Edith Bouvier Beale

Biography

​Edith Bouvier Beale (November 7, 1917 – January 14, 2002) was an American socialite, fashion model, and cabaret performer. Known as Little Edie, she was a first cousin of former U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Princess Lee Radziwill. Beale is known for participating along with her mother Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale in the 1975 documentary film Grey Gardens, by Albert and David Maysles.