Famous for 15 Minutes: My Years With Andy Warhol [Paperback]

Ultra Violet (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1990

Set in the dervish years of the Sixties and Seventies, Famous For Fifteen Minutes is a confession memoir of Ultra Violet. The story recounts of Warhol, a shy, bald, myopic, gay albino from an ethnic Pittsburgh suburb and the "Girl in Andy's Soup," Isabelle Collin Dufresne, a.k.a. Ultra Violet, a convent educated heiress from France. Salvador Dali, her companion for five years, introduced her to Andy in 1963. The book won the Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt Award, and has been published in 14 languages.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

French born, Ultra Violet was exorcised, sent to a correction home, and then to New York in 1955. Her romance with Salvador Dali concluded with meeting Andy Warhol in 1964. She became a regular at the legendary factory. An artist, her work includes light, technology, and heavenly messengers. Her play, Tabernacle of Clay debates the innocence and/or criminality of Jesus Christ. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Avon Books (P) (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380708434
• ISBN-13: 978-0380708437
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,646,827 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful , Interesting Book, June 19, 2007

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' Groovin' guy "music historian" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Famous For 15 Minutes: My Years with Andy Warhol (Paperback)

Ultra Violet's writing style is so pleasing.

I still have the 1988 hardcover.

She doesn't miss a speck of detail as she writes about her rebellious childhood in France as though she was eleven again.

Her descriptions of Andy Warhol and his crowd is very descriptive and well written. Although she may mention some of their flaws, she does so lovingly, appreciatively and sweetly.

She then details a problem in her health, which was miraculously cured without medical intervention and in this state of health she revisits her family in France, returning to a suspicious welcome by family members.

You've got to read it .maybe several times.

The photos are great too, and so are her summaries of what's happened to all of the Warhol crowd at the end of the book.

Five stars isn't enough !

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!!!, November 7, 1998

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Jess Latham (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Famous for 15 Minutes: My Years With Andy Warhol (Paperback)

I loved this book it is a must have for any true Andy fan

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you only knew the 'Super Star' Ultra..., August 26, 2000

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[e-mail] (greenwich, CT and Paris, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Famous for 15 Minutes: My Years With Andy Warhol (Paperback)

Thought the book was a terrrific read some 6 years ago after meeting Ultra and getting to know her personally. She will make a return to NYC in October 2000, about the same time that her book is being optioned for movie rights. I will guarantee that she will open up more for the movie script -- I just know it! Watch out world Ultra is back.