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The History of Fire Island’s Carrington House
The Carrington house played a unique role in the development of the mid-century American arts as an artist’s retreat for Frank Carrington’s friends and acquaintances, including Truman Capote and Lincoln Kirstein.
Celebrity history- Joan McCracken
Many celebrities found the Pines their home. Actress Joan McCracken was one. The former wife of director Bob Fosse it was she who got the house in the divorce and made it her own.
Celebrity history- Andy Warhol Fire Island Diaries 1982, and more…
In 1989 the Andy Warhol Diaries edited by his frequent collaborator and long-time friend, Pat Hackett. was published allowing Fire Island memories to be seen and read for the first time. We connect the dots by supplying the photos to go with the story.