Grey Gardens. Despite their aristocratic background and the fact that they were aunt and cousin to Jackie Onassis , Edith Bouvier Beale and daughter Edie lived in anonymity in a decaying mansion on New York's Long Island. But, in 1976, when Albert and David Maysies 's film appeared in US cinemas, it gave the pair the fame they longed for and the public a glimpse into the interdependency and private language of their eccentric lives. (S) John Peel on Grey Gardens: page 15