ie ' s ▁sevent h - gre at ▁grand father . ▁Her ▁pat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁the ▁historian ▁and ▁acc laimed ▁author ▁Henry ▁D w ight ▁Sed g wick ▁III ; ▁her ▁great - grand m other , ▁Sus anna ▁Shaw , ▁was ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁Robert ▁G ould ▁Shaw , ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Colonel ; ▁and ▁her ▁great - gre at - grand father , ▁Robert ▁Bow ne ▁M int urn , ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁F lying ▁Cloud ▁cli pper ▁ship ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁creating ▁and ▁prom oting ▁Central ▁Park ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁cousin ▁once ▁removed ▁of ▁actress ▁Ky ra ▁Sed g wick . ▁Ky ra ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Henry ▁D w ight ▁Sed g wick ▁V ▁( Ed ie ' s ▁first ▁cousin ), ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Robert ▁M int urn ▁Sed g wick , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁Francis ▁M int urn ▁Sed g wick . ▁ ▁The ▁Factory ▁On ▁her ▁twenty - first ▁birth day ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Sed g wick ▁received ▁an ▁$ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁trust ▁fund ▁from ▁her ▁mat ernal ▁grand m other . ▁So on ▁after , ▁she ▁re located ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁model ing . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁she ▁met ▁artist ▁and ▁avant - gar de ▁film maker ▁Andy ▁War hol ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁at ▁L ester ▁Pers