Edie Sedgwick #2

[fairyx]

agree

thank god for the family tree... I too was flipping back and forward all the time...

 

[Ice_lady]

Edie had a very pretty face!
Thanks for pics, people!

 

[Littlemissmolz]

A few pictures I found. Sorry if they have been posted before.

 

[Littlemissmolz]

Few more...

 

[Party_Vixen]

^ Littlemissmolz please provide the source(s) of the images posted above or they will be removed. Thanks!

 

[PinkGoddess]

Has anyone else noticed the parallels between Edie and the Holly Golightly character in Breakfast At Tiffany's? The film is mentioned in Factory Girl, though only superficially. I think many aspects of the character reflect Edie, for example:

-Holly is raised on a farm and runs away due to family conflicts.
-Holly becomes a street smart New York socialite/society girl.
-Holly is an extroverted free spirit who runs away from personal issues and refuses to be 'put in a cage'.
-Holly is considered shocking and somewhat vulgar for her time but has an innocent sweetness that charms everyone around her.
-Despite Holly's glamorous image, her lack of paid employment means she rarely has money and mostly gets by on charming rich friends into giving her cash.
-The book comments on the shifting position of mid-century art into the consumer culture, Holly's self-constructed persona being the major symbol.
-The death of Holly's brother affects her deeply and causes her to live faster and run away from personal issues even more.
-Holly considers all the rich men she escorts "rats"; Edie says she wouldn't marry for money because all the rich men she knows are "pigs".
-Holly is suggested to be a part-time prostitute in the book; Edie prostituted herself to a biker gang.
-Holly inspired a an author of fiction; Edie inspired numerous songwriters.
-Horses are a reoccurring motif in the book, symbolising Holly's untamed rejection of social convention, as they were in Edie's life.
-Holly says you can always tell what kind of a person a man thinks you are by the earrings he gives you, Edie said someone could assess her psychological condition by her earrings (okay that was a random one)
-Holly runs away at the end of the book to find her new home, leaving the ending ambiguous, similar to Edie's own ending.

 

[Littlemissmolz]

^ Littlemissmolz please provide the source(s) of the images posted above or they will be removed. Thanks!

Source for pics http://www.facebook.com/Littmemissm...28#/album.php?aid=55186&id=40657840793&ref=mf

 

[Littlemissmolz]

Has anyone else noticed the parallels between Edie and the Holly Golightly character in Breakfast At Tiffany's? The film is mentioned in Factory Girl, though only superficially. I think many aspects of the character reflect Edie, for example:

-Holly is raised on a farm and runs away due to family conflicts.
-Holly becomes a street smart New York socialite/society girl.
-Holly is an extroverted free spirit who runs away from personal issues and refuses to be 'put in a cage'.
-Holly is considered shocking and somewhat vulgar for her time but has an innocent sweetness that charms everyone around her.
-Despite Holly's glamorous image, her lack of paid employment means she rarely has money and mostly gets by on charming rich friends into giving her cash.
-The book comments on the shifting position of mid-century art into the consumer culture, Holly's self-constructed persona being the major symbol.
-The death of Holly's brother affects her deeply and causes her to live faster and run away from personal issues even more.
-Holly considers all the rich men she escorts "rats"; Edie says she wouldn't marry for money because all the rich men she knows are "pigs".
-Holly is suggested to be a part-time prostitute in the book; Edie prostituted herself to a biker gang.
-Holly inspired a an author of fiction; Edie inspired numerous songwriters.
-Horses are a reoccurring motif in the book, symbolising Holly's untamed rejection of social convention, as they were in Edie's life.
-Holly says you can always tell what kind of a person a man thinks you are by the earrings he gives you, Edie said someone could assess her psychological condition by her earrings (okay that was a random one)
-Holly runs away at the end of the book to find her new home, leaving the ending ambiguous, similar to Edie's own ending.

I have noticed that before actually.

 

[loonaka]

wasn't that character based on Marilyn or something?

 

[babydoll1125]

Yes, Capote wrote it for Marilyn and he wanted her to star in the film. I think she agreed to it shortly before she died.

 

[PinkGoddess]

Yep, it was Marilyn, as well as a few other women. I wonder if Truman Capote notice the similarities to Edie after writing it. He may have known her because he once said something to the effect of "Andy wanted to be Edie".

 

[Littlemissmolz]

Yes, Capote wrote it for Marilyn and he wanted her to star in the film. I think she agreed to it shortly before she died.

The part was written for Marilyn, but she decided not to do it. So it was re-written for Audrey. To make her more believeable in the part.

 

[loonaka]

I think Capote knew who Edie was..from what I've heard Andy was a fan of him.
Just have to say, Audrey...so amazing in that film^^

 

[Lupe]

The part was written for Marilyn, but she decided not to do it. So it was re-written for Audrey. To make her more believeable in the part.

The film version is loosely adapted from the novella by Truman Capote. Truman Capote wanted Marilyn, and had decided to tailor the script of the film of Breakfast at Tiffany's to better-fit Marilyn. According to Capote, the studios double-crossed him, and signed Audrey Hepburn to be cast instead.

As far as I know, Edie was not a prostitute for bikers, that is a double-negative: being a prostitute for bikers. lol

as for the references with Factory Girl, George Hickenlooper had wanted to create a new version of Breakfast at Tiffany's, hence the running away scene at the end. Which is why there was an early sypnosis of the film saying: A young party girl heads to New York to become Holly Golightly...

Breakfast at Tiffany's the film, is a loosely adapted from the novella, and Factory Girl is adapted from Edie's Life, is like something perhaps Andy Warhol could have had liked, the parallels between each other, and in between.

 

[fairyx]

I, personally, don´t think anyone drew any parallels between Edie and Holly at that time... but who knows...

 

[Littlemissmolz]

I really doubt the character was based on Edie since the film was made in 1961!!

But I can see a few similarities. But I honestly think it's pure coincidence.

 

[loonaka]

troubled rich girl isn't exactly the most original plot in the world^^

 

[babydoll1125]

I agree, i think you can find parallels between Edie and a lot of movie characters if you're looking for them.

 

[loonaka]

I think the reason why I'm so gaga when it comes to Edie, except for her beauty and style is the mystery..

 

[ScarlettLover]

^I agree. I think the reason why I'm so disinterested in most celebs today is because we know EVERYTHING about them. If there is no mystery there's nothing to look forward to, that's why so many old hollywood stars are captivating.

Edie certainly had no shortage of mystery. Sometimes I think she was an absolute nutcase and then I hear stories where she sounds like the coolest person ever...