The house itself dates from 1897, and was designed by Joseph Greenleaf Thorpe. Other notable owners include Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, who lived together in the house from 1979 to 2014, and who significantly improved its state after moving in. It is currently owned by fashion designer and entrepreneur Liz Lange.

In her book, Lois writes about her year in 1975 of living with the Beales at Grey Gardens. Although Little Edie had left her mother and moved into Manhattan to try and make a new life, she had moved back to Grey Gardens six years later to stay with her mother, who wanted her home.

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When she was in her late 30s, Beale developed alopecia totalis which caused her body hair to fall out and prompted her to wear her signature headscarves.

A cinematic Great Gatsby, Grey Gardens shows how quickly the rich can lose everything (including their marbles), and offers a subtle indictment of an aristocratic family that would cast off its more eccentric members, leaving them to rot in seclusion on Long Island.

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