Jerry was later portrayed in the musical adaptation of grey gardens on broadway 2006 as the marble faun. The east hampton, long island, home became the center of quite a scandal when it was revealed in 1973 that the reclusive aunt and cousin to jackie o. Apr, 2009 from the january 10, 1972 issue of new york magazine this is a tale of wealth and rebellion in one american gothic family. Hes featured in the great documentary, grey gardens, by albert and david maysles. Mar 05, 2015 edith little edie bouvier beale grey gardens. The colorful, humorous and meaningful life story of jerry torre, known for his appearance as the marble faun in the 1975 maysles brothers documentary.
A beautiful youth, dark days, and redemption for the gardener of grey gardens. As a child he ran from his home in brooklyn and began working as a gardener for the wealthy in east hampton, ny. Both pelizza and hay were living in new york city at the time and shooting as much as possible. Jerrys film has moved into its final stages and we. While living at grey gardens, edith little edie bouvierbeale gave jerry the nickname the marble faun, which jerry accepted as a fated path to artmaking. Jerry torres touching and at times haunting memoir about his days as caretaker of grey gardens, the nowcelebrated mansion chronicled in the iconic documentary grey gardens and two featurelength films. Jerry the marble faun of grey gardens at outsider art fair. Lois wright, one of the two birthday party guests in the film, hosted a public television show for 30 years in east hampton from the early 1980s to december 2018. The marble faun of grey gardens a memoir of the beales, the maysles brothers, and jacqueline kennedy book. The marble faun of grey gardens book the indianapolis. Torre, now 65, recently coauthored a memoir titled the marble faun of grey gardens that details his experience befriending edith ewing bouvier beale, then 78, and her daughter edith bouvier. A memoir of the beales, the maysles brothers, and jacqueline kennedy by tony maietta and jerry torre available in trade paperback on, also read synopsis anthe marble faun of grey gardens is jerry torres touching and at times haunting memoir about his. Jerry torre talks about what it was like to work at the famous grey gardens, meeting jackie o and the real women behind the legendary.
Jan 30, 2015 jerry torre, who is having his first solo show at the outsider art fair, has an offbeat back story that begins with the beales of grey gardens. Watch the marble faun of grey gardens online vimeo on. Musical trailer for jerry torres upcoming documentary the marble faun. My partner lee and i had extensive conversations with jerry torre for this web site. Marble faun of grey gardens preproduction trailer youtube. Beale says, jerrys out every night with a different girl. The lost world of little edie, still amazing after 40 years a haunting portrait of upperclass decay with raccoons returns in a new restoration. Torre went on to write about his time living with beales in the marble faun of grey gardens. Edith bouvier beale at her home grey gardens on january 8 1972 in new york united states bargain hunters and lovers of cult films queued out the door of infamous long island home grey gardens on friday, eager to snap up goods once owned by bizarre hermits big edie and little edie beale. Torre released his memoir entitled the marble faun of grey gardens.
Lois wright, one of the two birthday party guests in the film, has hosted a public television show in east hampton since the 1980s. Inside grey gardens with gail sheehy new york magazine. My friend and colleague, alyssa goldberg, knows jerry and suggested i contact him since i am a big grey gardens fan. He began carving stone in his partners apartment stairwell on 23rd street in new york city in 1987. The marble faun of grey gardens documentary posts facebook. Part one of this twopart episode follows jerry torre well known for his appearance in the 1975 documentary grey gardens. The book is a behindthescenes look at big edie and little edie and their bizarre and reclusive life of squalor amidst the. The most memorable moments of my life began when i met mrs. The marble faun of grey gardens documentary, new york, ny. The marble faun of grey gardens is jerry torres touching and at times haunting memoir about his days as caretaker of grey gardens, the nowcelebrated mansion chronicled in the iconic documentary grey gardens and two featurelength films. Hay and pelizzas new documentary, the marble faun of grey gardens, tells the story of what happened to torre after he left the beales world.
