Comments on: Edith ‘Little Edie’ Beale

By: Frank Battaglia

Frank Battaglia — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:10:43 +0000

I am publicly announcing that I m selling part of my LITTLE Edie photogrphic negatives! Yeas this is for real! mny know of my images from my website islandbreezearts.com where you can still purchse my photos. I am however parting with some of my :ORIGINAL” Negatives! Yes negatives are far more valuable than prints itself. Full rights come with these negatives!My publicly announced price is $35,000.00 but may consider serious offers. I have more in my collection, so if price is right I will consider selling the other app. 50 negatives!??Its a rare opportunity for sure. Xmas is coming and what an opportunity!? Im open to talk so contact me at islandbreezearts@netscape.com Edies photos hve been wonderfull experience for me but honestly its hard times in this country now and I have decided to put a closure on my GREY GARDENS Endeavors!!!

By: Frank battaglia

Frank battaglia — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 04:29:41 +0000

Furthermore we also have LOIS Wright who pent 13 months ponging off the goodness of the Beales. She has been approaching many galleries with her grammar school paintings of Edie as she also approached a swank Beverly Hills gallery several months back. Im tired of hearing of all the profiteering by those who hd most to gain from knowing the Beales. As I mention earlier, where were all you folks when the beales were living on canned chicken spread and wonder bread? Where were you folks when Edie needed transportation to do chore or had no heat in house? You people are so sad and pathetic, that I decided out of economy nd respect for the Beales that i permanently remove part of my own collection of Images{NEGATIVES} i took of Edie in 1978. YES Im going to sell, make a few bucks, practice capitalism just like yopu do but BIG difference is I NEVER EXPLOITED HER ESSENTRICITY nor did I bullshit about how close of a friend or relative I was of Edie. i was straight forward and on what I did, and quoted in many articles and I can sleep well at night because of that! Im selling 20 of my rare and historic and HIGHLY personal images of edie. See many of them on my website islandbreezearts.com
Asking price is $42,000.00 or BEST offer. You get full rights to all negatives.Cmon relatives! Edie is supposed to be so important to you. Heres YOUR chance to won a historical memorabilia of EDIE and how about you so called friends? Would you not like to on such a collection? Put your money where your mouth is. HERES YOUR chnce to own Frank Battaglia’s reverred collection! write me islandbreezearts@netscape.com.

By: Frank battaglia

Frank battaglia — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:21:38 +0000

This note is to folks like EVA Beale, Jerome Beale and all Edith Beale relatives or supposed friends. Where were you folks when Edie nd her Mom were living on cat food? Sure now that he became famous your names are all over the internet making comments about Her and criticizing my photos or comments about my work..but hey Im not a relative! If I was wealthy i would have peronally helped out Little Edie out of mere friendship and mercy! Where were you folks?I lso must comment on all the other profiteers uch as JERRY. Jerry who accidentallity/purposely threw his fce is documentray has become a cult hero imply for his brief appearnces in Documentary. Jerry did ocassionlly ome hndyman work, but when he found out the cameras were there he hung around to get his face in film. Little Edie was not that fond of him but he tolerated him because Big Edie found him a MUSE.From since this film came out there are even songs about JERRYS CORN and he has made boocoo apearnces. Im thinking to myself that are most folks oblivious to Jerrys real contribution to film? It was HIMSELF! He acted like the beales were his family and made money from such deceit and when filming was done, and gone, so was JERRY! He has a book coming out, he has website boasting about how close he was to the Beales and I want to throw up! Jerry I have always said was a liar. I talked to Edie Briefly and we did touch upon JERRY and what she told me was he was a pest! She thought he even ripped off some trinkets upsyairs that were disappearing etc. She said "MOTHER knows I do not trust him but she likes to make me upset by liking Jerry when she knows I cannot be around him too long. I was one of the more honest people who made ny claims to knowing Edie. I never exaggerated my relationship to her Like Jerry, Walter Newkirk, and the sudden Family pride for profit by EVA BEALE. I am proud to sy tht I had full permission by EDIE on paper to take her photos and do what I wished with them and fact I never exploited her essentricity whatsoever! I can live with myself. To those relatives who never gave helping hand to Edie or her mom, you have no position or right modern day to sit and write or Brag that you are related to her. I say once more..SAHME ON YOU all!

By: frank battaglia

frank battaglia — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:02:40 +0000

It is a sad fact that People like Eva Beale comes out with book about fmily photos etc. Where was EVA when the Beales ere freezing and starving on their next to nothing income? Yet EVA writes for profit a book? My situation as a photographer and hort lived friend of Edies, i produced boddy of photogrphic ork that was the most accurte depiction of Little edies true emotions and anxiety about her future about her mom died and she was facing selling grey gardens. These photos were highly personal and did not exploit her essentricity like the Maysles film did. Not being a reltive to edie i find it grosly rude to profit on family book of photos such as EVAS book. It moreso disgusts me all the internet garbage of EDIE "BOBBLE HEADS" nd Faux jewelty etc i have seen for sale. I have a legitimate product which I introduced Edie to the world like no one has ever seen emotionally. My photos GO TOislandbreezearts.com I sadly however regret due to economy that I too hve to sell app. 20 of my precious images of Edie. I am selling these historic and rare portraits for 45,000.00. These are negatives which of course are worth more than photographs alone. If nyone is interested nd this includes EVA who supposedly takes pride of being a family reltive, heres YOUR chnce to own a piece of GREY GARDENS history. I can be contacted at 808-968-1224

By: frank

frank — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:33:35 +0000

Im laughing at the comment about ME exploiting the memory of Edie when I see above several folks soliciting Grey gardens material. LOL You do not get any better photos of Edie than mine PERIOD! They are real and unposed and reflect a very sad and confused period of her life before leaving Grey gardens. eat your heart out dude! Or Kristel whoever you are! Was your name on the HBO movie?Mine was!!!

By: GG Fan

GG Fan — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:43:11 +0000

For more information on Little Edie Beale, be sure to visit the Grey Gardens Online Database at http://www.greygardensonline.com.

By: Walter Newkirk

Walter Newkirk — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:15:26 +0000

New Book

memoraBEALEia
A Private Scrapbook About Edie Beale of Grey Gardens
First Cousin to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

http://www.greygardensbook.com

By: Walter Newkirk

Walter Newkirk — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:40:25 +0000

New CD!

Little Edie Live! A Visit To Grey Gardens

For additional information,
http://www.greygardenscd.com

By: kristel

kristel — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:15:21 +0000

I think I ll never forget those 2 wonderful women. My day brightens all the time I talk about grey gardens with someone...

and Frank battaglia, I m sorry but as much I know we have to do everything possible to sell, I just think that advertising this way is just misplaced! The Beales deserve more respect than that!

By: Robb Brawn

Robb Brawn — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:25:49 +0000

Wed, Nov. 9th, Edie would have been 90 years old ! Robb Brawn & Lee Arboreen have created a site dedicated to Edie and everything Grey Gardens. Great pictures of Edie, Christine Ebersole, and interviews with Jerry Torre and Albert Maysles, links, and much much more. Check it out at http://www.mygreygardens.com