''Love Letter to Edie'' is a 1975 American short documentary by Robert Maier. The film is about actress Edith Massey who starred in many

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films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. The film follows Edith Massey around her

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thrift store, and includes fantasy sequences and stories about her past.

Cast

* Edith Massey as herself *

as himself *

Mink Stole Nancy Paine Stoll (born August 25, 1947), known professionally as Mink Stole, is an American actress from Baltimore, Maryland. She began her career working for director John Waters, and has appeared in all of his feature films to date (a distinc ...

as Blonde Wicked Stepsister * Delores Delux as L.A. Showgirl * Pat Moran as Red Headed Evil Stepsister * Ed Peranio as Brothel Client *

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as Sailor in Bar *

Mary Vivian Pearce Mary Vivian Pearce (born November 9, 1947) is an American actress. She has worked primarily in the films of John Waters. Life and career Pearce is a childhood best friend of Waters and has appeared as an actress in all of his films. Because o ...

as Store Customer (uncredited)

DVD release

The DVD release of ''Love Letter to Edie'' includes extra footage and commentary by the director. This is a director's authorized version remastered from his original 16 mm color film footage. The film was released on Blu-ray in 2019.

References

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Cast

DVD release

See also

References