Andy Warhol

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Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol AKA Andrew Warhola

Born: 6-Aug-1928
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
Died: 22-Feb-1987
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Complications of Surgery [1]
Remains: Buried, St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Bethel Park, PA

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Gay
Occupation: Artist, Film Director

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Outrageously successful pop artist

[1] Died in a New York hospital the day after surgery to remove his enlarged, gangrenous gall bladder. Warhol is buried wearing his platinum wig and sunglasses.

Father: Ondrej (Slovak immigrant)
Mother: Julia Zavacky Warhola (Slovak immigrant)

High School: Schenley High School, Pittsburgh, PA (1945)
University: Carnegie-Mellon University (1949)

Interview Founder (1969)
Endorsement of Braniff (1970)
Nervous Breakdown
Shot New York City (3-Jun-1968)
Pied cherry
Wedding: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver (1986)
Funeral: Andy Warhol (1987)
Slovak Ancestry

FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
The Velvet Underground and Nico (8-Feb-1966)
Chelsea Girls (1966)

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Blank Generation (1980) Himself
The Velvet Underground and Nico (8-Feb-1966) Himself

Official Website:
http://www.warhol.org/

Rotten Library Page:
Andy Warhol

Author of books:
a: A Novel by Andy Warhol (1968, novel)
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again (1975)
Andy Warhol Diaries (1989)

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