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  • The filmmaker Sofia Coppola captured an intimate conversation with T's cover subject, Lee Radziwill, in her New York City apartment.
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  • @guywill7875
    @guywill7875 11 місяців тому +188

    Her memories are so vivid. She relives them with such humor and self-depreciation. She is a fascinating lady.

  • @nottellinnoone2074
    @nottellinnoone2074 Місяць тому +6

    Both sisters were well spoken very candid and open . Oddly enough also very relatable ..

  • @annsmith7207
    @annsmith7207 2 роки тому +307

    Truly a memorable and epic interview with a woman of a certain age within a certain time and place here in NYC that no longer exists. Lee battled alcoholism throughout her life but her wit and droll humor shine through. Rest in peace, Lee!

    • @rioollie
      @rioollie 3 місяці тому +8

      and maybe she smoked (when she drank, lol); her voice is deep and ... smoky.

    • @patternmotherlode9250
      @patternmotherlode9250 3 місяці тому +11

      It would be great if we could stop characterizing older women as "of a certain age" so patronizing

    • @christopherone1
      @christopherone1 2 місяці тому +1

      'of a certain age' WTH!

    • @travelseatsyellowlab
      @travelseatsyellowlab 2 місяці тому

      She was of a certain age. Anyone blessed to live long enough will get there ​@patternmotherlode9250 .

    • @clarecampbell4481
      @clarecampbell4481 Місяць тому +2

      @@patternmotherlode9250 Well...as a woman of a certain age...personally I'm ok with that term. 😂 I think we borrowed it from the French.... I don't think they mean it disrespectfully.... But thank you for your concern! ❤️

  • @HawneyChile
    @HawneyChile 2 місяці тому +9

    She really lived such a sad sad life on many fronts.

  • @gloriahufnagel5556
    @gloriahufnagel5556 3 місяці тому +35

    I could listen to Lee tell stories all week long.. She liiiiiived.. 💜

  • @ladonnastrang8208
    @ladonnastrang8208 4 роки тому +139

    I appreciate her giving this interview. I appreciate her realness

  • @renee8813
    @renee8813 10 років тому +499

    This lady had a son,Tony who passed away in 1999 after a battle with a rare form of cancer.She went through alot in her life and I think she's really very interesting and down to earth despite being a socialite.Class act,no matter what haters may say.

    • @SeanFitandSmart
      @SeanFitandSmart 9 років тому +60

      Yes; her son Anthony passed away tragically. But she is still a vapid empty "socialite." Class act, hardly. What did she ever achieve? What did she ever do for humanity? Class act? Gimme a break.

    • @sublimelyh70
      @sublimelyh70 9 років тому +95

      SeanFitandSmart and what have you done for humanity SeanFitandSmart? People who live in glass houses should never throw stones "mate".

    • @brookehanley3659
      @brookehanley3659 9 років тому +51

      SeanFitandSmart Truth be told If her sister Jackie did not land JFK she would have been just like Lee maybe more obscure. Lee married a Prince(her first marriage before Jackie married) and was more popular younger. She also had a relationship with Onassis before her sister Jackie. Your opinion of Lee is innaccurate IMO. Even JFK referred to Lee as a knockout.

    • @marymary68ify
      @marymary68ify 9 років тому +49

      The classy lady has gone through the mill and back again. She certainly is a survivor first class!!

    • @brookehanley3659
      @brookehanley3659 9 років тому +22

      SeanFitandSmart Lee was first married to Michael Canfield then Stanislas Radziwill--the Prince.

  • @yococomanolo
    @yococomanolo Місяць тому +2

    “Feud” and Calista Flockhart brought me here. I knew of Lee Radziwill but had no idea she was so interesting. Her style and taste in decor are indescribable 🙌🏾

  • @lenwelch2195
    @lenwelch2195 5 років тому +273

    Her monotone voice like Jackie was trained, to invite mystery one can’t read her emotions, an aura is created. Virtues are bestowed on the quiet. A great way to hide the fact that you are not gifted is to build a wall around yourself, keeping everyone at bay. She is a master at having created this aura by keeping her thoughts and memories to herself.

    • @moicecibon4768
      @moicecibon4768 4 роки тому +21

      Len Welch great comment!

    • @jennilang721
      @jennilang721 4 роки тому +39

      Their father intentionally taught them to use their voices in that manner... to be beguiling with their speech, and inflection, which is actually kind of sick. :/

    • @Mairi..
      @Mairi.. 4 роки тому +43

      @@jennilang721 Though it was an interesting interview, and to me she is completely likable, I agree with what you're saying. I have no way of knowing what or how the father taught her to do or be like. But having done a few private duty caretaking for people in her level of fortune, I can say the women in this group all talk like this. It is strange though. Honestly, they all talk like that. It must have to do with allocution classes etc., in the private schools they went to, or a particular training of some kind that they don't tell us regular people about. It's a very inhibited way of speaking, but it does effectively put up barriers around them from the rest of the world.

    • @paulpodlucky
      @paulpodlucky 4 роки тому +4

      AMEN ......

    • @lynnsmithershubbard1896
      @lynnsmithershubbard1896 4 роки тому +4

      @@jennilang721 and so did the schools

  • @dblanc3870
    @dblanc3870 Рік тому +29

    I didn't realized she was such a heavy smoker. Her voice indicates that anyway.

    • @bbcbbc1717
      @bbcbbc1717 3 місяці тому +12

      Most everyone was a heavy smoker back then. It was seen as very glamorous
      .

    • @bobbiingram4258
      @bobbiingram4258 3 місяці тому +4

      @@bbcbbc1717 Yes, more than one of Capote’s “swans” died of lung cancer.

