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Candy Darling, a Cinema Starlet

Candy Darling was known as James Lawrence Slattery before she became Candy. Born and brought up in Long Island, New York, she started a career in films by starring in movies like ‘Silent Night,’ ‘Women Revolt,’ ‘Flesh’ and ‘Bloody Night.’

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Candy became a famous pop artist and filmmaker and became one of the repertory performers for Andy Warhol. Unfortunately, Candy’s life came to an end at the young age of 29, and a documentary called ‘Beautiful Darling’ showed who she was in real life.

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