Revolt took longer to film that its predecessor and went through several title changes before a consensus was reached. Candy wanted it called Blonde on a Bum Trip since she was the blonde, while Jackie and Holly told her it was more like Bum on a Blonde Trip - titles which were both used in the film during Candy's interview scene. Flesh or Andy Warhols Flesh is a 1968 film directed by Paul Morrissey. ... Andy Warhol presents: Joe Dallesandro in Paul Morrisseys Flesh 1968 Joseph Angelo (Joe) Dallesandro (born December 31, 1948 in Pensacola, Florida) is an Italian American actor known for his voluptuous physical beauty, on-screen nudity and openly stated bisexuality. ... DVD cover Women In Revolt is a film produced by Andy Warhol and directed by Paul Morrisey. ...

Women in Revolt was first shown at the first Los Angeles Filmex as Sex. Later it was shown as Andy Warhol's Women, an homage to George Cukor. Unable to get a distributor for the film, Warhol rented out the Cine Malibu on East 59th Street, New York and launched the film with a celebrity preview on February 16, 1972. After the screening there was a dinner in Candy's honor at the restaurant, Le Parc Perigord on Park Avenue at 63rd Street, followed by a party at Scavullo's townhouse round the corner, where they watched TV reviews of the movie. They watched it being called "a rip-off", that it "looked as if it were filmed underwater," and "proves once again that Andy Warhol has no talent. But we knew that since the Campbell's Soup cans." Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... George Cukor George Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. ...

Among the guests at Candy's party were D.D. Ryan, Sylvia Miles, George Plimpton, Halston, Giorgio di Sant 'Angelo and Diane and Egon von Furstenberg. Jackie Curtis stood out in the cold, along with other gate crashers. When a security guard asked "My God, what are they giving away in there?" one of the guests responded, "Would you believe, a transvestite?" Sylvia Miles is an actress with a 40 year career in movies. ... George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor. ... EWS23 | (Leave me a message!) 02:53, 19 February 2006 (UTC) Category: ... Egon von Furstenberg or Prince Egon von Furstenberg (June 29, 1946 - June 11, 2004) was a fashion designer. ...

The day after the celebrity preview a group of women wearing army jackets, pea coats, jeans and boots and carrying protest signs demonstrated outside the cinema against the film which they thought was anti-woman's liberation. When Candy heard about this, she said, "Who do these dykes think they are anyway?... Well, I just hope they all read Vincent Canby's review in today's Times. He said I look like a cross between Kim Novak and Pat Nixon. It's true - I do have Pat Nixon's nose." Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American actress. ... Thelma Catherine Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was the wife of Richard Nixon and the First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974. ... Thelma Catherine Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was the wife of Richard Nixon and the First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974. ...

Candy Darling and Jeremiah Newton

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After Warhol

Candy Darling went on to appear in other independent films, including Brand X, Silent Night, Bloody Night, as well as a co-starring role as a victim of gay bashing in Some of My Best Friends Are... Brand X is a classic jazz fusion band. ... The persecution of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals is the practice of attacking a person, usually physically, because they are or are perceived to be lesbian, gay or transgender. ...

She also appeared in Klute (as an extra in the disco scene) with Jane Fonda and Lady Liberty with Sophia Loren. In 1971 she went to Vienna to make two films with director Werner Schroeder - The Death of Maria Malibran, and another one that was never released. Klute is a 1971 film which tells the story of a prostitute who assists a detective in solving a murder mystery. ... Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. ... Sophia Loren in the film, La Donna Del Fiume Sophia Loren (born September 20, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning actress (film and stage) widely considered to be the most famous Italian actress. ... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 Vienna (German: Wien ) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...

Theatre credits include two Jackie Curtis plays - Glamour, Glory and Gold (1967) and Vain Victory: The Vicissitudes of the Damned (1971) and Tennessee Williams' play, Small Craft Warnings, at the invitation of Williams himself. Tennessee Williams (1965) Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911–February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwrights of the twentieth century. ...

Her attempt at cracking the mainstream movie circuit by campaigning for the leading role in Myra Breckinridge led to rejection and bitterness. Myra Breckinridge (1968) is a satirical novel by Gore Vidal written in the form of a diary. ...

She finally succumbed to leukemia on March 21, 1974, aged 29. She allegedly developed the disease as a result of the hormones she had been taking, the long-term results of which had not been sufficiently studied. HI CAMOIN thIS IS YOUR FRIEND CJ Leukemia (leukaemia in British English) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Her funeral was attended by huge crowds, including friends Pat Ast and Julie Newmar, many of whom remembered a passing Gloria Swanson, who saluted Darling's coffin. Julie Newmar as Catwoman Julie Newmar (born August 16, 1933 as Julia Charlene Newmeyer) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. ... Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1897 - April 4, 1983), an American Hollywood actress, was prolific during the silent film era, but saw her career go into decline with the advent of talkies. She is now best known for her comeback role in the film (1950), in which -- mirroring her own life...

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Candy by Peter Hujar

A photograph by Peter Hujar of "Candy Darling on her Deathbed" has been used by Antony and the Johnsons for the cover of their 2005 Mercury Music Prize winning album I Am A Bird Now. Image File history File links I_Am_a_Bird_Now. ... Image File history File links I_Am_a_Bird_Now. ... Peter Hujar (1934-1987) was a master of black and white photography. ... Antony and the Johnsons are an award-winning music act from New York City. ... The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ... I am a Bird Now is the second album by New York band Antony and the Johnsons. ...

Candy Darling's memoirs, letter, sketches and journal entries were compiled into a book titled My Face for the World to See by Hardy Marks publications. Cover of the Book My Face for the World to See (full title: My Face for the World to See: The Diaries, Letters, and Drawings of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar) is the published diaries of Warhol Superstar Candy Darling. ...

Candy Darling was portrayed by Stephen Dorff the film "I Shot Andy Warhol".

References and Further Reading

• My Face for the World to See: the Diaries, letters and drawings, Candy Darling, edited by Jeremiah Newton, Hardy Marks Publications 1992, ISBN 0-945367-21-X
• I Shot Andy Warhol, Mary Harron and Daniel Minahan, Bloomsbury 1996, ISBN 0-7475-2995-7
• A Low Life in High Heels, Holly Woodlawn, with Jeff Copeland, St Martin's Press 1991, ISBN 0-312-06429-2
• Popism: the Warhol '60s, Andy Warhol, Hutchinson 1981
• The Life and Death of Andy Warhol, Victor Bockris, 4th Estate 1998, ISBN 1-85702-805-8
• Holy Terror: Andy Warhol close up, Bob Colacello, Cooper Square 2000, ISBN 0-8154-1008-5
• Man Enough to be a Woman, Jayne County

External links

• Candy Darling at the Internet Movie Database