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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 known for her reclusive and eccentric lifestyle. Known as Big Edie, she was a sister of John Vernou Bouvier III and an aunt of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. 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
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5 February 1977 (aged 80)
Southampton, New York, USA
Zodiac Libra
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  • Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale
    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.
    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
    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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  • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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  • Lee Radziwill
    Lee Radziwill · Niece · 1933-2019 · American socialite and sister of Jackie Kennedy Onassis edit info
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