Holly Woodlawn (born Haroldo Santiago Franceschi Rodriguez Danhakl today in 1946) is a transexual and former Warhol superstar, who appeared in his movies Trash (1970) and Women in Revolt (1972). Her life was summarized by Lou Reed in his song "Walk on the Wild Side":
Holly came from Miami FLA, / hitch-hiked her way across the USA, / plucked her eyebrows on the way, / shaved her legs, and then he was a she...
Holly came from Miami FLA, / hitch-hiked her way across the USA, / plucked her eyebrows on the way, / shaved her legs, and then he was a she...
and what a great song it is
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I thought that was about a girl wanting to be a prostitute--so she cleaned herself up so's she didn't look the a man....Man, was I high THAT DAY
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