Grey Gardens

Edie---much later--- the summer of 1997 living with Chris and Pam Beale. Eventually she moved again down to Florida and lived there until her death in 2002.

Big Edie and her dog sitting on the sea shore.

1971... They'd had everything and were very talented, intelligent women but they were never trained to take care of "menial" tasks like cleaning or taking out garbage, etc.... I suppose

Edith 'Big Edie' Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter 'Little Edie' were the aunt and first cousin of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.

Late March brought about Edie visit with Andy Warhol, and on March 29th, they arranged a luncheon at the Russian Tea Room with screenwriter Anita Loos (The Women), and pioneering screen icon Lillian Gish. Arthur Bell from the Village Voice accompanied the women and documented it in his column. At an adjacent table, Maysles Films employees sat quietly and tried to hear every word. The young filmmakers knew they were witnessing history in the making.