Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale
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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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Born | Edith Ewing Bouvier (1895-10-05)October 5, 1895 Nutley, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | February 5, 1977(1977-02-05) (aged 81) Southampton, New York, U.S. |
Other names | Big Edie |
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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) |
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