   edith minturn "edie" sedgwick (april 20, 1943 â november 16, 1971) was an american heiress, socialite, actress, and fashion model. 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.girl on fire review from enjoy your style. she was dubbed an "it girl", while vogue magazine also named her a "youthquaker". ==family background== sedgwick's family was long established in massachusetts history. her seventh-great grandfather, english-born robert sedgwick,chs sedgwick family was the first major general of the massachusetts bay colony settling in charlestown, massachusetts in 1635.sedgwick.org â major general robert sedgwick (1613â1656) sedgwick's family later originated from stockbridge, massachusetts where her great-great-great grandfather judge theodore sedgwick had settled after the american revolution. theodore married pamela dwight of the new england dwight family{{cite book |author=benjamin woodbridge dwight |title= the history of the descendants of john dwight, of dedham, mass |volume= 2 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ghcfaaaamaaj&pg=pa735 |pages= 735â739 |year=1874 |publisher=j. 
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