  • @carolmortensen6866
    @carolmortensen6866 6 років тому +125

    This was fun to watch. Lee and her sister were the big celebrities of the 60's when I grew up. Lee always seemed like the most adventurous of the two sisters.

    • @lynnsmithershubbard1896
      @lynnsmithershubbard1896 4 роки тому +14

      Definitely. Jackie was supposedly very shy

    • @ChristineLoABCBachelorette
      @ChristineLoABCBachelorette 2 роки тому +2

      Lee was a loser grifter

    • @hectorcortez8766
      @hectorcortez8766 2 роки тому +14

      Jacqueline was not a shy person. She became aggressive when money was on the table. That is why she married Aristotle Onassis.

    • @hectorcortez8766
      @hectorcortez8766 2 роки тому +11

      Jacqueline Onassis is a Legend! She married a US Senator who became a US President ( the chance of that in 1960 like 1/ 150 million.
      Jacqueline then suffers through the assassination of RFK. Aristotle Onassis offers her unimaginable wealth, privacy and security.
      Jacqueline fled to Greece and Europe for 7 years. Aristotle died in 1975 leaving Jacqueline about 25 million.

    • @hectorcortez8766
      @hectorcortez8766 2 роки тому +1

      You are clueless. Jacqueline was a snotty Society Girl. She was a social climber who
      loved money,clothes, languages ( European) and travel.
      Jacqueline screwed Aristotle Onassis and got 25 million when he died in 1975. Caroline and John/ RIP lived on easy street.

  • @lauram941
    @lauram941 6 років тому +288

    Lee's attempt to adopt the orphan at 11 is precious. You can see that even at that age she has guile , guts, and kindness! Thanks for this interview. I loved it.

    • @lindan2836
      @lindan2836 3 роки тому +16

      Because she was aloneand craved company. Nothing nice about that...

    • @dreamingrightnow1174
      @dreamingrightnow1174 2 роки тому +2

      Did you mean to say guile or guiless? I think you meant the latter.

    • @peggypeggy4137
      @peggypeggy4137 Рік тому +20

      Her mother was so angry that she wanted to adopt a child probably because she realized to Lee was lonely and neglected which had everything to do with her.

    • @benzofrenzzz7377
      @benzofrenzzz7377 3 місяці тому +4

      ​@@lindan2836what's wrong with craving company? That wasn't her fault
      .

    • @ecaldwell9
      @ecaldwell9 2 місяці тому

      That she cared & was passionate.

  • @billpiechocki
    @billpiechocki 6 років тому +150

    So New York: interviewing socialite icon, Lee, while sirens blair in the background... Everyone, entirely nonplussed!
    Love it!

    • @apexxxx10
      @apexxxx10 Рік тому

      *What does "NONPLUSSED" mean? Greetings from THAILAND (not THAIWAN)* ua-cam.com/video/UDJQmqWvqVQ/v-deo.html

    • @rioollie
      @rioollie 3 місяці тому +2

      nonplussed? you mean, unconcerned, or unperturbed? nonplussed means something different.

    • @duncanmcpherson2555
      @duncanmcpherson2555 3 місяці тому +2

      @@rioollie Blair of sirens - a new collective noun? BLARE

    • @3506Dodge
      @3506Dodge 3 місяці тому +1

      Why should people be 'plussed?' I hear sirens like that regularly in Cincinnati, OH.

    • @dang2443
      @dang2443 3 місяці тому

      @@duncanmcpherson2555 yeah, like a murder of crows

  • @1FlyJedi
    @1FlyJedi 7 років тому +434

    The epitome of new York glamour and fabulousness.

    • @tony1622
      @tony1622 5 років тому +18

      Oh yes. She is fabulous in the manner of Brooke Astor and THE Mrs. Vanderbilt.

    • @franzgrabe1
      @franzgrabe1 5 років тому +19

      @@tony1622 I do agree that she's entertaining............I would challenge the word fabulous though!

    • @albertderohan3492
      @albertderohan3492 4 роки тому +11

      almost the epitome of a lower class rich snob social climber. if she was jewish she would be the epitome. Radziwil is not even her real name, she has been married at least twice since Stash. Typical f lower class ruche social climbers to keep the most noble name they can

    • @JustMe-ob3nw
      @JustMe-ob3nw 4 роки тому +7

      Daniel Gada rolling my eyes....sigh

    • @danielc2375
      @danielc2375 4 роки тому +1

      Oh yes😍

  • @Rascoundrel1
    @Rascoundrel1 2 роки тому +140

    I have watched this at least 7 or 8 times over the years. Lee is so compelling with her delicate frame, impeccable fashion, manicured nails, coifed hair and that amazing hoarse, smokers voice. Sophia is the perfect interviewer. Although I can't believe she didn't get Lee to speak about Onassis. There's got to be more footage somewhere, stuff that got edited out. I'd love to see it.

    • @Ellen24493
      @Ellen24493 Рік тому +44

      The Bouvier sisters wisely kept each other’s secrets private and had their own lives. Old east coast money who believed in discretion.

    • @hirokorobertson6674
      @hirokorobertson6674 Рік тому +2

      @@Ellen24493 😊

    • @kdtennis1
      @kdtennis1 Рік тому +6

      Lee dropped out of college! She lived off the fame of her older sister! Jacqueline more clever and much more academic than Lee ( Jacqueline spoke Italian, French, and Spanish)!
      Lee, used her association with her world famous sister to marry Herb Ross ( the Director of Steel Magnolias)!

    • @kdtennis1
      @kdtennis1 Рік тому +12

      The stepdad (Hugh Auchinchloss had about 60 Million at one time. Jacqueline and Lee were not raised in a wealthy home.
      Black Jack Bouvier ( a Yale Educated/ Stockbroker) was upper middle class nowhere near rich!
      Hugh was wealthy though, and that is why Janet married him ( her second husband)!

