Jezebel: Edie Beale

Little Edie Beale's Diary To Be Published

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:30:00 EDT

This is huge news for Grey Gardens fans: the nephew of Little Edie Beale is publishing her 1929 diary—in which the then 11-year-old wrote a detailed entry every day—titled I Only Mark the Hours that Shine. More »

How Not To Become Mom When Mom Is A Mentally-Ill Manipulator

Sadie Stein — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Just in time for Mother's Day (May 10): Stories of madness, control, and thwarted ambition. She'll love it! More »

Us Weekly's Grey Gardens Cover Leaves Much To Be Desired

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EDT

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Us created a mock-up cover — featuring Big and Little Edie — as a promo for Grey Gardens to appear along this week's issue. We thought we could do a better job, so we did. More »

Grey Gardens Behind The Scenes: Edie's Grandkids Talk About The Beale Family

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EDT

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In these behind-the-scenes clips, writer/director Michael Sucsy discusses his extensive research (which included reading Little Edie's journals), and the Beales' descendants fondly remember the Edies. More on costume and production design, after the jump. More »

Grey Gardens, The Movie Fashions: The Best Costumes For The Day

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EDT

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Little Edie Beale was famous for her creativity with scarves, bathing suits, and skirts. (Today's LA Times says if she were alive today she'd be a stylist.) Check out how faithfully HBO recreated her looks. More »

More On HBO's Grey Gardens: "The Hallmark Of Aristocracy Is Responsibility"

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EDT

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HBO's Grey Gardens — premiering April 18 — satisfies the hunger fans have for more on the Beale women better than pâté, ice cream and hotplate-boiled corn. We know, cause we got a copy. More »

Extended Grey Gardens Trailer

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:40:00 EDT

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This trailer gives us a full two-minute glimpse at the forthcoming HBO movie, which will delve into the Beales' money problems, Edie's jealousy over Jackie O, and Easthampton's raid on the estate. More »

Grey Gardens: The Movie Promo Is Here!

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:20:00 EDT

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In the words of Edie Beale, "I'm pulverized by this latest thing!" But in a good way. Here's the trailer for HBO's Grey Gardens, and Drew Barrymore's (sans lisp) accent is awesomely spot on. More »

Grey Gardens: Where Are They Now?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST

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For PBS' documentary series Independent Lens, filmmaker Albert Maysles tracked down Jerry Torre, the young man featured in the 1975 cult classic Grey Gardens, and found out what his life is like today. More »

Little Edie Beale: The Ultimate Recessionista

Sadie Stein — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST

You know, we've talked a lot about the difference between 'fashion' - that remote art form that most of us admire from afar - and style. What we wear. A couple of years ago, Little Edie Beale, the eccentric poor relation of Jackie Kennedy immortalized in Grey Gardens, was discovered by Fashion. We all know the trademarks: cashmere sweaters on her head, upside-down skirts, pantyhose sarongs, trouser minis. Designers were thrilled by this creativity, quick to reinvent and intellectualize it in expensive fabrics. But Little Edie wasn't intellectual; she was instinctive. With straitened circumstances and, okay, a healthy dash of delusion, she condensed a hundred Today show segments every hour. Reinvention? Check. Second-hand chic? Check. DIY? Natch. Well, little Edie's real moment has come - and we're not talking Drew Barrymore's biopic. More »

S-T-A-U-N-C-H

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:30:00 EST

Pour one out for Little Edie Beale tonight. Today is her birthday and she would've turned 91. (She passed away in 2002 at the age of 84.) The American socialite enjoyed three things in life: swimming, dancing, and the Catholic Church. [Wikipedia] More »

Grey Gardens Collections: For The Little Edie In All Of Us

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDT

Eva Marie Beale married to the nephew of our favorite deceased aspiring dancer/recluse Edie Beale, and she's opened an online store called Grey Gardens Collections, on which she sells vintage jewelry inspired by Little Edie's personal style. Clearly, they will help accessorize everyone's Best Costume for the Day. Take a look at some of the pieces after the jump, and try to keep the line between the past and the present (although we know it's awfully difficult). More »

A piece of authentic Edie Beale memorabilia...

Slut Machine — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:45:00 EST

A piece of authentic Edie Beale memorabilia can be yours thanks to the recent release of the CD Little Edie Live! A Visit To Grey Gardens, an audio interview with Edie. In 1976, a Rutgers college student saw Grey Gardens and couldn't get Little Edie out of his mind. On a whim, he called directory assistance to look her up and to his surprise, he was connected. After a few phone conversations with Edie, he traveled to East Hampton to interview her for his college paper, and the two remained in contact until her death in 2002. [Grey Gardens CD] More »

Edie Beale Would Not Approve Of Drew Barrymore Playing Her In A Movie

Slut Machine — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST

Drew Barrymore As Edie Beale In The Best Costume For The Day

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:15:00 EST

Drew Barrymore Does Edie Beale For Film Version Of Grey Gardens

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:15:00 EDT

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Carrie Bradshaw Channels Edie Beale With Her Best Costume For The Day

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:15:00 EDT

It's official—Drew Barrymore and Jessica...

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:30:00 EDT

It's official—Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange will play Little Edie and Big Edie Beale in an HBO adaptation of the our fave documentary Grey Gardens. We're not sure how Drew could possibly live up to Christine Ebersole's insanely pitch-perfect portrayal of Little Edie in the Broadway production, but we're excited to see the costumes of the day. [Reuters] More »

We've been talking like Grey Gardens' Little...

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:45:00 EDT

We've been talking like Grey Gardens' Little Edie Beale all day long since our review of Marc Jacobs' Spring '08 show earlier today. Considering that we live alone, we're probs like a sliver more insane than Edie herself, as she at least had someone to talk to, or at, rather. Anyway, more looks from last night's show came in, so now we have the proper outlet to express our inner aged debutante. Click below to start the Edie-annotated show. More »

Marc Jacobs Channels 'Grey Gardens'? We Beg To Differ

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:00:00 EDT

Marc Jacobs showed his collection last night, and word on the street is that it's very Grey Gardens. We weren't allowed to attend, because we're bloggers. (We're not joking—that's what other bloggers told us by way of explanation for our exclusion.) Anyway, as soon as we heard that Spring 2008 was shaping up to be Grey, we figured that we'd be the judges of that, considering we're experts on everything Beale. Frankly, we don't really see it, other than the use of a lace cape. First of all, the models have hair, and nobody wore head scarves, and most importantly, there were no upside down skirts. But still, when we saw the looks we couldn't help but review the clothes in "Edie speak". Click on our Edie-annotated gallery, below.

[Images via AP]

Retro Fashion: Edie Beale On The "Best Costume For The Day"

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:30:00 EDT