- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Little Edie
- Height5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale was born on November 7, 1917 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She died on January 9, 2002 in Bal Harbour, Florida, USA.
- Parents
- Wearing a scarf, knotted towel, or skirt over her head, held in place with a brooch.
- Had a cabaret show at New York City's Reno Sweeney in January, 1978. Tickets were $7.50 and the show was sold out. Andy Warhol attended both nights.
- She was one of many famous tenants of the Barbizon Hotel for Women when she lived in New York. Other tenants included Grace Kelly, Candice Bergen, Liza Minnelli, Cloris Leachman, and Ali MacGraw.
- She developed Alopecia Totalis in her thirties which caused her to lose all of her hair and eyebrows. She began wearing her signature head scarves to cover her bald head.
- Was introduced to society on January 1, 1936 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City, New York.
- Became friends with Patricia Loud of An American Family (1973) fame after Grey Gardens (1975) gained notoriety.
- I was very happy at Grey Gardens, even though I never had enough food. I had something that was very solid, something that I liked: my mother needed me.
- You know, Jackie died with 200 million dollars. But I don't think it's worth it if you have to marry all the time and be unhappy. I think it's much better to be normal! Don't you?
- To my mother and me, Grey Gardens is a breakthrough to something beautiful and precious called life. We're proud of it. It's us!
- Call me anything, but don't call me old!
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