I read in the comments that the two successful sons tried to help, but the mother wouldn't sell the house. Ok, but does that mean that they couldn't at least pay the utilities, and get someone in once a week to clean up for their mother and sister? My siblings and I barely graduated from high school and we help our mother out with money, necessities and our time. You don't have to be rich to love your mom!
I wish you guys would show at the villa riviera which was so close to the ocean how did they manage to make the walk to the beach so much farther, my head hurts from thinking about it. Great video, ty!
I live in the Country of the Mid-West. I was stationed in on a Destroyer in the Long Beach Naval Station in the 60's. I couldn't live in such a cramped city as Long Beach. To much Negatives, glad am a Country person.
Living in LB has its pros and cons for sure. I live on Ocean Blvd., in Alamitos Beach, 9 blocks from downtown. It's nice having beach access across the street, but the constant emergency and firetruck sirens drive me crazy, especially at night! I have family living in the country in Valparaiso, Indiana and I could see myself retiring there someday. Now the harsh winters are another story! You can't beat the moderate climate on the West Coast.
I filmed this 6 months before the devastating fire destroyed Lahaina. The sites my friend Frank and I saw are now all gone. Sadly, Frank also passed away suddenly and unexpectedly that July, 5 months after we returned from the cruise. Thank you for your comment.
@Keithbythesea I'm so sorry to hear about Frank my condolences to you and his family. I've been to Lahaina town several times It was my all time favorite place to visit and now it is gone. I know they will rebuild, but I don't think it will ever be the same.💔
Sadly Mr Bradley passed away. It was sold again. Gone is the beautiful beachy garden. The interior is designed ghastly with no thought to the homes original beauty.
If this house didn't have "celebrity" status, these two nuts would've been put in to a "care facility" and the house torn down - they gave off a "What ever happened to Baby Jane" vibe!
Yep, he didn't engage much while filming on this cruise, unlike the cruise we took to the Mexican Riverera 3 years before. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2FcT5ULL_xg.html. He had been dealing with some health issues but had been improving. Sadly, he passed away suddenly from a cardiac arrest 5 months later. I'm glad he was able to experience this one last cruise. 💙
not for me once carribean to barbados from san juan 12 days bored outta my gourde never again claustrophobic and old people now too many old people now lol@@Keithbythesea
Yes. You likely have not even seen the documentary. The music used in this video, “Tea For Two” and “Begin The Beguine”, as clearly indicated in the film, were two of Edith Beale’s favorites.
Keithbythesea : Thank you for pointing out that the Cole Porter etc tunes were also in the original documentary . I saw the 1975 documentary when it originally came out but do not remember the original score because it was so long ago.
Really enjoyed your video and the smooth interlude music. Flying soon into New Zealand from LA for a cruise back to Long Beach with stops in Australia, South Sea islands and then on to Hawaii then back home starting in 2 weeks (57days). Haven’t seen Hawaii in 25 years, I’m sure it’s changed. Hope Frank healed well. You are a good friend. Mahalo and Aloha. Oh yea… I just had to say… please assure Frank that there a NO snakes in Hawaii, he’s safe. 😁
What a wonderful 57-day travel adventure you're about to have that also includes Australia! No doubt it will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience! It had been about 30 years since I had visited Hawaii, specifically Honolulu, and yes, much had changed. Sadly, a few months after our cruise, Frank passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. I lost my best friend of 30 years and my cruise buddy. I don't know if you also watched part 2, but I never finished editing to post part 3, which included Ensenada, Mexico, before returning to San Pedro and then back home to Long Beach. I just didn't have it in me with my friend's passing. Perhaps I will one day soon. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Safe travels, and thank you for your kind words! Bon voyage! 🛩️ 🛳️
@@user-vs7sm3ny5d she was considered very attractive when young, for a lady like that, to fail to marry was a death curse. there had to be something wrong with her. apparently she was on track to hook up with joe kennedy, JFKk’s older brother but i guess he dumped her. back then the pressure to confirm was insane, nothing like it is today. for these ladies to fall apart like this, that was extremely oddball. hey, on a side note- did you ever meet the “marble faun?”
I don't understand how they lived like they did. They stayed in one tiny bedroom together and didnt even keep that clean. The conditions were horrifying. If I had lived there I would have at least kept it clean and would have buried the trash if burning wasn't allowed. They apparently couldn't pay for trash services but they shouldn't have let garbage pile up. Imagine the smell. I can get messy sometimes but I pick up and most importantly I wash the walls, the floors and thoroughly clean objects as well as under and behind. They lived in filth and squalor. A lot of people never deep clean. Ever. They move in and let the grime collect for years. Some people live in their houses for years and never clean the ceiling fans, the doors, cupboards, behind the stove, etc. It's crazy to me. Some people are filthy. I can't stand people like this.
Give me a break...where is your compassion ...not everyone is like you!! I hope you never have to deal with a family members illnesses. Might be too much for you..your comment was selfish.
Really? You still don't get, do you. We should all go under your standards even though their minds were not healthy? You are a dictator. I hope your family is masterfully PERFECT for you. You have NO compassion, just rules. You should go clean up San Francisco, we could use you. I could mention so many things for you to dictate how people should live. You are something else. Yes, it's not healthy but you can see their unstableness, I guess you can't though, you should want to see clean and have everyone live like you. They could not be helped, their minds, please remember that. We could also use your counseling in Philly, Detroit, NYC, and use your special ways to tell people how they should live and we would have a better county, wouldn't say. I can't wait. No compassion, HA!
