Jane Holzer (née Brukenfeld; born October 23, 1940) is an American art collector and film producer who was previously an actress, model, and
Warhol superstar. She was often known by the nickname Baby Jane Holzer.
Biography
The daughter of real estate investor Carl Brukenfeld, she married Leonard Holzer, an heir to a New York real estate fortune. Holzer was noted for including art projects in his developments, particularly at the
Smith Haven Mall
Smith Haven Mall is a shopping mall located in Lake Grove, New York (with the western half of the mall in St. James), and is the main mall for the "Mid Island" area of Long Island. It is also the easternmost enclosed mall on Long Island, and thu ...
.
Movies she appeared in included
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...
's ''
Soap Opera
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'' (1964), ''
Couch
A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, or chesterfield, is a cushioned item of furniture for seating multiple people (although it is not uncommon for a single person to use a couch alone). It is commonly found in the form of a bench with uph ...
'' (1964), and ''
Camp
Camp may refer to:
Outdoor accommodation and recreation
* Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site
* a temporary settlement for nomads
* Camp, a term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to descri ...
'' (1965), and the independently produced ''
Ciao! Manhattan
''Ciao! Manhattan'' is a 1972 American avant garde film starring Edie Sedgwick. A scripted drama in which most of the actors play themselves, it centers on a character very closely based on Sedgwick, and deals with the pain of addiction and the ...
'' (1972). She co-produced the 1985 film ''
Kiss of the Spider Woman''. Holzer is the subject of "Girl of the Year" in
Tom Wolfe
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. (March 2, 1930 – May 14, 2018)Some sources say 1931; ''The New York Times'' and Reuters both initially reported 1931 in their obituaries before changing to 1930. See and was an American author and journalist widely ...
's ''
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby
''The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby'' is the title of Tom Wolfe's first collected book of essays, published in 1965. The book is named for one of the stories in the collection that was originally published in ''Esquire magazine'' i ...
'' (1965) and is referenced twice in the 1972
Roxy Music
Roxy Music are an English rock music, rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry—who became the band's lead vocalist and principal songwriter—and bassist Graham Simpson (musician), Graham Simpson. The other longtime members are Phil Manzanera ...
single "
Virginia Plain".
Holzer appeared in Warhol's ''
Batman Dracula
''Batman Dracula'' is a 1964 black and white American superhero fan film produced and directed by Andy Warhol without the permission of DC Comics, who owns the character Batman.
Production background
The film was screened only at Warhol's art ...
'' (1964). In turn, she was parodied as Baby Jane Towser in the 1967 ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
'' episode "Pop/Flop Goes the Joker", where she was played by Diana Ivarson. That same year, she played herself at a New York party in the
pilot episode
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of the short-lived TV series, ''
Coronet Blue''.
She released the single "Rapunzel"/"Nowhere" in 1967 on
Atco Records, produced by
Al Kasha
Alfred Kasha (January 22, 1937 – September 14, 2020) was an American songwriter, whose songs include " The Morning After" from '' The Poseidon Adventure''.
Life
Kasha started songwriting and producing at a young age and was hired as a producer ...
and arranged by
Barry Goldberg.
Personal life
She was one of the attendants at the wedding of
Mary McFadden
Mary McFaddenCharlotte Curtis, "Mary McFadden Married to Philip Harari at St. Bartholomew's; Former Dior Aide is Wed to Director in De Beers Group", The New York Times, 26 September 1964 (born October 1, 1938) is an American art collector, editor ...
and Philip Harari in 1964.
Charlotte Curtis
Charlotte Murray Curtis (December 19, 1928 – April 16, 1987) was an American journalist, columnist and editor at ''The New York Times''.
Career
Curtis worked as a reporter and society editor for the ''Columbus Citizen'' for 11 years, and a ...
, "Mary McFadden Married to Philip Harari at St. Bartholomew's; Former Dior Aide is Wed to Director in De Beers Group", The New York Times, September 26, 1964.
Her son,
Charles Holzer
Charles Holzer (born June 24, 1969) is an equestrian who represents the United States Virgin Islands. He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 19 ...
, competed for the
United States Virgin Islands at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 25 competitors, 20 men and 5 women, took part in 29 events in 7 sports.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
At ...
in
show jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...
, and his wife
Ashley Holzer
Ashley Holzer (''née'' Nicoll; born 10 October 1963) is a Canadian-born equestrian specializing in dressage, who has been representing the United States since 2017. She was born in Toronto, the daughter of Moreen and Ian Nicoll, and is married t ...
is a dressage rider who won a bronze medal for Canada at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
.
References
"Jane Holzer in Landlordland" by Josh Barbanel, ''
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'', August 14, 2009.
External links
Baby Jane Holzer biographyat warholstars.org
Living people
1940 births
People associated with The Factory
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