Gray Gardens Edie
In 1973 documentary filmmaking brothers albert maysles and david maysles decide to change the focus of their latest project from jacqueline kennedy onassis to her aunt and older cousin mother and daughter edith bouvier beale called big edie and edith little edie bouvier beale who were found living in squalor and isolation in the longtime family mansion grey gardens in east hampton new york.
Gray gardens edie. Grey gardens the 2009 emmy award winning made for television movie for hbo starred jessica lange as big edie and drew barrymore as little edie. Courtesy everett collection grey gardens the seven bedroom estate at 3 west end road in east hampton that once belonged to jackie kennedy onassis s aunt and cousin edith bouvier beale and edith. The author s new york magazine cover story january 10 1972.
Grey gardens an hbo film stars jessica lange and drew barrymore as the edies with jeanne tripplehorn as jacqueline kennedy and daniel baldwin as julius krug. As famously portrayed in the maysles documentary the pair would have daily routines of quarrels reminiscences reconciliations and yes singing. But pam beale who met edie in 1982 when pam married edie s nephew chris believes what the film misses is just how much the.
Grey gardens in the fall of 1973 filmmakers david and albert maysles started shooting their documentary on edie beale and her mother. It was directed and co written by filmmaker michael sucsy. The film which was released in 1975 to wide acclaim showed a.
Edith bouvier beale big edie david and albert maysles and edie beale little edie during the filming of grey gardens. Grey gardens was a critical success and became a documentary classic. Lange won an emmy for her performance.
Reclusive the pair live with cats and raccoons in grey gardens a crumbling mansion in east hampton. Directed and co written with patricia rozema by filmmaker michael sucsy filming began on october 22 2007 in toronto. The couple promised little edie that they would reconstruct the home rather than tear it down.
In 1979 little edie sold grey gardens to ben bradlee then the executive editor of the washington post and his wife journalist sally quinn for 220 000 about 730 000 in current dollars.