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Iconic Grey Gardens in East Hampton Sells, Estate Sale Coming Up

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Patrick McMullan via Getty Images; Jemal Countess/Getty Images Writer Sally Quinn has found a buyer for  Grey Gardens . The iconic East Hampton, NY,  home went on the market in February for $20 million. Quinn and Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee bought the home from the Beale family in 1979 for $220,000 and totally renovated the estate. But after Bradlee's death in 2014, Quinn couldn't bear to be at the 6,000-square-foot house without him. She proceeded to put it on the market for an optimistic $20 million, then cut $2 million from the price. The famous home has also been available as a  rental  for wealthy summer denizens. “I'm happy now, but when I first got the offer, I just burst into tears,” Quinn told the Washington Post . “Because it means letting go of Ben and all the magical times we spent there.” The 1897-built estate includes a stucco cottage, heated pool, and tennis court. The house was for sale with all its furnishings, which the new own...