Edith Bouvier Beale

(1896-1977)

American socialite and singer

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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.

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Born	Edith Ewing Bouvier 5 October 1896 New Jersey, USA
Died	5 February 1977 (aged 80) Southampton, New York, USA
Zodiac	Libra
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Phelan Beale 1881-1956 · American lawyer · m. 1917; div. 1931 info edit

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Edith Bouvier Beale info 1st child with Phelan Beale Female b. 7 Nov 1917 d. 9 Jan 2002 · Age: 84 (at death) · 1917-2002 · Socialite

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Phelan Beale Jr. info 2nd child with Phelan Beale Male b. 16 Jun 1920 d. 26 Jun 1993 · Age: 73 (at death) · 1920-1993 · American journalist

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Bouvier Beale info 3rd child with Phelan Beale Male b. 13 Feb 1922 d. 3 May 1994 · Age: 72 (at death) · 1922-1994 · American lawyer

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Maude Sergeant Bouvier · Mother edit info

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John Vernou Bouvier Jr. · Father · 1866-1948 · American Wall Street lawyer and stockbroker; grandfather of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis edit info

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John Vernou Bouvier III · Brother · 1891-1957 · American Wall Street stockbroker edit info

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis · Niece · 1929-1994 · First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963 edit info

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Lee Radziwill · Niece · 1933-2019 · American socialite edit info

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