Comments on: Hooked on Grey Gardens

By: Ellen Pompeo’s House in the Hollywood Hills

Ellen Pompeo’s House in the Hollywood Hills — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:57:13 +0000

[...] Berkus Show” recently, she said that when she first saw her house, “It was a Grey Gardens situation with overgrown trees, and all the furniture had been in the house since the ’40s [...]

By: Babi

Babi — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:26:27 +0000

Exactly what I was looking for! I can’t believe there are so many others like me who loved that house in Alvin and the Chipmunks! I’ve been looking for pictures of it on line for the longest time, until somehow I stumbled onto your site. And then what a treat to find so many of the other houses that I loved on movies!

Thank you!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:55:08 +0000

Great post! I’ve been a little obsessed with Grey Gardens & the 2 Edies ever since I first saw the documentary years ago, and the HBO film was such a nice surprise. They clearly put a lot of effort into doing everything right, including their faithful recreation of the real Grey Gardens up in Canada. And I was so pleased to see Kalina Ivanov receive a very well-deserved Emmy for the amazing work she did.

To me, Little Edie’s accent is kind of hard to peg. She did speak like her cousin Jackie, but her accent was noticeably different from Big Edie’s…and Big Edie was part of a wealthy family which divided its time between a posh NYC home and their beautiful Long Island estate. Somebody somewhere suggested that Little Edie’s speech was influenced a lot by her time at Miss Porter’s School and also by hearing her very southern father’s accent. I loved hearing Little Edie talk, but I tend to think she had her own totally unique way of speaking. I grew up in the the so-called “Great Estates” region of the Hudson Valley, and the old-money types there always reminded me of the way FDR used to speak, or the way George Plimpton speaks…he’s still alive, right?

Anyway, fascinating characters, splendid house and 2 great movies! Everyone should try to catch the HBO version if possible. As usual Jessica Lange was wonderful, but Drew Barrymore was surprisingly good too.

By: Elvia

Elvia — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:38:47 +0000

I saw the movie, it is so easy to get hooked to it, it was very interesting!!!

By: Ann Z

Ann Z — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:10:49 +0000

When little Edie spoke I thought it was Jackie – she sounded just like her! That accent is not New England upper crust but New York (downstate)…just a little bit similar to the famous “nu yawk” accent… but it’s the gentler blueblood version

By: More Kitchen Pics : LifeSignatures

More Kitchen Pics : LifeSignatures — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:11:51 +0000

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By: Moi

Moi — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:28:47 +0000

I haven’t seen the movie but like the actresses and would probably like the movie.

The house is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Shelia

Shelia — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:14:23 +0000

I saw Grey Gardens on Broadway in New York. I would like to see the movie. I got all interested and looked up many things about these ladies and there are some video on Youtube you can view.
Thanks for the post.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia

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By: Peacock Blue

Peacock Blue — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:55:08 +0000

I saw Grey Gardens and it was very interesting to learn about the Beale ladies. The home was absolutely beautiful! It was a shame to see it (and the ladies) deteriorate like they did. Peacock Blue’s last blog post..What's Hot....

By: Robyns Online World

Robyns Online World — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:50:04 +0000

I had no idea a new movie had been made about Grey Gardens! I saw the documentary from the 70's and you could not help but be captivated by the family and the house. Hopefully, this will be released on DVD since we don't subscribe to HBO. Robyns Online World’s last blog post..Walmart Remodel - UGH!