During his time at grey gardens, jerry was given the nickname the marble faun by edith little edie bouvier beale. Three questions with jerry torre of grey gardens and three. Jerry torre, the marble faun, at outsider art fair the new york. Grey gardens, albert and david maysles 1975 cult documentary, chronicled the lives of the eccentric socialite edith bouvier beale jacqueline kennedy onassiss aunt and her middleaged. Jerry torre graduated from sachem high school in 1974 and found a summer job as a gardener at an east hampton mansion. She wrote a book about her experiences at the house. The book, cowritten with film historian tony maietta, is a behindthescenes look at big edie and little edie and their bizarre and reclusive. The marble faun of grey gardens is jerry torres touching and at times haunting memoir about his teenage days as caretaker of. In a mashup between grey gardens and nathaniel hawthornes the marble faun, the relationship between little edie, big edie, and jerry was explored.
The marble faun of grey gardens 2011 plot summary imdb. It begins and ends at the juncture of lily pond lanethe new gold. The marble faun of grey gardens is jerry torres touching and at times haunting memoir about his teenage days as caretak. Filming of the marble faun of grey gardens first stared in 2009. Grey gardens is a 1975 documentary film by albert and david maysles, with susan froemke, ellen hovde, and muffie. Jerry torre, the marble faun, at outsider art fair the new. Jerry torre, the marble faun, at outsider art fair the. A memoir of the beales, the maysles brothers, a 2 the marble faun of grey gardens. The video channel of jerry torre and his upcoming documentary film entitled the marble faun of grey gardens. May 6, 2015 big edith referred to jerry torre as the marble faun. Big edith referred to jerry torre as the marble faun.
Inside the infamous ny grey gardens historic yard sale. The crumbling mansion was home to edith bouvier beale, often referred to as big edie, and her daughter, little edie. The book, cowritten with film historian tony maietta, is a behindthescenes look at big edie and little edie and their bizarre and. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The marble faun of grey gardens is jerry torres to. Grey gardens is the name of a neglected, sprawling estate gone to seed. The marble faun of grey gardens is jerrys look back on the filming of grey gardens but also how the notoriety the movie achieved changed his life along with the bealess as their private world is shared with audiences everywhere.
Additionally, jerry is well known as the bouvierbeales handyman from the maysles brothers 1975 documentary grey gardens. A beautiful youth, dark days, and redemption for the gardener. In fact, torres life outside grey gardens centered on local gay night spots, such as the attic. Inside grey gardens with gail sheehy new york magazine nymag. The marble faun of grey gardens musical trailer youtube. The original concept trailer for jerry torres upcoming documentary the marble faun of grey gardens. The marble faun of grey gardens ebook by jerry torre. Meet the real jerry torre from grey gardens the custom. The marble faun with the two edie beales of grey gardens like disco, argyle prints and saddle shoes, grey gardens, the 1975 documentary by david and albert maysles, is back in style.
All of his sculptures are carved by hand without the use of machines. Three questions with jerry torre of grey gardens and. I never thought of her as an acquired taste, as big edie describes her in the recent hbo film, grey gardens. Jerry torre, who is having his first solo show at the outsider art fair, has an offbeat back story that begins with the beales of grey gardens. May 01, 20 jerry torre who little edie dubbed the marble faun has been immortalized through the maysles movie. The book is a behindthescenes look at big edie and little edie and their bizarre. The marble faun of grey gardens is jerry torres touching and at times haunting memoir about his teenage days as caretaker of grey gardens, the nowcelebrated mansion chronicled in the iconic documentary grey gardens and two featurelength films. A memoir of the beales, the maysles brothers, and jacqueline kennedy maietta, tony, torre, jerry on. A memoir of the beales, the maysles brothers, and jacqueline kennedy. When i learned more about his life, largely through alyssa and, then, via his web site, i realized what a fascinating. A story of a runaway, sexual identity, and survival in the wake of loss. That same year the young man little edie beale called the marble faun, stumbled across grey gardens, and into pop culture history when his visits to the decaying mansion were captured by the. Jackie kennedy onassis was horrified of recluse aunt. A memoir of the beales, the maysles brothers and jacqueline kennedy querelle, 2018, torre, now 61, looks back on his time with the beales as.
