Happy birthday, Edie Sedgwick! Look back at the socialite’s life

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When Edie moved to New York City in 1963, she did nothing but party and enjoy her socialite status. Edie and Andy Warhol (l.) met in 1965.
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American model and actress Edie Sedgwick and pop artist Andy Warhol stood together at the Mod Ball, a party held in the Rainbow Room of Rockefeller Center in New York, New York on Nov. 22, 1965.

PUBLISHED: April 20, 2015 at 12:53 p.m. | UPDATED: April 7, 2018 at 8:00 a.m.

Edie Sedgwick, an actress, model and well-connected social butterfly, whose rise to stardom at Andy Warhol’s Factory would eventually come to a tragic end. She died before she saw 30. Look back at her short-lived life …