    • @carrington2949
      @carrington2949 Рік тому +13

      @@kdtennis1 In those days most girls dropped out of college to marry.

  • @emilyruggiero1465
    @emilyruggiero1465 3 роки тому +168

    Wow I love the story about going to the orphanage to adopt a child. Her mother sounded like a real piece of work. I love that she shared finding Mick Jagger repulsive, and chosen last in gym class.

    • @dawnstrohm6982
      @dawnstrohm6982 2 роки тому +33

      I agree with her about Mick!

    • @memelc5655
      @memelc5655 Рік тому +14

      Lonely and alone at 11 😢

    • @Schmoityface
      @Schmoityface 9 місяців тому +11

      Janet Auchincloss was a horrid woman. More than a piece of work.

    • @anoodono1841
      @anoodono1841 3 місяці тому +3

      Lee didnt hve t b so honest bout Mick Jagger but she was!!

    • @Terry-te1ij
      @Terry-te1ij 2 місяці тому

      Her mother, Janet Lee, was mostly Irish Catholic yet tried to be the WASPy society matron by hiding her ancestry and converting to the Episcopal Church. James Auchincloss is Janet's last living child.

  • @cynthiahorrockspeck
    @cynthiahorrockspeck 9 років тому +282

    " WITHOUT MEMORY THERE IS NO LIFE"
    Incredible….

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 8 років тому +13

      +Cynthia Horrocks-Peck "And so we [or those with Alzheimers] beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past [but for those with Alzheimers, lacking memory ... yet biological life goes on, for a while]." -- Last paragraph of the FitzGerald novel, The Great Gatsby

    • @paularubin4711
      @paularubin4711 4 роки тому +8

      Cynthia Horrocks-Peck I see so much of her sister in her. Her smile. Teeth

    • @salvagemonster3612
      @salvagemonster3612 2 роки тому +3

      With out oxygen there is No life.

    • @gabrielacobian9137
      @gabrielacobian9137 2 роки тому +2

      and without life there can be no memories...

    • @pbohearn
      @pbohearn 2 роки тому +1

      MeMories may be beautiful and yet….

  • @kimma508
    @kimma508 5 років тому +108

    Lee is a fascinating story teller. Wow! I was left wanting more of them.

  • @joseaod15
    @joseaod15 6 років тому +131

    Omg her story about trying to adopt an orphan was just so sweet.

    • @lgempet2869
      @lgempet2869 Рік тому +14

      Yes, actually heartbreaking! She was so desperately lonely.😢 All the money in the world can’t buy love & the attention every child deserves from their parents.

    • @annsmith7207
      @annsmith7207 11 місяців тому +10

      @@lgempet2869 : Agree with you 100 percent. Anyone that thinks that it is "cute" attempting to adopt an orphan really lacks insight into the desperate attempt of a child to find a friend out of sheer loneliness. Truly a cry for help!

    • @roxxylala26
      @roxxylala26 4 місяці тому +2

      Sweet? More like self interest. She was extremely desperate to play with someone, in her young rich mind she thought she could purchase another kid to play with. 🤣

    • @yankeedoodledarling9232
      @yankeedoodledarling9232 3 місяці тому +1

      Really sad, actually.

    • @YTfancol
      @YTfancol 3 місяці тому +3

      ​@@roxxylala26How absolutely wrong you are. Your social bitterness is showing. You missed the whole point of the story.

  • @myswanktrendz
    @myswanktrendz 7 років тому +48

    I do not know how old Ms. Radziwill is in this video, but my goodness, she is STUNNING. Throughout the years, Lee was always regarded as a beautiful woman and her original and unique fashion sense had designers looking to her as their "guru" for each coming decade. Before today, I didn't know anything about Ms. Radziwill, and very little about Jackie O. I am officially a fan of Ms. Radziwill, and I have you to thank. Thank you!!!

    • @travelseatsyellowlab
      @travelseatsyellowlab 6 років тому +10

      She was about 80 years old here, she's 84, now.

    • @halewich
      @halewich 3 місяці тому

      She has since passed away in 2019.

    • @myswanktrendz
      @myswanktrendz 3 місяці тому

      @@halewich I'm aware she is dead that's why I used past tense in my post. However, my opening sentence shows that I STILL regard her as stunning.

    • @watthaile2053
      @watthaile2053 3 місяці тому +1

      @ myswanktrenz. Do you feel better now, dear.??

  • @nutauf7587
    @nutauf7587 3 роки тому +90

    I love that she found Mick Jagger repulsive. Finally someone has said it I really don't get the appeal

    • @annmcdonald6180
      @annmcdonald6180 2 роки тому +2

      money even though his reputation says parsimonious.......

    • @bobbidavis2607
      @bobbidavis2607 Рік тому +2

      Never understood his appeal either

  • @williamturnage5701
    @williamturnage5701 Рік тому +10

    This is one of my favorite celebrity documentaries l watch it often. I would like to see it updated with any extra footage that might exist Ms Coppola.

  • @BrookeRainwater
    @BrookeRainwater 4 роки тому +51

    In the documentary “That Summer” she is young, about 39 years old and her voice is so beautiful I could listen to it all day long👂🏻✨

    • @user-yd4nk4lm6s
      @user-yd4nk4lm6s 2 роки тому +9

      She did have a beautiful voice. That Summer is on my channel if anybody wants to watch.

    • @michy2630
      @michy2630 Рік тому

      Is this on Netflix or somewhere else?

