Valerie did kill Andy Warhol, very slowly. From Wikipedia: “As Dr. Ryan learned in his research, Warhol was dehydrated and also emaciated from having barely eaten in the previous month; had for years been taking a daily dose of speed; and was still suffering from the effects of a brush with death in 1968, when he was shot by an enraged hanger-on, Valerie Solanas. Only a brilliant surgeon and brilliant luck had saved his life then - he had been declared dead in the emergency room and had nine damaged organs. Recovery from his gunshot wounds took forever and was never fully complete. He was left with a lifetime of trouble eating and swallowing, as well as a split in his abdominal muscles that gave him a large hernia. (He wore girdles to hold in his bowels.) So in 1987, on top of the tricky gallbladder removal, Dr. Thorbjarnarson would have had no choice but to repair Warhol’s abdominal wall.” She more than murdered him. She tortured him to death.
She sounds like someone who could have been a successul writer & activist if she hadn't been so frequently traumatized as a child. She might have still been a little 'off', but who knows.
Excellent job on covering Valerie Solanas!
Valerie did kill Andy Warhol, very slowly. From Wikipedia: “As Dr. Ryan learned in his research, Warhol was dehydrated and also emaciated from having barely eaten in the previous month; had for years been taking a daily dose of speed; and was still suffering from the effects of a brush with death in 1968, when he was shot by an enraged hanger-on, Valerie Solanas. Only a brilliant surgeon and brilliant luck had saved his life then - he had been declared dead in the emergency room and had nine damaged organs.
Recovery from his gunshot wounds took forever and was never fully complete. He was left with a lifetime of trouble eating and swallowing, as well as a split in his abdominal muscles that gave him a large hernia. (He wore girdles to hold in his bowels.) So in 1987, on top of the tricky gallbladder removal, Dr. Thorbjarnarson would have had no choice but to repair Warhol’s abdominal wall.”
She more than murdered him. She tortured him to death.
I'm really starting to think these 2 were the same person....
Very sad example of '15 minutes of fame'.
She sounds like someone who could have been a successul writer & activist if she hadn't been so frequently traumatized as a child. She might have still been a little 'off', but who knows.