Andrea Feldman (also known as Andrea ‘Whips’ Feldman) (April 1, 1948 – 8 August 1972) was an actor and Warhol superstar. A native New Yorker, she starred in several of Warhol’s underground movies, such as Trash before committing suicide in 1972. Andrea was a regular in the backroom of Max's Kansas City where she was noted for her exhibitionist nature, pioneering a performance she called "Showtime", and heavy dependence on drugs, particularly amphetamines. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Warhol Superstars refers to a coterie of New York personalities promoted by Andy Warhol during the 1960s and early 1970s. ... Trash can refer to any of the following Waste, unwanted or undesired material left over after the completion of a process. ... The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David, 1787 Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life; it is sometimes a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Maxs Kansas City was a nightclub (upstairs) and restaurant (downstairs) between 17th and 18th Streets, on Park Avenue South in New York City. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In August of 1972, Andrea summoned several ex-boyfriends, including poet Jim Carroll, to the New York City apartment of her parents so that they would be witness to her "final starring role," her suicide. Feldman was holding a can of Coke in one hand and a rosary in the other when she jumped from the fourteenth floor of 51 Fifth Avenue and 12th Street. Jim Carroll (born August 1, 1950 in New York City) is an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... Our Lady of Lourdes - Mary appearing at Lourdes with Rosary Beads The Rosary (its name comes from the Latin rosarium, meaning crown of roses), is an important and traditional devotion of the Roman Catholic ChurchThe Rosary is sometimes used by high Church Anglicans and Episcopalians. ... Street sign at Fifth Avenue and East 57th street Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in New York City. ...

Feldman’s suicide preceded the release of Heat, in which she had a significant role, by only three weeks. A red-hot iron rod cooling after being worked by a blacksmith. ...

Filmography

• Four Stars (1967) aka 24 Hour Movie

• Trash (1970)

• Heat (1972)

Trash can refer to any of the following Waste, unwanted or undesired material left over after the completion of a process. ... A red-hot iron rod cooling after being worked by a blacksmith. ...

Reviews

"The most striking performance - in large part non-performance - comes from the late Andrea Feldman as the flat-voiced, freaked-out daughter, a mass of psychotic confusion, infantile and heart-breaking." (New York Magazine)