    • @PoppyMack
      @PoppyMack Рік тому +2

      @@michy2630 it’s on youtube too🫶

    • @irotsi2319
      @irotsi2319 7 місяців тому

      @@user-yd4nk4lm6s sammer

    • @dinh5532
      @dinh5532 Місяць тому +1

      Oh how I loved That Summer, she was so beautiful and graceful. Her voice was so ethereal.

  • @angelavitulli6994
    @angelavitulli6994 7 місяців тому +18

    This interview was one of the best I've seen about Lee Radzwill. She made life happen admist some pretty unfortunate things happening in her life. I found her fascinating and funny 😄 just the idea of her going in a taxi to a convent to adopt a little girl so that she would have a friend to share time and adventures with wow!
    She's gone now but not forgotten ❤❤

  • @skookum31
    @skookum31 5 років тому +30

    Wow!! What an amazing life she led. Such memories.

  • @StevenSeven
    @StevenSeven Рік тому +33

    Can you tell us a little bit about Onassis ? "No". That one word tells us everything! @10:18

    • @jeffreyjohnson8
      @jeffreyjohnson8 3 місяці тому +3

      Well she had him first

    • @wandakitterman252
      @wandakitterman252 3 місяці тому +2

      Never thought I would like her but she's quite a charming woman...❤

    • @michelehood8837
      @michelehood8837 3 місяці тому +1

      NO! … but Jackie stole him away from me

  • @ZadenZane
    @ZadenZane Рік тому +22

    I was listening to Andre Leon Talley's book "Chiffon Trenches" where he says how much he loves Lee Radziwill and describes her as one of his closest friends. So I thought, wow if André Leon Talley loves her so much she must really be something. And she was!

  • @cathharr08
    @cathharr08 7 років тому +115

    The epitome of style, grace and class.

    • @donfontana8282
      @donfontana8282 3 місяці тому

      She slept with and had affairs with dozens of men... she was envious of her sister and rode her coattails to fame and notoriety. She never helf a real job.

    • @jcmunich1
      @jcmunich1 3 місяці тому +3

      No

    • @watthaile2053
      @watthaile2053 3 місяці тому +2

      Hardly

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 3 місяці тому +1

      Maybe if she put the cigarette down

    • @JS-ti8ny
      @JS-ti8ny 2 місяці тому +1

      Lena
      Judging people 60 years ago by your “virtuous” standards of today is peak cringe.

  • @claudiasolis2561
    @claudiasolis2561 4 роки тому +19

    True elegance and yet so down to earth, honest, funny, and admirable. RIP Lee Radziwill. You are one funny, fun, classy, honest, lady.

  • @brylorbs69
    @brylorbs69 3 місяці тому +10

    Tony was my classmate and friend at Choate Rosemary Hall, 1978. He was the nicest guy and totally unassuming. One would never guess where he came from. His death from cancer at age 40 was tragic. Jackie O. and Princess Lee were at our graduation which was very cool!

  • @sonyaethaniel
    @sonyaethaniel 6 років тому +344

    Her hair is on point..

  • @thehopeofeden597
    @thehopeofeden597 5 років тому +38

    Rest In Peace, this lovely woman of glamour and history.

  • @filmguybri
    @filmguybri 10 років тому +64

    She has always been the best able to deal with everything and everyone that has passed through her life and she has done it ALL in an elegant poised way! I don't know anyone who has a reason to dislike her because she has always been just absolutely amazing!

    • @watthaile2053
      @watthaile2053 3 місяці тому +1

      That's hilarious. I do love a good joke.

    • @JS-ti8ny
      @JS-ti8ny 2 місяці тому

      Watthaile
      Trigger easily huh Karen?

  • @tonyca6943
    @tonyca6943 5 років тому +85

    rest in peace princess. one of the greatest American style icons, not in Jackie's shadow

    • @rustaard
      @rustaard 5 років тому +12

      @Mrssewhardtoplease she was married to a Polish Prince...although they rarely used the titles.

    • @lesleybrown1583
      @lesleybrown1583 3 роки тому +1

      Nobody is resting in peace unless they are saved!

  • @elizabethcimino6559
    @elizabethcimino6559 4 роки тому +56

    I just finished reading "The Bouvier Sisters." I believe it must have been incredibly difficult being Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy's sister.....
    What I found the most interesting was Jackie's mothering skills were her greatest accomplishment!

    • @devaschloe
      @devaschloe 4 роки тому +5

      Elizabeth Cimino the book “ Jackie, Janet and Lee” is also great

    • @songbirdy
      @songbirdy 4 роки тому +8

      Humphrey B There was always competition between them. Maybe she "stole him" to get back at Lee for her indiscretion with JFK. And Jackie needed him more. She needed the privacy and a place to keep her children safe. Jackies number one priority was her children.

    • @colinhalliley111
      @colinhalliley111 2 роки тому +5

      I have always said Jackie was the best Kennedy to serve our country , because she was a Bouvier !

  • @mabelrodriguez3080
    @mabelrodriguez3080 7 років тому +48

    She is so fascinating !! I could listen to her talk for days !

    • @Potaville
      @Potaville 6 років тому

      Her?

    • @kdtennis1
      @kdtennis1 Рік тому +1

      She was nothing without Jacqueline! Herb Ross ( the Director of Steel Magnolias) wanted her because she was the little sister of world famous / big money Jackie O/ Facts!

    • @benzofrenzzz7377
      @benzofrenzzz7377 3 місяці тому +1

      I enjoyed listening to her too.

  • @valeweathers
    @valeweathers 3 роки тому +12

    Funny how she talks about Big and Little Eddie as if we aren't familiar with them. They're so iconic.

    • @joshdrayton1230
      @joshdrayton1230 3 місяці тому +1

      Did you really expect her to be aware of what real people might know or think?!

