Grey Gardens: A Lil Edie Memory

Little Edie (Edith) and Big Edie Bouvier Beale lived in East Hamptons in a house called Grey Garden. They were the lesser known cousins of Jackie Onassis Kennedy and Lee Radziwell. Once upon a time they were in the highest of social circles but a series of unfortunate events left them penniless and living together in a big ramshackle mansion by the sea. The women never lost their unique character or humor, and they certainly never weakened.

[@elizabethtorrales7170]

I cried when at one point Edie said that she didn't want to spend another winter in that place. She said that a little hole in the wall in Manhattan would've been better than that place. I'm glad that she finally got her wish and is now free. I was so drawn to her and her intelligence and kindness toward that mother. RIP Edie, more people cared about you than you could ever imagine.

[@lynnefalchi4455]

Poor Edie😢...... fascinating creature...so beautiful in her prime! Always remembered..

[@zeezeeparker7961]

Thank you soo much for putting this together. There's quite a few pictures I hadn't seen before. Two of the most unique souls to walk this earth. Still it's hard to wrap your mind around how they ended up. I never get tired of seeing them. Such wonderful characters. 💖

[@TeacherNik1924]

They were really beautiful and had such big personalities. I'm so glad the Maysles captured these eccentric ladies on film.

[@chowchops]

She was not only stunningly beautiful, she was also right about a lot of things.

[@TeacherNik1924]

Agreed. ❤️

[@Toots22]

love the score

[@debszakormos7919]

The Gray gardens documentary by filmmaker maysles brothers is fascinating. Edie was smart, intelligent, whitty, fun, jaw-dropping beautiful In her youth. A Restrictive father also ruled her mother, they smothered Edie's future to live freely, speak freely, and find love from her many suitors. What she might have become ☹️. Imho, she lapsed into a complicated, devoted, mother/ daughter Stockholm Syndrome-esque existence. 🙄🐦 RIP 🙏

[@TeacherNik1924]

I agree completely

[@heyodi3092]

I love how we were all drawn to this film within days of each other.

[@Lifewithpersians]

Little Edie was so stunning but it seems like her parents destroyed her sense of worth. Very sad.

[@asbisi]

I think that observation is spot on. She was treated like a little doll, made pose, dress up CONSTANTLY. No one took her seriously as a person, so she never did herself either.

[@zero_bs_tolerance8646]

S-T-A-U-N-C-H !! Oh Edie, we love you so much.

[@yvonneplant9434]

The film made about them, starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange, is also worth a look. 🎉

[@sallyclay1974]

They were interesting, in that they came from an aristocratic background. Edie looked alot like Jackie. I'm happy they got saved from the poverty, they endeared in that house, towards the end of their natural lives.