Little Edie Bouvier Beale

Little Edie's Enduring Legacy

Tanja M. Laden | Posted 05.25.2011

Tanja M. Laden

Most people know Edith Bouvier Beale from the Maysles brothers' captivating 1975 documentary Grey Gardens. Now, Bouvier Beale Jr. brings us even more from Little Edie by publishing her diary.

Inspiration in Squalor: How I "Rebuilt" Grey Gardens

Michael Sucsy | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Sucsy

Like so many others before and after me, I couldn't turn away from this fascinating mother-daughter duo. The documentary had ended but the spell wasn't broken. I wanted more.

Meeting the Maysles: Grey Gardens Comes to Harlem

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Henry Adams

Bred to be lovely and pleasant, to take for granted an ample supply of cash, the women of Grey Gardens were essentially abandoned to languish in a mansion infested with raccoons and cats.