β€œIn the 50 years since she died of lymphoma while still in her twenties, Darling's star has continued to ascend. More than a muse of the gritty-yet-glamorous New York avant-garde art scene of the 1970s, she's now hailed as a trailblazing transgender actress who lived β€” and died β€” before her time.”

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Candy Darling: The Last Days of the Warhol Superstar and LGBTQ+ Icon

Author Cynthia Carr's upcoming book, 'Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar' draws on unprecedented access to her private diaries and personal papers.

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@AverybodyChats having lou reed songs about you & starring in andy warhol productions is one hell of a CV. also the detail about being one of the few times anyone saw warhol cry. πŸ’œ πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