Edie Sedgwick facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Edie Sedgwick
Edie Sedgwick (center), with Pat Hartley, filming Ciao! Manhattan in 1967
Born	Edith Minturn Sedgwick (1943-04-20)April 20, 1943 Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Died	November 16, 1971(1971-11-16) (aged 28) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Resting place	Oak Hill Cemetery
Other names	Edith Sedgwick Post
Education	Radcliffe College
Occupation	Actress model socialite artist
Years active	1965–1971
Spouse(s)	Michael Post ​ (m. 1971)​
Relatives	Sedgwick family (paternal), Henry deForest (maternal grandfather)
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Edith Minturn Sedgwick Post (born April 20, 1943 – died November 16, 1971) was an American actress and fashion model. She was famous for being one of Andy Warhol's superstars. These were people who appeared in his experimental films.

In 1965, Edie became known as "The Girl of the Year." This happened after she starred in several of Warhol's short films. Vogue magazine also called her a "Youthquaker." This term described young people who were changing fashion and culture.

Edie Sedgwick stopped working with Andy Warhol in 1966. She then tried to start her own acting career. She worked on a film called Ciao! Manhattan, which was partly about her own life. She met Michael Post, who she later married. Edie finished filming Ciao! Manhattan in early 1971. She and Michael Post got married in July 1971. Edie passed away four months later, at the age of 28.

Early Life and Family

Edie Sedgwick was born in Santa Barbara, California. She was the seventh of eight children. Her parents were Alice Delano de Forest and Francis Minturn Sedgwick. Her father was a rancher and a sculptor. He was also part of the historic Sedgwick family from Massachusetts.

Edie's mother, Alice, was the daughter of Henry Wheeler de Forest. He was a president of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Edie was named after her father's aunt, Edith Minturn Stokes. A famous artist, John Singer Sargent, painted her aunt. Edie's family had English and French Huguenot backgrounds.

The Sedgwick children grew up on their family's ranches in California. They were taught at home by nannies. Their parents kept strict control over their lives. They were mostly kept away from the outside world.

When Edie was 13, she started attending the Branson School near San Francisco. Later, in 1958, her parents sent her to St. Timothy's School in Maryland.

In 1962, Edie stayed at a private hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut. Later, she went to Bloomingdale in Westchester County, New York.

In 1963, Edie moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts. She began studying sculpture with her cousin, artist Lily Saarinen. Her cousin said that Edie was unsure about men, even though they liked her. During this time, she spent time with a group of artistic people from Harvard.

Edie was very sad about the loss of her older brothers. Francis Jr. (called "Minty") and Robert (called "Bobby") both passed away. This happened within 18 months of each other, in 1964 and 1965.

The Factory and Warhol Films

On her twenty-first birthday in April 1964, Edie received a large amount of money from her grandmother. Soon after, she moved to New York City. She wanted to become a model.

In March 1965, she met artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol. They met at a party. Edie then started visiting The Factory often. This was Warhol's art studio in Midtown Manhattan.

During one visit, Warhol was filming Vinyl (1965). This film was based on a novel called A Clockwork Orange. Even though Vinyl had an all-male cast, Warhol included Edie in the movie. Around this time, she also had a small role in another Warhol film, Horse (1965).

Edie's short appearances in these films created a lot of interest. So, Warhol decided to give her the main role in his next movies.

The first of these films was Poor Little Rich Girl (1965). It was planned as part of a series about Edie. Filming began in March 1965 in Edie's apartment. It showed her doing her daily routines.

Edie's next film for Warhol was Kitchen. It was filmed in May 1965. After Kitchen, Edie also starred in Beauty No. 2 (1965). This film showed her relaxing on a bed.

Warhol's films were mostly shown in special underground theaters. They were not big commercial successes. However, Edie started getting attention from regular newspapers and magazines. They wrote about her film appearances and her unique style.

During this time, Edie developed a special look. She wore black leotards, mini dresses, and big chandelier earrings. She also used a lot of eye make-up. Edie cut her brown hair short and dyed it silver. This matched Warhol's look, as he wore silver hair pieces. Warhol called Edie his "Superstar." They started appearing together at many public events.

Edie and Warhol continued making films together throughout 1965. These included Outer and Inner Space, Prison, Lupe, and Chelsea Girls. Their friendship became difficult by late 1965. Edie asked Warhol to stop showing her films.

Lupe is often thought to be Edie's last Warhol film. But she filmed The Andy Warhol Story with Rene Ricard in November 1966. This was almost a year after Lupe. The Andy Warhol Story was not officially released. It was only shown once at The Factory.

Life After The Factory

After leaving Warhol's group, Edie lived at the Chelsea Hotel. There, she became friends with musician Bob Dylan. Dylan and his friends encouraged Edie to sign with Albert Grossman, who was Dylan's manager.

Edie thought she and Dylan would star in a mainstream film together. However, Dylan had secretly married his girlfriend Sara Lownds in November 1965. Edie found out about the marriage in February 1966. Friends of Edie's later said she saw the film offer as a way to have a successful movie career.

In 1966, Edie Sedgwick was named one of the "fashion revolutionaries" in New York. This was by a newspaper called Women's Wear Daily. Other fashion leaders like Pierre Cardin and Mary Quant were also on the list.

In early 1967, Edie began filming Ciao! Manhattan. This was a film partly based on her life. During this time, she accidentally started a fire in her room at the Chelsea Hotel. She was briefly in the hospital for burns. Because of her health, the film was stopped for a while.

After more time in hospitals in 1968 and 1969, Edie went back to her family's ranch in California to get better. In August 1969, she was in the hospital again. While there, Edie met another patient, Michael Brett Post. They would later get married in July 1971.

Edie was in the hospital again in the summer of 1970. But she was allowed out under the care of a doctor and nurses. She was determined to finish Ciao! Manhattan. She wanted her story to be told. Edie reconnected with the film crew. They started filming again in late 1970. She also recorded audio tapes about her life. These were used in the film. Filming finished in early 1971. The movie was released in February 1972.

Marriage and Passing

In the summer of 1970, Edie met Michael Post. They were both patients at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

On November 15, 1971, Edie Sedgwick passed away in her bed.

Edie was buried in the small Oak Hill Cemetery in Ballard, California. Her gravestone reads: "Edith Sedgwick Post – Wife Of Michael Brett Post 1943–1971".

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