Friday, April 3, 2009

What was so weird about Jackie O's family?


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Why: Bus stop ads for the HBO movie "Grey Gardens" describe it: "Inside the incredible world of Jackie O's relatives."

Answer: Her aunt and cousin ("Big Edie" and "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale), both never-was performers, lived with a bunch of feral cats in Grey Gardens, a dilapidated and isolated 14-room cottage, as documented in a 1975 documentary. After the National Enquirer ran an expose on their dirty life, Jackie O and Aristotle donated money to help clean and fix the house, including hauling away over 1,000 bags of garbage. Big Edie never left the house again.

Source: Wikipedia

The More You Know: Drew Barrymore will play Little Edie, who used to be a clothes model. She looked like this: