"Big" Edie Bouvier Beale

Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (October 5, 1894-February 5, 1977), aunt of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, made world headlines for the deplorable conditions of her mansion and eccentric relationship with her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale that was highlighted in the documentary Grey Gardens. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... First official White House portrait. ... Edith Bouvier Beale (November 7, 1917–January 14, 2002) was a first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill. ... Grey Gardens poster Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by the direction/cinematography/editing team of Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Susan Froemke, Ellen Hovde, and Muffie Meyer. ...

She was the daughter of John Vernou Bouvier II and Maude Sergeant Bouvier (the paternal grandparents of the First Lady). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

She pursued a singing career and married lawyer/financier Phelan Beale. They had three children, including two boys (Phelan Beale, Jr., and Bouvier Beale). Their daughter Edith (who was referred to as "Little Edie") was born on November 7, 1917. The Beales separated in 1931 when Little Edie was 14, with "Big Edie" getting the 28-room Grey Gardens mansion on Lily Pond Lane in the Georgica Pond neighborhod of East Hampton, a block from the Atlantic Ocean. Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Georgica Pond is a 290-acre coastal lagoon on the west border of East Hampton Village and Wainscott, and was a summer White House of Bill Clinton in 1998 and 1999. ... East Hampton is a village located in Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. ...

Little Edie continued as a socialite in the East Hampton scene, getting a nickname of "Body Beautiful Beale" as she promenaded at the Maidstone Golf Club, and was later to claim that she had been engaged to Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (although this was never independently confirmed). Little Edie was to pursue a modeling career in New York City until July 29, 1952, when she came back to care for her mother for the next 25 years.^[1] A socialite is a person (male or female, but more often used for a woman) of social prominence who spends a significant amount of his or her time and resources entertaining and being entertained. ... Maidstone Golf Club is an 18-hole private golf course on the Atlantic Ocean in East Hampton (village), New York. ... Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In the 1970s, the First Lady's sister Lee Radziwill discussed creating a documentary with Albert and David Maysles about Jacqueline's girlhood in East Hampton. At about the same time the Edies made national attention when the National Enquirer ran an expose on the deplorable conditions in which the Beales lived. The Suffolk County, New York Board of Health made a raid, ordering them to clean up the property which was falling into disrepair and was being overrun with feral cats. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Caroline Lee Bouvier Canfield Radziwiłł Ross (born March 3, 1933 in Southampton, New York) is an American socialite, public relations executive, and former actress, best known as Lee Radziwill. ... David and Albert Maysles Brothers Albert and David Maysles were a documentary filmmaking team whose films include Salesman, Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens. ... The National Enquirer is a national American supermarket tabloid. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... A feral horse (an American mustang) in Wyoming A feral animal or plant is one that has escaped from domestication and returned, partly or wholly, to its wild state. ...

The Maysles interviewed the Edies and showed the footage to Radziwill, who confiscated the film.^[2] However the Maysles returned and the focus of their documentary was the Edies, instead of the First Lady.

The Edies proved to be quite quotable. Among Big Edie's quotes:

I didn't want my child to be taken away. I'd be entirely alone.

And in response to the odor of the cats.

I love that smell. I thrive on it. It makes me feel good... I am not ashamed of anything. Where my body is a very precious place.

Little Edie was quoted:

I missed out on everything.

After the publicity Jacqueline and Aristotle Onassis donated $32,000 to clean the house and install a new furnace and plumbing system, and cart away 1,000 bags of garbage. Aristotelis Sokratis Onassis (in Greek, Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης) (January 15, 1900 – March 15, 1975) was the most famous Greek shipping magnate of the 20th century. ...

She died at Southampton Hospital in Southampton, New York, following a fall after one of the wheels of her mobile commode fell off.^[3]. She is buried in the Bouvier family plot at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery in East Hampton. Southampton, New York is the name of three entities on Long Island in Suffolk County, New York in the United States. ... A Commode is a piece of furniture (typically a chair) with a built in chamber pot. ...

Little Edie sold the house in 1979 to Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, and died in Miami Beach, Florida in 2002. Her ashes were scattered at the Bouvier family plot at the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery. For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (born August 26, 1921) is the vice president of the Washington Post. ... Sally Quinn is an American author and journalist. ... Location in Miami-Dade and the state of Florida. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

In 2006 the musical Grey Gardens (musical) opened on Broadway. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The jewel case cover of the original Off-Broadway cast recording of Grey Gardens Grey Gardens is a musical with book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael Korie, based on the 1975 documentary of the same title about the lives of Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...

A movie is planned.

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