  • @marcrobson6157
    @marcrobson6157 5 років тому +27

    Extraordinary interview! I am absolutely mesmerized by her recollections of a life well lived. She is such am interesting woman.

  • @helpmereach10ksubswithoutp27
    @helpmereach10ksubswithoutp27 5 років тому +50

    Highly enjoyable interview with Lee Radziwill. I loved her class and candor! Kudos to Sofia Coppola for choosing a fabulous personality for this interview!

  • @omarchandler4983
    @omarchandler4983 5 років тому +6

    If you’re fascinated by Lee Radziwill then you should read the book about her, Jackie and their mother. Jackie, Janet & Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill.
    R. I. P. LEE

  • @JMac-27
    @JMac-27 4 роки тому +29

    this woman is who I want to become. "without memory there is no life" genius! absolute truth

    • @zurzakne-etra7069
      @zurzakne-etra7069 11 місяців тому +1

      i don't know if that's true tbh, she grew up in Jackie's shadow and Jackie is remembered for the things Lee was first good at- fashion, style, culture...

  • @timm55
    @timm55 6 років тому +21

    What a great life story and such a cool lady.

  • @christinebrandt61
    @christinebrandt61 5 років тому +11

    Totally glamour and fabulous, AGREED.

  • @claudiocavaliere856
    @claudiocavaliere856 2 роки тому +8

    Absolutely fascinating! Enchanting lady! Congratulations!

  • @Madelyn5454
    @Madelyn5454 5 років тому +35

    Fascinating woman. Refreshing and honest . Very well bred . What a life ! I feel sorry that her son died so young of cancer .

    • @dewilew2137
      @dewilew2137 Рік тому +1

      Please don’t ever use that term to describe human beings. It’s repulsive.

    • @Mishaseymour
      @Mishaseymour Рік тому +1

      Not at all

  • @petitor_veritatis1936
    @petitor_veritatis1936 5 років тому +4

    Caroline Lee Radziwill: you were a one of a kind class act who, in my opinion, never played second fiddle to your sister or anyone else for that matter. You are an elegant symbol of an era long gone, however, listening to and reading your interviews, you moved on with life and it's tragedies with incredible poise, strength, and grace. Because you had style, many believed you were superficial, but there are so many powerful introspective layers of you fully seen when you fiercely protected your family. You will be missed. Rip and tell Jackie and my mom I said hello. Thanks

    • @kdtennis1
      @kdtennis1 Рік тому +2

      Jacqueline helped Lee pay bills for over 20 years! Lee did well after the Herb Ross divorce. I think he gave her $10 Million!

  • @billcordell9797
    @billcordell9797 6 років тому +106

    Love the fact that she didn’t see the need to have a facelift and instead just aged gracefully and is still a beautiful and stylish woman.

    • @candicel.7696
      @candicel.7696 6 років тому +16

      cigarmandallas I agree All the comments are crazy about her looking bad She is 86

    • @coldwinter5710
      @coldwinter5710 5 років тому +54

      Oh, I do believe she's had "some" work done, but naturally of course, it's been done well! That's how it should be done!

    • @deanolaurence3932
      @deanolaurence3932 5 років тому +42

      U need glasses my love she’s had work done only difference is when u have big bucks u get the best 👌🏼

    • @coldwinter5710
      @coldwinter5710 5 років тому +5

      True that!

    • @ViviNyc1
      @ViviNyc1 5 років тому +13

      She had work done, definitely. 30, 40 years who maybe.

  • @FpMaggio00
    @FpMaggio00 9 років тому +92

    Great conversation. I have a new found respect for Lee Radziwill and still feel bad about her son Anthony who died of testicular cancer way to young - he was JFK jr.'s best man. She is a testament to the adage, "that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger".

    • @jacquelinemccarthy1663
      @jacquelinemccarthy1663 8 років тому +1

      Mh

    • @sofiaruha1277
      @sofiaruha1277 5 років тому +3

      You know why her son died so young ? because the mother was smoking during pregnancy, probably she fill bad about it remors and regret are substandard emotions guilt is deep,sociopaths does not experience guilt. When a woman smokes during pregnancy the thyroid doesn't function as it should be as the human grow hormonal changes start to kick in and interact with mutated genes initiating an irreversible cell death and tumour growth witch then either spread to organs or decrease white blood cells gradually weakening the immune system,the description here is water down version how her son contracted cancer and what hand she landed in the biological process.

    • @larapalma3744
      @larapalma3744 3 роки тому +17

      @@sofiaruha1277 completely unsubstantiated. And completely unknown in the time

    • @sofiaruha1277
      @sofiaruha1277 3 роки тому +1

      @@larapalma3744 sorry i'm busy with other things i do not have time to "substantiate" the legal ramifications of the corrupt system the United States has built an empire upon because when a billionaire is connected politically it always benefits those who leverage the circumstances for it.

  • @corinnehernandez4549
    @corinnehernandez4549 3 роки тому +11

    I would love to see the entire interview.

  • @steelman86
    @steelman86 6 років тому +29

    I guess no matter how rich you are in New York, you too are subject to the noise of traffic and sirens just like the “common folk” are!!

  • @KatZolitaMason
    @KatZolitaMason 8 років тому +78

    She's fascinating- I adore her- Is not just that she's well bred- its also that she is a free-thinking individual with a rebellious streak deep-down, which I love. I could listen to her talk for hours.

    • @kianleyon6613
      @kianleyon6613 8 років тому +6

      +Kat Zolita Mason I totally agree, she sounds so fascinating.

    • @davejones5747
      @davejones5747 6 років тому +5

      I guess well-bred is a relative term.

