Grey Gardens estate in East Hampton. He and his brother Phelan refused to pay for the home's utilities and upkeep in order to cause the women to leave the dilapidated mansion. After the Suffolk County Health Department raided the mansion on October 22, 1971, Sidney Beckwith of the health department contacted Beale to convey the report of his inspection. Beale responded, “Mr. Beckwith, you’ve described it very well, but it’s nothing new—Mother is the original hippie." After his first cousins Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill came to the aid of Big Edie and Little Edie by having the mansion repaired and cleaned to meet health, sanitation, and building codes, Beale reluctantly paid the back property taxes on the estate. References 1922 births 1994 deaths 20th-century American lawyers American atheists Beale family Bouvier family Lawyers from New York City People from Bridgehampton, New York People from East Hampton (town), New York People from Glen Cove, New York People from Manhattan Westminster School (Connecticut) alumni Yale Law School alumni