Candy Darling

Everything I know about...

Candy Darling was a famous transgender actress and model from the 60s and 70s.She was one of Andy Warhol's muses, and was a known figure at the "Warhol Factory". She collaborated many times with the artist, starring in movies like "Women In Revolt" (1971), or "Flesh" (1968). Besides, Candy also worked as an actress for Broadway and other indie theatre plays, written and directed by her friend, Jamie Curtis, even working with personalities such as, young Robert De Niro, for the play "Glamour, glory and gold". Miss. Darling was also the inspiration for The Velvet Underground's "Candy Says" and Lou Reed's "Walk on the wild side", where Candy is dedicated a verse on the song. She was born on the 24th of November, 1944. (Queens. New York City. US). Candy was known for having a passion for old Hollywood cinema, and, throughout her life, was inspired by her icons: Kim Novak and Lana Turner. Her best friend, Jeremiah Newton, said many times, during interviews, that she was a great impersonator for a wide range of scenes from her favourite movies. On her diaries, Candy Darling wrote her favourite scripts and her opinions on the movies and actresses. She wrote a lot on her diaries, the first registers being from when she was just 13-14 years old. All throughout her life, she kept a space for her thoughts, inspirations, beauty hacks, cooking recipees, drawings...Some of these pages can actually be read on the book "My face for the world to see"

You can actually read the book for free (on "The Internet Archive") by clicking here:

Unfortunately, Candy Darling died at a very young age. At just 29 years old, Candy died of a Lymphoma, a type of cancer that was, probably, caused by the hormone therapy she would use to take. Besides this, she left an indelible impact on culture, fashion, art and queer culture. That's why I wanted to dedicate this space for her, to show to other curious minds how creative, hard-working, fashionable, inspiring and talented was Candy Darling. To keep her memory alive and, maybe, inspire other young folks like me.

So, I really hope you enjoy this dive into her fashion style, her dreams, her favourite movies and, just her life in general!... "Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"...

A gallery of my favourite pics of her

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