The Fame.
The Spotlight.
The Scandal.
The Party's About To Begin.
April 20,1943-November 16,1971
syblings: Alice(Saucie)1931-
Robert Minturn (Bobby) 1933-1965
Pamela 1935-/
Francis Minturn (Minty) 1938-1964
Jonathan 1939-
Katharine(Kate) 1941-
Edith (Edie) 1943-1971
Susanna(Suky) 1945-
Edie's last film with Warhol was called "lupe".
Lou Reed who appeared with Velvet Underground (around 1965) wrote a song about Edie which was requested by Warhol was named "femme Fatale"
Edie and Andy argued mostly about money. she always paid for the expensive dinners but argued that andy never paid her for the films shes done.
when Edie wasnt with Bob Neuwirth she turned to pills as a companian.
Edie was rumored to be an inspiration of the song "Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat" and "Just like a Women" whom Bob Dylan wrote.
She also was another film about Warhol called "The Andy Warhol Story" was it was said to be lost or destroyed.
Edie was raised: 3,000 acre rancho in Ynez Valley (was bought by the inheritance Edie's father had)
Edie had suffered anorexia at a young age and it continued through her adult life.
Her both brothers Bobby and Minty were institutionalized and soon died.
Bobby had nervous breakdowns
Minty was an alcoholic.
Minty committed suicide at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut-1964.
Bobby crashed his motorcycle on New's Years Eve and past away two weeks later the same year.
Edie also was instituitionalized at Silver Hill Hospital and was a patient for two years.
she was transferred to a much strictor facility in Bloomingdale, New York Hospital's Westchester County facility.
Had become pregnant and had an abortion on a furlough from Bloomingdale.
She attended at Radcliffe College in Cambride,Massachusetts.
She, there, studied sculpture and spent her time partying and driving her Mercedes all the time.
in 1964 she moved to New York to live with her grandmother's 14-room Park Ave.
Was introduced to Andy Warhol in January 1965.
her dad(which they called Fuzzy) would shall we say malested Edie and her sister Alice when they were younger
her mother always knew about their father but never did anything to stop it
Edie tried modeling after quiting the factory films but was always turned down and went back to filming with other directors which didnt last very long.
in 1967 her drug problem worsened.
Fell in love with Paul America after being dumped by Bob Neuwirth and Paul/Edies love for drugs continued.
She was on probation for five years because of the two rooms she burned down in the Chelsea Hotel.
She stole antiques and art from her grandmother to pay for herion.
in 1968 her addiction was so bad that she over dosed and had to go to rehab once again and couldnt walk/talk when she went to visit her family at the ranch-resulting of bad blood serculation.
1969 she joined a motorcycle gang just to get herion.
she was known as "promiscous" because she would sleep with anyone to get drugs.
was supervised by two nurses when filming scenes in Ciao Manhatten.
in 1970 went to a clinic suffering delirium tremens.
From July till October she stayed clean but soon went back in October.
Death ascribed as "Acute Barbiturate Intoxication".
she was drunk the night before she died and had also taken pain sleeping pills but eventually her body couldnt take it anymore.
