Photo: Theodore Gershuny (director) / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Candy Darling moves me more than almost any Warhol-era figure. What strikes me is how completely she authored herself, willing a presence into being on screen long before the culture had language for it. Her turns in Flesh and Women in Revolt feel less like performances than like sheer existence captured on film. That she did this from a Queens childhood, against every odd, and died at just 29, gives her story an unbearable poignancy. I see her not as a footnote to Warhol but as a genuine pioneer of transgender visibility whose courage and beauty still feel startlingly modern.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Candy Darling
- Name (Japanese)
- キャンディ・ダーリング
- Reading
- きゃんでぃ・だーりんぐ
- Born
- November 24, 1944 – March 21, 1974
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Forest Hills, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Massapequa High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy%20Darling
Frequently asked questions
When was Candy Darling born?
November 24, 1944 – March 21, 1974.
Where is Candy Darling from?
Candy Darling is from Forest Hills, New York, United States.
What does Candy Darling do?
Candy Darling works as actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.