Edie - An American Biography (1982)

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<p>I found this book in the bookshelves of our cottage last weekend and re-read for the 1st time in 30+ years. What a sad tale of a wasted life.</p>

<p>I am wondering what happened to her surviving siblings. I have tried to internet search for them and have found very little.</p>

<p>Anyone out there in cyber land have a clue what happened to them?</p>

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<p>Who is she?</p>

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<p>From Wikipedia:</p>

<p>Edith Minturn “Edie” Sedgwick (April 20, 1943 – November 16, 1971) was an American actress, socialite, fashion model and heiress. She is best known for being one of Andy Warhol’s superstars. Sedgwick became known as “The Girl of the Year” in 1965 after starring in several of Warhol’s short films in the 1960s. She was dubbed an “It Girl”, while Vogue magazine also named her a “Youthquaker”.</p>

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<p>Flash from the past—I read this back in '82! I was fascinated by Warhols Factory. (the Plimpton book)</p>

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<p>I had the title of the book wrong. It should be Edie: An American Girl by Jean Stein and edited by George Plimpton.</p>

<p>Just happened to pick it off the book shelf…</p>

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<p>I read an article about the family about a year or two ago, but can’t remember what paper it was in. At that time, if I recall, four of the Sedgwick siblings were still alive, one brother and three sisters. One sister was living in NY and the other three were in California. This was a very dysfunctional family that was rife with a long history of mental illness. Apparently, the father, Francis, who was bipolar was advised never to have children. He went on to have eight, most of whom suffered similar problems.</p>

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<p>All I did was google…and found this:</p>

<p>[SEDGWICK.ORG</a> - Francis Minturn “Duke” Sedgwick (1904 - 1967)](<a href=“http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1613/B/4/7/4/2/3/B47423-sedgwick-francism1904.html]SEDGWICK.ORG”>SEDGWICK.ORG - Francis Minturn "Duke" Sedgwick (1904 - 1967))</p>

<p>There’s also quite a bit about the family in the wikipedia article about her.</p>

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<p>I read that book 30 years ago. I was fascinated by the entire family.</p>

<p>John Sedgewick, Edie’s cousin, wrote a book about the family history and their issues. It’s titled: The Sedgewicks: a history of madness</p>

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<p>Kyra Sedgwick her cousin is very successful. She recently wrapped up a show she had starred in for years ( The Closer) so her husband could do more television.( Kevin Bacon)
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<p>Whoops! The book is called In My Blood</p>

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<p>Funny, I reread that book earlier this year also…found it in a box of favorite books in the basement that I had been “dragging” around my entire adult life. That whole era was fascinating and we forget what is was really like because of all the made for TV movies about the era.</p>