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Andy Warhol's Birth
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Andy Warhol Chorea (No specific date)
When Warhol was 8, he was diagnosed with Chorea, also known as St. Vitus's Dance. It's a rare and sometimes fatal disease in the nervous system. The disease left him bedridden for many months. While Warhol was sick in bed, his mother, gave him his first drawing lessons. Drawing soon became Warhol's favorite pastime. -
Andy Warhol Photography (No specific date)
Warhol was a fan of movies. His mother bought him a camera at the age of 9, and he took up photography and film development in a makeshift darkroom he created in their basement. -
Andy Warhol's Father Passing (No specific date)
At the age of 14, Warhol suffered a tragedy when his father passed away from a jaundiced liver. Warhol was so upset that he didn't go to his father's funeral. He hid under his bed throughout the wake. Warhol's father believed in his son's artistic talents, and in his will he gave Andy his life savings to go towards his college education. That same year, Warhol began at Schenley High School -
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Andy Warhol attends college
Andy Warhol attended Carnegie Insitute of Technology in Pittsburgh, PA, to study pictoral design. The college is now known as Carnegie Mellon University -
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Andy Warhol's Death
At 6:32am Andy Warhol died in his sleep from cardiac arrhythmia after gallbladder surgery.