Brigid Berlin (also known as Brigid Polk born September 6, 1939) is an artist and former Warhol superstar.
Brigid was born to socialite parents, Muriel Johnson "Honey" Berlin and Richard E. Berlin, into a world of Manhattan privilege. Her father was chairman of the Hearst media empire for 52 years. As a child, Berlin regularly mixed with celebrities and the powerful:
Her socialite mother frequently worried about Brigid's weight and constantly att...
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Brigid Berlin (also known as Brigid Polk born September 6, 1939) is an artist and former Warhol superstar.
Brigid was born to socialite parents, Muriel Johnson "Honey" Berlin and Richard E. Berlin, into a world of Manhattan privilege. Her father was chairman of the Hearst media empire for 52 years. As a child, Berlin regularly mixed with celebrities and the powerful:
Her socialite mother frequently worried about Brigid's weight and constantly attempted to get her to lose it through any means, from giving her cash for every pound she lost at age 11 to having the family doctor prescribe amphetamines and dexedrine.
Berlin recalled, "My mother wanted me to be a slim, respectable socialite. Instead, I became an overweight troublemaker."
It was Brigid's sister, Chrissy Berlin who played the role of the elegant debutante. Christina was instrumental in engineering the defection of Russian ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov. The third sister, Richie, was a boi, and the roommate of Warhol Films's ...
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