I’m completely with you. I can’t stand ppl like this either and it also just doesn’t compute. Regardless of mental illness it’s hard to understand this level of filth/disgust.
This is what the British call “house poor”. People can be born into aristocracy, have a title, and live on a 500 year old estate, but not have money to buy school shoes. Old, rich estates require an income to maintain. The Edies, Big and Little, were high society, had an estate, but no income. Textbook “house poor”. To be clear, I wouldn’t say the Beal’s specifically squalid conditions are necessarily part of the “house poor” condition.
They were hoarders. House poor is when you pay the mortgage and then you have nothing left over…they weren’t this. This looks like every hoarders episode ever. Complete with the hoarding of animals.
@@_Elizabeth_theMaid They were not hoarders. The garbage piled up because they didn't have the money to pay for the garbage collection service. They were poor. so they just ended up with piles of garbage and no way to get rid of it. Why were they living in such a mess? Probably because of severe depression and abandonment and having nobody to turn to for help. Little Edie was trapped by her mother and so stressed, she lost all her hair. They sold all their precious jewelry and antiques to survive and were living with the remainders of stuff they grew up with. - little edie did not have new clothes, she was making outfits out of scarves and things she could pin together. These women were from a rich family that abandoned them. Big Edie was a stubborn weirdo who refused to conform to normal behavior and she embarrassed her rich husband and her rich father - so the husband left her and the father disowned her and neither one would support her financially anymore so she was left penniless. Her husband paid for child support only. Little Edie was supposed to marry a rich man but the divorce of her parents (shameful at the time), the flamboyant behavior of her mother and the resulting financial shakiness of the family would have tainted her reputation and made her less acceptable to other families. The really sad part is that little Edie has 2 wealthy, successful lawyer brothers who did not help their mother and sister and did not help to support them financially. Little Edie's brothers left her to take care of their demented mother by herself and gave her no help. Little Edie was trapped.
Exactly. Little Edie had 2 successful lawyer brothers and they did nothing to help their mother and sister. The mother and sister could not afford heat or running water in the house and the brothers did nothing to help. They left little edie there alone to deal with their mother and did nothing to help her. Little edie was trapped.
the brothers tried to convince their mother to sell Grey Gardens and they had a place in Florida lined up for Big Edie and little Edie to live in. Big Edie refused to sell .
@@afrodite9801 the brothers tried but there is only so much one can do when another human refuses to be "helped" , you cant walk into another 's home and force them to do anything including cleaning,,,,
@@anastasia10017 the brothers tried you cant force someone to do anything they refuse to do including clean, move live sensibly within your budget etc etc neither Big and Little Edie sounded like they were all there
They had no income and Big Edie was lowkey abusive. She didn't want to be alone and therefore didn't want Little Edie to leave her and did everything to make sure she couldn't. Little Edie had many offers to marry rich men when she was younger and basically could've been set for life, and her mother by default, but Big Edie didn't have the foresight for that. She simply did not want to be left alone and she and Little Edie lived in squalor for the rest of their lives because of it.
The father of little Eddie and husband of big Eddie would not help them. I think he had a lawyer or lawyers who was on his side. It's been a long time since I read the story on their lives
R.I.H.P. Big Edie & Little Edie🕊🩵💜💙🩷Fly High Lovely Queens-the Beales of Grey Gardens🕊🩵💜💙🩷🕊🥰FASCINATING @ the very least...there just aren't enough words...❤❤❤🎉Friese! GRAMMER POLESE!!! Failure to conjugate past tense...btw😉😊😇🥰🤣
Long Beach used to be the jewel of the coast. There are still a few of the buildings left from that era. Many in this video. Now the city is in tatters.
Our 3rd port of Call was Lahaina, Maui ( Shown in Part 2). With the devastation from the wild fires on the Westside, I wonder if your Cruise will stop on the Eastside of the island instead, or perhaps another island? In any case, have a great time in October and thanks for watching! 🚢
It was beautifully restored, & the gardens brought back to life; blooming in the sun 🌞 that is why it broke 💔 my heart to read at the end that it is no longer reincarnated, but standing in mediocrity...the grandure all gone by the current owner that did not appreciate its beauty & history & the story the walls contained😢😪😭
It is devastatingly tragic that 6 months after our visit to beautiful Lahaina, this historic resort town is now almost completely gone. With the fires that started on August 8, 2023, the economic and cultural heart of the island was reduced to an ashen landscape in the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years. I'd like to express my deepest condolences to the families who's loved ones lost their lives as a result of the disaster in Maui, and my heartfelt sympathy to those who have lost their homes and businesses. 💔
I watched the documentary several times now and it affects me each time, it breaks my heart. I bought the book, it is really eye opening. These two women where betrayed by people they loved (father and brothers) and they where left destitute. That angers and saddens me. Much of Little Edie's diary is in it. She was pretty young when she wrote it but one would think it was written by a much older and wiser person. She moved to Florida and swam in the ocean every day until her passing.
After a couple divorces the husband has no obligation to a former wife. There was no betrayal. She was desitute because she decided to be an independent woman even though there is no such thing.
Technically, no. It was canned liver pate sold for humans, but was purchased essentially for the cats. They were also feeding the cats wet Purina food, which they didn't eat.
