About Candy Darling
Candy Darling (November 24, 1944 – March 21, 1974) was an American actress. Best known as a Warhol superstar, she was a pioneer for transgender visibility. Darling rose to fame in New York City's underground film scene for her performances in the Andy Warhol-produced films Flesh (1968) and Women in Revolt (1971). She was photographed by Cecil Beaton and Richard Avedon, and starred in Tennessee Williams' play, Small Craft Warnings (1972). Darling was celebrated for her glamorous, Old Hollywood-inspired persona and candid wit, and became a muse to rock and roll musicians of the era, including the Rolling Stones and Lou Reed, who referenced her in his songs. She died from lymphoma at the age of 29 in 1974. == Early life and education == Candy Darling was born in Forest Hills, Queens, as the child of Theresa (née Phelan) Slattery, a bookkeeper at Manhattan's Jockey Club, and John F. Slattery, a cashier for the New York Racing Association whom she described as a violent alcoholic. She had one half-brother, Warren, from her mother’s previous marriage. When contacted for Cynthia Carr's 2023 biography of Darling, he agreed to answer questions on the condition that his full name not be published, stating that he did not want friends to know he was related to her. Darling's early years were spent in Massapequa Park, Long Island, where she and her mother moved after her parents' divorce.
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