Actress, Socialite, Heiress, One of the leading figures of early 20th century Chelsea Bohemian movement. She spent her early years in a Japanese POW camp, in her late teens, she enrolled to Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts with the intention of becoming an actress. Talitha met John Paul Getty II at the dinner party of Claus Von Bulow, a personal assistant of J. Paul Getty. Getty Jr. was an heir to one of the biggest fortunes in the world. He started an affair with Talitha, after divorcing his first wife Gail, with whom he had four children. Talitha married Getty on December 10, 1966. Talitha gave up her acting career, despite playing a cameo in Barbarella in 1968, and the two became a part of the international jet-setting lifestyle sharing their time between London, Rome and Marrakech. Photographer Patrick Lichfield took one of the most famous photos of his career there - it depicted Talitha, with hooded Paul in the background, on the terrace with a view of the city. The photo is said to have captured the mysterious and mystical atmosphere of Marrakesh. By late 1960s, the Getty's had become heroin addicts. Their addiction would result in a tragedy... In 1968, Talitha gave birth to her son, whom she named Tara Gabriel Gramophone Galaxy Getty. On 11 July 1971, Talitha died in Rome of an overdose.
Actress, Socialite, Heiress, One of the leading figures of early 20th century Chelsea Bohemian movement. She spent her early years in a Japanese POW camp, in her late teens, she enrolled to Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts with the intention of becoming an actress. Talitha met John Paul Getty II at the dinner party of Claus Von Bulow, a personal assistant of J. Paul Getty. Getty Jr. was an heir to one of the biggest fortunes in the world. He started an affair with Talitha, after divorcing his first wife Gail, with whom he had four children. Talitha married Getty on December 10, 1966. Talitha gave up her acting career, despite playing a cameo in Barbarella in 1968, and the two became a part of the international jet-setting lifestyle sharing their time between London, Rome and Marrakech. Photographer Patrick Lichfield took one of the most famous photos of his career there - it depicted Talitha, with hooded Paul in the background, on the terrace with a view of the city. The photo is said to have captured the mysterious and mystical atmosphere of Marrakesh. By late 1960s, the Getty's had become heroin addicts. Their addiction would result in a tragedy... In 1968, Talitha gave birth to her son, whom she named Tara Gabriel Gramophone Galaxy Getty. On 11 July 1971, Talitha died in Rome of an overdose.
Bio by: Stories Of The Gilded Age