  • @SarahJane-sr6id
    @SarahJane-sr6id 5 років тому +21

    What an interesting interview!!! I could have listened fo hours!!!
    She must have had such a wonderful and interesting life!!!
    Adopt at 11yrs??? That was hilarious!!!
    Havent you got more interviews with her???
    Thanks for this, I still have a smile on my face!

  • @MJAG1973
    @MJAG1973 5 років тому +8

    What a delightful story teller and Lady 😚

  • @danielbisson8032
    @danielbisson8032 10 років тому +26

    GREAT INTERVIEW

  • @user-cv6ot6mh1s
    @user-cv6ot6mh1s 2 місяці тому +2

    I never want to stop listening to her, what an incredibly beautiful lady ❤❤

  • @PrecociousFriand
    @PrecociousFriand 3 місяці тому +1

    She's way more down to earth than I expected.

  • @AshMukherjeeOfficial
    @AshMukherjeeOfficial 6 років тому +422

    'Did you find Mick Jagger attractive?'
    "I can see why other people would find him attractive."
    'Did you?'
    "I found him quite repulsive actually."
    Hahahahaha.....👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @unclenelvis
      @unclenelvis 5 років тому +8

      those are great lines and ALMOST the same as she says in the interview. mediocre job, well done you!!!

    • @brianeduardo1234
      @brianeduardo1234 5 років тому +2

      Ash Mukherjee me too

    • @bootsnsaddle8289
      @bootsnsaddle8289 4 роки тому +9

      That is why she slept with him, huh? Listen, do NOT believe the B.S. this woman is dishing Yes, I know she has died, & we are taught NEVER to speak ill of the dead, but this woman is such a liar. Simply, because in ALL of her stories, there is NOT a SINGLE person left to corroborate, substantiate or circumstantiate any of them. Not that there has to be, don't get me wrong. But there are MANY, MANY ways to specificize her many "stories".

    • @lindauribe6872
      @lindauribe6872 4 роки тому +15

      I found him absolutely gross in every way.

    • @AshMukherjeeOfficial
      @AshMukherjeeOfficial 4 роки тому

      unclenelvis thank you Uncle Nelvis.

  • @bubblinbrownsugar616
    @bubblinbrownsugar616 10 років тому +417

    Sofia: "Can you tell us a little bit about Onassis?"
    Lee: "No."
    LMAO! You asked, she answered! :)

    • @sofiaruha1277
      @sofiaruha1277 5 років тому +38

      Onassis needed political connections Jackie had ,Lee didn't, political connections are guarantee tax free global expansion,and insider information when trouble is coming let's say on wallstreet and that's all comes from the government,Jackie Kennedy was used by Onassis for money and business.

    • @agfagaevart
      @agfagaevart 5 років тому +52

      @@sofiaruha1277
      she also used him for his wealth and notoriety...a fair exchange.

    • @narvelancoleman3813
      @narvelancoleman3813 5 років тому +44

      And in that process....he hurt Lee Radziwill, and Maria Callas privately and publically!

    • @narvelancoleman3813
      @narvelancoleman3813 5 років тому +25

      Sounds like a fair exchange on one level....but look what it did to her relationship with her sister....so sad!

    • @katespurlding9647
      @katespurlding9647 4 роки тому +21

      Sofia Ruha Onassis didn't need kennedy money,he was way more wealthy ,Onassis left his country with 20.00 and built an amazing fortune without stealing and blackmail unlike Joe kennedy.

  • @willec7105
    @willec7105 11 місяців тому

    Fascinating and mesmerizing. Thanks for this.

  • @nolasfamily3913
    @nolasfamily3913 2 місяці тому +2

    I always like tuning into this interview. In 1978 I was at the same venue with Ms. Radziwill and Truman Capote. She was dressed in a sleeveless black sheath wearing pearls. He was wearing a black leather jacket and cap to match. I am currently watching FEUD: Truman Capote vs. The Swans. I know Babe Paley was his favorite of the swans but I was hoping Callista Flockhart's role would have been more developed in the screenplay. The expose came out not long after and he was out and about with Lee.

    • @jenniferzarem5618
      @jenniferzarem5618 2 місяці тому

      I finished Truman Capote vs The Swans and I was so fascinated by the story of these ladies, and I'm now reading Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era. It goes into much greater detail of the swans personally - not just their relationship with Truman. It's a great book so far!

  • @colinhalliley111
    @colinhalliley111 2 роки тому +21

    Jackie O and her sister Lee were different from each other but so close and wonderful companions for each other . They reminded me of The Queen and her sister Margaret.

    • @timirish2563
      @timirish2563 3 місяці тому +2

      Oh yes. Jaqueline was considered the more photogenic, but Lee was regarded as a greater beauty in person. Like Margaret of the House of Windsor, Lee should have been queen--that is if the world was a fair place.

    • @newtexan1
      @newtexan1 3 місяці тому +1

      Lee HATED Jackie. She was incredibly jealous of her. Jackie stole Ari Onassis from her. And Jackie achieved a career, several careers, that Lee wanted but could never achieve.
      Lee was a bitter woman.

    • @island661
      @island661 3 місяці тому +2

      😂 Yeah, sooo close that Jackie left Lee out of her will.

  • @ThePricipleOfParsimony
    @ThePricipleOfParsimony 4 роки тому +35

    Her hair is a work of art.

  • @judyblye1
    @judyblye1 5 років тому +1

    Thank you for posting this. I enjoyed seeing and hearing that and would love to hear more.

  • @katevanhoudt
    @katevanhoudt 11 місяців тому +1

    What a life! Great interview. Thank you. ♥

  • @2degucitas
    @2degucitas 8 років тому +195

    That's probably her cigarette hand she's holding up there.

    • @BlowinFree
      @BlowinFree 2 роки тому

      What are you blathering on about

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas 2 роки тому +3

      @@BlowinFree I'm not blathering. You aren't understanding, is all.

