Scavullo says he had to hide her hands with a big, puffy dress and photograph her at an angle where her body parts would not show as much as her face would.
In 1983, the woman was caught red-handed as she was doing drugs during the photo session.
A far more potent message can be sent about the importance of recognizing mental illness in ourselves and in our loved ones.
She walked out on shoots or fell asleep during jobs.
The facts of her life were scattered out of order in that movie.
She had two elder brothers Joe Carangi and Michael Carangi.