Sep 12, 2018 the marble faun is a character from a nathaniel hawthorne novel, and torre said that became his nickname from little edie from that day forward. Apr 22, 2010 the original concept trailer for jerry torres upcoming documentary the marble faun of grey gardens. The marble faun of grey gardens 2011 1h 55min documentary, biography the colorful, humorous and meaningful life story of jerry torre, known for his appearance as the marble faun in the 1975 maysles brothers documentary grey gardens, as told by firsttime filmmakers jason hay and steve pelizza. The marble faun of grey gardens is the upcoming documentary about the life of jerry torre, known for his appearance in the 1975 maysles brothers film grey gardens.
In addition to sculpting stone, jerry worked as a gardener for the royal family of saudi arabia, with wayland flowers and his puppet, madame, during their cabaret acts in the. The marble faun of grey gardens book the seattle public. Its a very intriguing powerful legacy, he said of the beales. Torre, now 65, recently coauthored a memoir titled the marble faun of grey gardens that details his experience befriending edith ewing bouvier beale, then 78, and her daughteredith bouvier. Tony maietta the marble faun of grey gardens is jerry torres touching and at times haunting memoir about his days as caretaker of grey gardens, the nowcelebrated mansion chronicled in the iconic documentary. The cinema verite style is as much of a tribute to the original documentary by the maysles, as it is a story about jerry. The colorful, humorous and meaningful life story of jerry torre, known for his appearance as the marble faun in the 1975 maysles brothers documentary grey gardens, as told by firsttime filmmakers jason hay and steve pelizza.
Apr 05, 2011 that same year the young man little edie beale called the marble faun, stumbled across grey gardens, and into pop culture history when his visits to the decaying mansion were captured by the. She gave me the name based on the image of the marble faun. What begins as a teenager coming upon what he assumed was an old, abandoned house takes on new dimensions. Grey gardens film screening with the marble faun happens tonight, july 19, 7 to 10. Read the marble faun of grey gardens a memoir of the beales, the maysles brothers, and jacqueline kennedy by jerry torre available from rakuten kobo.
From the january 10, 1972 issue of new york magazine this is a tale of wealth and rebellion in one american gothic family. A beautiful youth, dark days, and redemption for the. He is best known for his appearance in the 1975 independent documentary films grey gardens and the beales of grey gardens by albert and david maysles. What begins as a teenager coming upon what he assumed was. The real marble faun from grey gardens message board. A memoir of the beales, the maysles brothers, and jacqueline kennedy with. The marble faun of grey gardens is jerry torre s touching and at times haunting memoir about his teenage days as caretaker of grey gardens, the nowcelebrated mansion chronicled in the iconic documentary grey gardens and two featurelength films. A 2011 documentary, the marble faun of grey gardens by jason hay and steve pelizza, showed that he was then a sculptor at the art students league of new york. The marble faun of grey gardens is jerry torres touching and at times haunting memoir about his teenage days as caretaker of grey gardens. In june, albert maysles will show a documentary, the marble faun of grey gardens, at the maysles documentary center in harlem. For those not familiar with jerry torre, who edie referred to as the marble faun in the maysyles film, he is the handyman who appeared in both the original documentary as well as the sequel, the beales of grey gardens.
Jerry is well known for his appearances in the maysles brothers 1975 documentary grey gardens, the 2006 follow up the beales of grey gardens, and as a character in the 2007 broadway musical grey gardens. Jerry torre signed this vintage hardback copy of the marble faun by nathaniel hawthorne. The owner, a member of the new york stock exchange, set up. Jerry is who little edie beale called the marble faun, in that artistic smash. While living at grey gardens with the beales, edith little edie bouvier beale gave jerry the nickname the marble faun which jerry. The marble faun of grey gardens documentary home facebook.
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