Edie Sedgwick

[Josephine]

Originally Posted by BooBah

hey has anyone here seen the film 'cabaret'? ive seen it quite a few times, but i rewatched it the other day for the first time in a while. i couldn't help but be reminded of edie through the character of sally bowles played by liza minelli. i guess firstly the look is very in your face like edie, with the extravagent make up and dress etc, but it was more the character traits that reflected her. the way sally bowles is very kind of childlike and naive, always asking questions, despite being quite premiscuous aswell. she is also kind of self destructive like edie, and seems to be high on something throughout the film. she has to constantly be reassured by others that she is beautiful, has a good body, is talented, and seems kind fo oblivious to the realities of the world. I dont know, im sure i could have described the comparison better and there were a few other things but i cant really remember at the mo.

i have just been going through every page of this thread and thinking this the whole time

[BooBah]

ah bless you

gotta love cabaret!!

[your_yellowbird]

Has anyone else noticed the changes made to Edie's Wikipedia page? It's so much better now.

But..

"Edith Sedgwick (April 20, 1943 – November 15, 1971) was an American socialite, debutante and heiress who starred in many Andy Warhol short films in the 1960s."

Isn't there something wrong with this? How can you call Edie an heiress? What did she inherit? Also, I don't know if it's right to call her a debutante...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edie_Sedgwick

[odelay]

Originally Posted by your_yellowbird

Has anyone else noticed the changes made to Edie's Wikipedia page? It's so much better now.

But..

"Edith Sedgwick (April 20, 1943 – November 15, 1971) was an American socialite, debutante and heiress who starred in many Andy Warhol short films in the 1960s."

Isn't there something wrong with this? How can you call Edie an heiress? What did she inherit? Also, I don't know if it's right to call her a debutante...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edie_Sedgwick

The Sedgwicks are (were?) a very wealthy family. Her dad made his fortune off of oil. Part of the reason Edie was so popular with the Factory crowd was that she was rich enough to pay for everything. The Sedgwick name is everywhere, there's a Sedgwick county in Kansas, a Sedgwick street in Chicago... among others. They talk about her family in depth in "Edie: An American Girl."

[babydoll1125]

Originally Posted by your_yellowbird

Has anyone else noticed the changes made to Edie's Wikipedia page? It's so much better now.

But..

"Edith Sedgwick (April 20, 1943 – November 15, 1971) was an American socialite, debutante and heiress who starred in many Andy Warhol short films in the 1960s."

Isn't there something wrong with this? How can you call Edie an heiress? What did she inherit? Also, I don't know if it's right to call her a debutante...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edie_Sedgwick

She came from a wealthy enough family for her to live lavishly without having to work. She would have inherited a lot of money had she lived because i think she was on good terms with her family by the end, after her dad died.

[babydoll1125]

New article and picture from Factory Girl
http://community.livejournal.com/edi...wick/1971.html

Edie's cousin is writing a book about the family
http://community.livejournal.com/edi....html#comments

So her family does like that this movie is being made? Or is it just him?

[fairyx]

I got that book today that I bought on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1
it wasn´t really worth $160, but still... lovely... nice photos
I also got Factory Made, which I bought for $20, what a book! wonderful!!!

[babydoll1125]

Fairyx that book looks really cool. Are there a lot of other rare photos other than the ones shown on ebay? Would you be able to scan some?

[fairyx]

Originally Posted by babydoll1125

Fairyx that book looks really cool. Are there a lot of other rare photos other than the ones shown on ebay? Would you be able to scan some?

sorry, I don´t have a scanner... but I can try to get some good pics with my digitalcamera.

[fairyx]

Originally Posted by babydoll1125

Fairyx that book looks really cool. Are there a lot of other rare photos other than the ones shown on ebay? Would you be able to scan some?

oh, and I don´t really think there are that rare photos in it. there´s mostly copies from different articles about her.

[omgspicegirls]

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Im pretty sure Ive seen this photo here before but I was wondering ,,Isnt the woman in the photo the one whos pretending to be a Sedgwick?

[fairyx]

Originally Posted by omgspicegirls

Im pretty sure Ive seen this photo here before but I was wondering ,,Isnt the woman in the photo the one whos pretending to be a Sedgwick?

yes that is Misha Sedgwick, the one who is pretending to be related to Edie.

[Liberty Bell]

Originally Posted by omgspicegirls

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Im pretty sure Ive seen this photo here before but I was wondering ,,Isnt the woman in the photo the one whos pretending to be a Sedgwick?

Yes, this is Misha Moore, the person who attempted to pass herself off as a Sedgwick. Ick!

[babydoll1125]

i found this poem, it's called 'Mad Edie.' I'm not sure if it's about Edie Sedgwick though....but it really seems like it.

Edie was a dreamer
Edie was a case
She mentioned the unmentionable
And they put her in her place.

She gave away her wonder
She gave away her bread
She gave away her fancy
And wished that she was dead.

Her head was filled with sorrow
Her head was filled with gloom
She listened to the radio
And would not leave her room.

When Edie dreamed of heaven
Her soul soared like a bird
When Edie dreamed of money
They told her she was cured.

How she loved the parties!
How she loved the men!
How she loved the clever words
That brought her down again.


What do you think?

[omgspicegirls]

Thats a beautiful poem and it does sound alot like Edie .