In 1974, photographer Peter Hu Jia took a beautiful picture of Leng Yan: candy darling in the dying stage. In the photo, a woman with a sculptural face and fair skin is lying on a white bed with a rose beside her. She painted heavy makeup eyes and looked at the empty, red and black lips elsewhere with a bitter smile. On her deathbed, to be exact, he, candy darling, died in this bed shortly after taking this photo, ending her beautiful life at the age of 29. Who's candy darling? It can be said that he is a real actor-he has been playing his ideal self all his life, and this last scene is his most wonderful scene, but it is an eternal curtain call. He stubbornly used his short life to find himself, and beauty became his biggest mistake. Candy darling Candy 1944 was born in an ordinary family in Queens, New York, USA. His mother is a book salesman and his father is a disgusting alcoholic. After my parents divorced, my mother moved to a cabin on Long Island with candy. Little candy doesn't fit in. He spent most of his childhood at home, watching those classic Hollywood works. When I was a child, candy darling and his mother found that their son was a little different-he looked better than other boys, even more beautiful-his skin was as white as snow, his facial features were delicate and delicate, and his eyes shone against thick eyelashes. Mother didn't want to waste her son's beauty, so she dressed up Candy as a girl and took part in the "most beautiful girl" contest held by a department store. Candy darling won the competition ... It might be interesting for her mother. For candy, he began to face life choices. When he was a teenager, he never felt happy. It was not until he saw the gorgeous actress kim novak in the movie that he found out what he really longed for-he longed to be a woman! Candy darling even thought he was a woman at heart, but he gave birth to a man's skin by mistake. Realizing this, he began to secretly try on women's clothes. Seeing himself in the mirror, he seems to have finally returned to himself and burned his love for life. Candy darling, he decided to live like a woman. Beautiful dress, sexy high heels, charming red lips, curly wig ... candy darling Candy's quirks were soon discovered by her mother. Once, she tried to persuade her son to get back on track. However, when he put on women's clothes and came to his mother, she was also shocked by her son's beauty. She later said, "At that moment, I knew I couldn't stop Candy. He is so beautiful ... "candy darling Although her mother is very tolerant of candy, the residents of Long Island hate candy very much, and candy almost took her life. At that time, Kloc-0/6 years old was surrounded by a group of boys. They made him stand on a box, tied his neck with a high rope and tried to "hang" him. Fortunately, someone found out in time and saved a life. Candy darling couldn't stand him staying in Long Island, so he simply dropped out of school and returned to new york. Since then, a glamorous "* * *" has appeared in bars in new york-Candy, as a self-identified woman, strives for space for herself in the noise. /kloc-one night in 0/967, Candy, who was dancing in a bar, ushered in a huge turning point in her fate. Andy warhol, a representative of pop art, took some friends to a bar for recreation. Candy darling and andy warhol are under colorful lights, and Andy is amazed by the beauty of candy. At the end of the dance, andy warhol accosted Candy and was shocked by his true identity. Candy's great attraction makes andy regard it as a "muse". Andy also hired a playwright to tailor a dramatic role for Candy. In this way, candy darling changed from a "* * *" to a rising star of Ran Ran in American literary circle at that time, and even became one of the core figures in andy warhol circle. In andy warhol's view, art is inclusive, pluralistic and boundless. He has a famous saying: "Everyone can be a celebrity for 15 minutes." So he made Candy famous in the literary world. Candy darling's film Candy began to stage several stage plays, and also participated in several films, such as The Death of Maria Malibran. His beauty and gender confusion make him have a unique sense of mystery. 1972, the documentary "Andy's Woman" about andy warhol was shown in mainstream cinemas, and candy became the brightest star in the film. After the film was broadcast, Candy's fame increased greatly, and people were full of curiosity about this beautiful enchantress. He began to integrate into the mainstream society, and took part in public activities with jane fonda, sophia loren and other big stars ... 1973, he appeared in the stage play The Whore in White and the Walk-on, playing a Hollywood socialite, and the prototype was the famous Marilyn Monroe. He highly restored Monroe's charm and sexy, especially the expression of pouting is very touching. For him, such a role does not need to be "played" at all. This is his true nature. Although Candy has become popular, people pay more attention to him because he is curious, rather than really enjoying his performance, and Candy will still be discriminated against. He was forbidden to use the men's locker room and the women's locker room when he was filming the Broadway stage play "Warning of the Boat", and he was only provided with a broom cupboard. Candy darling and her quality of life have not improved much. As a boss, andy warhol is very stingy. His artistic inspiration is rich enough, but he is stingy with money. In order to maintain delicate skin, Candy needs to inject hormones frequently, which also costs him a lot of money. Therefore, he is gorgeous on the stage and in the social arena. His dinner at home may be just a can of beans, or leftovers packed at the party the day before ... candy darling is almost penniless in life and emotion. But in order to stick to herself, Candy would rather get lost in such a day. He wrote in his diary: "I won't stop being myself because of those stupid accusations." Whatever it takes. "candy darling's price really came, and it was too heavy-he was diagnosed with leukemia and gastric malignant tumor at the age of 29 because of his long-term irregular life and injection of hormones and other drugs. He talked about it with his good friend and magazine editor Bob Kolasse Lowe, but he couldn't control his tears. Bob recalled: "In the 17 years that I have known him, I saw him cry for the first time and only time. "candy darling1March 2, 9741day, 29-year-old candy darling died in his bed. At the last moment of his life, he and photographer Peter took the photo at the beginning of the article together. He has been "playing" his ideal self all his life, even including the sad curtain call of life at this moment. Before candy darling died, he left a note to his friends: "By the time you read these words, I will have left. Unfortunately, before I died, I had no desire for life. Even though my career is booming, I feel very empty. I can't continue in this illusory existence. I'm tired of everything ... "