In five days, HBO's highly-anticipated look into the lives of the eccentric mother-daughter duo of Big and Little Eddie and their stay at Grey Gardens will finally makes its way onto television.
Based on the Maysles Brothers' classic documentary about the two women, HBO's film will explore what led the women to lose their money, reject all social norms, and lead the rest of their lives secluded in the dilapidated and cat infested mansion known affectionately known as Grey Gardens.
In light of this media event, W magazine caught up with Sally Quinn -- owner of the restored East Hampton estate. Here are a few highlights from their chat:
The house was so filthy when Sally went to check it out that her real estate agent refused to enter:
"We got to the house and my real-estate agent said, "I will do anything to sell the house, but I will not go inside." So she waited outside. Well, you had to have flea collars on for one thing. There were 30 cats in there and the stench was beyond belief. And Little Edie opened the door—her mother had died two years earlier—and apparently everyone had made offers because she was asking $220,000 for the house."
