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Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale

Born
Oct 5, 1895 · Aged 81
Died
Feb 5, 1977
Place of birth
Nutley, New Jersey, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
4
TV credits
0
Also known as (1)
  • Big Edie

Biography

Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (October 5, 1895 – February 5, 1977) was an American socialite and singer known for her reclusive and eccentric lifestyle. Known as Big Edie, 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.