Candy Darling, 1971. Jack Mitchell/Getty. Born on Nov 24, 1944, Darling was known as Jimmy Slattery throughout the Long Island suburb where she was raised.

But that picture, taken by Peter Hujar, is as staged as it is real. Candy Darling died of lymphoma in that hospital room in 1974. She was 29. Candy, who was trans, lived a life ripe for biography.

But that picture, taken by Peter Hujar, is as staged as it is real. Candy Darling died of lymphoma in that hospital room in 1974. She was 29. Candy, who was trans, lived a life ripe for biography.

More than six years into the journey of bringing Candy Darling’s life story to the big screen, Hari Nef has taken matters into her own hands. After Deadline reported in 2022 that the actress ...

Hari Nef shares an update on her upcoming Candy Darling biopic. Courtesy Everett Collection/Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Vanity Fair More than six years into the journey of bringing Candy ...

Candy Darling was born on November 24, 1944, in Queens, NY to James and Theresa Slattery. When Darling’s parents split up, she and her mother moved out to the suburb of Massapequa Park, ...

Candy Darling was a muse to the artist Andy Warhol Andy Warhol Foundation/Netflix. In Massapequa, Candy was raised in a dysfunctional family, a mother ashamed of him, and an angry father.

As a Candy Darling exhibition opens in New York, Hari Nef gives Vogue her thoughts on the late trailblazer actress.

EXCLUSIVE: Hari Nef (Transparent) is set to portray LGBTQ+ icon and Andy Warhol superstar Candy Darling in the as-yet-untitled biopic penned by Transparent writer Stephanie Kornick. Deadline ...

Candy Darling would go on to appear in 10 films, most notably Andy Warhol’s 1971 Women in Revolt (directed by Paul Morrissey), as well as plays by Tennessee Williams, Jackie Curtis, and Tom Eyen ...

Originally from Long Island, Candy Darling moved to New York City in the mid-1960s, before the Stonewall riots of 1969. Darling first saw Andy Warhol in 1967 at a popular late-night club in NYC.