    • @BlowinFree
      @BlowinFree 2 роки тому

      @@2degucitas and you can hardly string a coherent sentence together, is all

    • @lporquai9048
      @lporquai9048 2 роки тому +7

      @@BlowinFree why are you so nasty? Bizzare behavior

    • @BlowinFree
      @BlowinFree 2 роки тому

      @@lporquai9048 it’s spelt bizarre btw. I’m more offended at her lovely hands being called cigarette hands. Now bore off.

  • @karlsaffo7127
    @karlsaffo7127 6 років тому +6

    What a fantastic life she led. How fun! A very sharp and colorful and lady.

  • @howdy268
    @howdy268 5 років тому +1

    Wonderful Thankyou for sharing what a great sense of oneself ...

  • @jeh500
    @jeh500 8 років тому +257

    This lady holds many secrets and is very well bred (obviously.) I've
    read about her relationship with her sister over the years. The Kennedy's
    didn't treat her nicely. She arrived at her sister's funeral ll alone. JFK,Jr.
    escorted her to her seat. She was also considered more beautiful than her
    sister by many. She comes from a breed rarely seen. And, she married a prince.
    Fascinating woman.

    • @perpetualnotion7453
      @perpetualnotion7453 8 років тому +17

      +jeh500 I do agree she holds many secrets in a sense. Though I find that they're probably all out there to unravel if one chooses to look. To say the Kennedys didn't treat her nicely is very off the mark. Who would she have arrived at her sister's funeral with that was in control of someone other than she? I would also say that of course she was considered more beautiful than her sister, because the entire dynasty of these connected families is seen via the perception of what people are told about them. Along with what they choose to show and how they choose to show it.

    • @arikthompson5495
      @arikthompson5495 8 років тому +25

      Perhaps more beautiful than Jackie, but Jackie was infinitely more famous...

    • @davidbakerdavidbaker
      @davidbakerdavidbaker 6 років тому +25

      Well, I think maybe her & her sister were raised well & married well but your way off on the "well bred" their father was a drunk that couldn't always provide. Their mother's second husband had money which I'm sure helped the girls marry well.

    • @glennfromthebronx
      @glennfromthebronx 6 років тому +6

      Hmmm...wasn't her niece Caroline in charge of funeral? Given that Jackie was ill `for months before she died...reflects on their relationship. Were her children at Jackie's funeral?

    • @corref2082
      @corref2082 6 років тому

      jeh500 I

  • @moweryjoanne
    @moweryjoanne 5 років тому +30

    I adored her! What a lady. Great interview.

  • @deboramccallum3987
    @deboramccallum3987 Рік тому +7

    Good interview of a remarkable woman. I can see why people think the rich are snobs, but they come from a different world. Deep down we are all the same, yearning for life and love.

  • @cdmc965
    @cdmc965 2 місяці тому

    Wonderful interview, Thank you

  • @anthonywilliams9852
    @anthonywilliams9852 11 місяців тому

    Fabulous video.Thank you.

  • @nicostone2800
    @nicostone2800 2 роки тому +5

    I love anything to do with Grey Gardens. Lee seemed very nice in the documentary she talked about.

  • @newmove7068
    @newmove7068 6 років тому +5

    Marvelous interview, thank you for posting

  • @bc1969214
    @bc1969214 6 років тому +11

    New Grey Gardens movie, That Summer, released now from 1972 footage filmed prior to the famous 1975 documentary.

  • @marmavit
    @marmavit 3 роки тому +24

    "I was terrible in sports and I was always the last to be chosen in teams" I see you Lee

  • @cavaliermama56
    @cavaliermama56 3 місяці тому +4

    Fascinating interview.

  • @jodiemcbrodie4997
    @jodiemcbrodie4997 2 роки тому +3

    Her taste in interiors is lovely!

  • @tonyantonio7104
    @tonyantonio7104 4 роки тому +15

    For those of you who are fascinated by Jackie Onassis and Lee Radziwill, I would recommend that you read In Her Sister's Shadow, a well researched account of Lee Radziwill's life. One of the facets of her life that I found interesting was her inability to manage money throughout her life, which forced her to downsize a number of times just so that she could live within her means. Her sister, Jackie, was forever pushing her to marry well so that she could have an adequate monthly allowance, which she said should be $15,000 to cover the purchase of designer clothing, accessories and other niceties. This was back in the 1960's, so this amount would equate to quite a lot of money nowadays. As we all know, Jackie Onassis succeeded in marrying well and insuring that she could maintain the lifestyle that she wanted.

    • @Mutasis_Mutandis
      @Mutasis_Mutandis 3 роки тому +6

      In Her Sister’s Shadow is a bit of a gossip rag.

    • @kdtennis1
      @kdtennis1 3 місяці тому +1

      Two sisters who sought money, by any means! Their Mom ( Janet) raised them ,especially Jacqueline to choose money over everything!
      Jacqueline was obsessed with getting money for herself,Caroline and John ( raised to chase wealthy men at any cost/ JBOnassis)!

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 3 місяці тому +1

      So, basically, their mother raised them to be courtesans...

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 3 місяці тому

      Why do we call these women by their second husband's name? They both went on to marry third husbands...

    • @kdtennis1
      @kdtennis1 3 місяці тому +1

      @@lenawagenfuehr53
      Jacqueline never married Maurice Tempelsman ( the Jewish Diamond Merchant).
      They lived together for several years,and Maurice was with her on her deathbed!

  • @jennicase
    @jennicase 8 років тому +127

    Peter Beard was one good lookin dude

  • @tony1622
    @tony1622 6 років тому +9

    She exudes the grande dame mentality seen in women such as Brooke Astor and Alice Vanderbilt.

  • @christinestinson9677
    @christinestinson9677 7 років тому +25

    Not impressed with Sophia's management of the interview--Lee deserves more credit as a style icon and muse--being "curious" about life --really? Otherwise "I'd die"?
    Write a book Lee. Please. Maintain your privacy. Record your memories.

  • @simongreenham
    @simongreenham 6 років тому +6

    Wow - what class , she's like a queen , so elegant and captivating..

  • @billturnage384
    @billturnage384 8 місяців тому +2

    Dear Sophia this is one of my favorite interviews on miss Radziwill, do you have a longer version with unused footage l would love to see that. Thanks

  • @davidsant5729
    @davidsant5729 10 років тому +113

    What a beautiful, honest and interesting woman.

    • @marymary68ify
      @marymary68ify 9 років тому +5

      I beg to differ about being honest. There is no documentation that states her
      cousin, Little Edie (Edith Beale

    • @marymary68ify
      @marymary68ify 9 років тому +3

      There is no documentation that states that her cousin, Edith Beale (Little Edie)
      attended Harvard and you say she is honest?

    • @Potaville
      @Potaville 6 років тому +2

      That's a MAN dear.....

    • @sandyshields2164
      @sandyshields2164 4 роки тому +3

      Yvonne Bryant could it possibly have been a memory lapse or something that Edith had told her instead of dishonesty? Why be so negative? The interesting thing about the interview is to see a glimpse of this woman so closely related to American history, not to fact check.

    • @lynnsmithershubbard1896
      @lynnsmithershubbard1896 4 роки тому +3

      @@marymary68ify Little Edie says so in Grey Gardens, which I enjoyed, although BIZARRE

  • @joanholliman673
    @joanholliman673 5 років тому +8

    I just finished reading "JACKIE JANET & LEE" by J. Randy Taraborrelli....... EXCELLENT BOOK!!!!

  • @stephaniestanley8041
    @stephaniestanley8041 6 років тому

    Bravo thank you Lee and Sofia

  • @Toronado2008
    @Toronado2008 11 років тому +1

    Truly wonderful interview - I was charmed .....

  • @stephenraatz2598
    @stephenraatz2598 4 роки тому +14

    I miss her. She was a class act.

    • @kdtennis1
      @kdtennis1 Рік тому +2

      She was never smart as Jacqueline and a college dropout! Jacqueline learned languages at the Sorbonne in Paris, France!
      Jacqueline got a BA Degree at George Washington University ( in Washington DC)!

  • @Jeneva1
    @Jeneva1 8 років тому +43

    What a delightful, charming woman. I'd give anything to spend an evening at a dinner table with her . . . ( I too was awful at sports, always the last one chosen on a school team ~ so I can relate to how mortifying that felt for her as well).

  • @rainbowcitizen4897
    @rainbowcitizen4897 2 роки тому +2

    Great interview.

  • @dennismichael5891
    @dennismichael5891 4 роки тому +41

    I love this interview...must have watched it 30 times..
    the world of true class and fame....now a bunch of wanna bees.

    • @melodymurdock459
      @melodymurdock459 4 роки тому +6

      Janet ha...Lee and Jacqueline 's mother, did quite well....marrying for status and money. #Affluence
      Well done! Her daughters indeed were as apples that did not fall far from the tree. They were bred, reared to do so. Their stories are fascinating to say the least. Janet was controlling more than what most people probably have historically and biographically delved into. The mystique of the Bouvier sisters did not disappoint .
      ( Back in the day Lee was thought to be the more naturally pretty and well built one however she did not have that precise It girl factor ...like her sister. The underpinnings of their family dynamics were dysfunctional not unlike common families who possessed little money. The silver lining was being affored to Jetset and sail away from the " ruins and strained relationships," that most people cannot afford to take refuge from on a regular basis. Social and Economic status works wonders!! ( One can ignore or come to turns with the person who is staring back at them in the mirror and this point of fact , we all share.
      "Naked we are born and naked we die."
      May she rest in peace tho.

  • @laurawyeth1384
    @laurawyeth1384 Рік тому +14

    I loved this woman- her style, her honesty & humor.

    • @kdtennis1
      @kdtennis1 Рік тому +2

      Lee Radziwill could not hold a candle to her older sister! Jacqueline had the brains and stole Aristotle Onassis from Lee!
      Herb Ross ( Director of Steel Magnolias) wanted Lee, only because of her world famous sister, big money Jackie O!

  • @andgo1400
    @andgo1400 6 років тому +74

    Surprisingly childish questions and giggling reaction to Lee's stories.Hard to believe the interview was done by Sophia Coppola .

    • @tnt01
      @tnt01 4 роки тому +11

      I know right. What a wasted opportunity.

    • @janedarcy88
      @janedarcy88 4 роки тому +13

      Not if you remember her acting skills lol

    • @tnt01
      @tnt01 4 роки тому +7

      @@janedarcy88 true. lol

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 3 місяці тому

      Puh lease, Sofia Coppola is the ultimate Nepo baby.

  • @ABM750
    @ABM750 5 років тому +1

    Great interview

  • @carolinen5396
    @carolinen5396 11 місяців тому

    Really enjoyed this interview, just wish it was longer. Interesting lady.

  • @Mel.U
    @Mel.U 2 роки тому +23

    Nobody but Sofia Coppola could give such her the classy interview she deserved!

  • @ppcdnce2002
    @ppcdnce2002 5 років тому +5

    Absolutely adore this! Brilliant woman 💜

  • @cavaliermama56
    @cavaliermama56 Рік тому +1

    What an extraordinary person and life.

  • @prensadhileaproducci
    @prensadhileaproducci 6 років тому +2

    Desde Argentina thank you for sharing