- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Lawrence Slattery
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Candy Darling was born on November 24, 1944 in Long Island, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Women in Revolt (1971), The Death of Maria Malibran (1972) and Flesh (1968). She died on March 21, 1974 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Platinum blonde hair, translucent complexion, and heavy, glamorous makeup looks
- Immortalized in the Lou Reed songs, "Candy Says", and "Walk on the Wild Side".
- Before dying in 1974, Candy left a note for her friends, in which she wrote: "Unfortunately before my death I had no desire left for life. Even with all my friends and my career on the upswing I felt too empty to go on in this unreal existence. I am just so bored by everything. You might say bored to death. It may sound ridiculous but is true." She also ended her note with a "Tinkerbell, Hi!", referring to the writer for Interview magazine who, in 1986, committed suicide by jumping out of a window.
- Candy's first "drag" name was Hope Slattery.
- Grew up in a small bungalow in Massapequa Park, Long Island, New York where she and her mother had moved after she divorced her husband. Candy also had a half brother, Warren, from her mother's first marriage.
- Was of Irish descent.
- I am a star because I have always felt so alienated and I project this feeling to others.
- I have always believed that socially unacceptable men make much better lovers because they are more sensitive.
- I've had small parts in big pictures and big parts in small pictures
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