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Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale | |
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 Edith "Big Edie" Ewing Bouvier Beale 1917 Wedding Portrait | |
| Born | Edith Ewing Bouvier October 5, 1895 Nutley, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 1977 (aged 81) Southampton, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Big Edie |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Edith Bouvier Beale Phelan Beale, Jr. Bouvier Beale |
| Parent(s) | John Vernou Bouvier Jr. Maude Frances Sergeant Bouvier |
| Relatives | John Vernou Bouvier III (brother) Jacqueline Onassis (niece) Lee Radziwill (niece) |
| Family | Bouvier family |
Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (née Bouvier; October 5, 1895 – February 5, 1977) was an American socialite and singer known for her reclusive[1][2] and eccentric lifestyle.[3][4] Known as Big Edie,[5] she was a sister of John Vernou Bouvier III and an aunt of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and socialite Princess Lee Radziwill. Her life and relationship with her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale was highlighted in the 1975 documentary Grey Gardens.[1]
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- ^ Brady, Tara. "That Summer: How the walls fell in on the Hamptons". The Irish Times.
- ^ Nicholson, Amy (18 May 2018). "That Summer: the story behind the 'other' Grey Gardens documentary". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Aylmer, Olivia (18 May 2018). "A Rare Glimpse Inside Lee Radziwill's Once-in-a-Lifetime Summer at Grey Gardens". Vanities.