Edie Sedgwick

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Edie Sedgwick

AKA Edith Minturn Sedgwick

Born: 20-Apr-1943
Birthplace: Santa Barbara, CA
Died: 16-Nov-1971
Location of death: Santa Barbara, CA
Cause of death: Accident - Overdose [1]
Remains: Buried, Oak Hill Cemetery, Ballard, CA

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Socialite

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Warhol factory girl

[1] "Acute barbituate intoxication", ruled "Accident/Suicide."

Father: Francis Minturn Sedgwick (b. 1904, d. 1967)
Mother: Alice Delano De Forest (b. 1908, d. 1988)
Brother: Minty (d. 1964 suicide)
Brother: Bobby (d. 1965 motorcycle accident)
Boyfriend: Bob Neuwirth (together until 1967)
Boyfriend: Paul America.
Husband: Michael Post (m. 24-Jul-1971, until her death)

University: Radcliffe College

Institutionalized 1962
Institutionalized 1966
Institutionalized 1967
Institutionalized 1970
Abortion 1963
Autopsy
Risk Factors: Anorexia, Smoking, Amphetamines, Heroin, Yoga

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Ciao! Manhattan (Feb-1972)
The Queen (17-Jun-1968) · Herself
Chelsea Girls (1966) · Herself
Vinyl (4-Jun-1965)

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