Talitha Dina Getty (née Pol; 18 October 1940 â€" 11 July 1971) was a
Dutch actress and model who was regarded as a style icon of the late
1960s. She lived much of her adult life in Britain and, in her final
years, was closely associated with the Moroccan city of Marrakesh. Her
husband was the oil heir and subsequent philanthropist John Paul Getty
Jr.Talitha Dina Pol was born in Java, then part of the Dutch East
Indies (now Indonesia), daughter of the artists Willem Jilts Pol [nl]
(1905â€"88) and Arnoldine Adriana "Adine" Mees (1908â€"1948).Her
father subsequently married Poppet John (1912â€"97), daughter of the
painter Augustus John (1878â€"1961), a pivotal figure in the world of
Bohemian culture and fashion. She was thus the step-granddaughter of
both Augustus John and his muse and second wife, Dorothy "Dorelia"
McNeil (1881â€"1969), who was a fashion icon in the early years of the
20th century. By Ian Fleming's widowed mother, Evelyn Ste Croix
Fleming née Rose, Augustus John had a daughter and Talitha's aunt,
Amaryllis Fleming (1925â€"1999), who became a noted cellist.
Dutch actress and model who was regarded as a style icon of the late
1960s. She lived much of her adult life in Britain and, in her final
years, was closely associated with the Moroccan city of Marrakesh. Her
husband was the oil heir and subsequent philanthropist John Paul Getty
Jr.Talitha Dina Pol was born in Java, then part of the Dutch East
Indies (now Indonesia), daughter of the artists Willem Jilts Pol [nl]
(1905â€"88) and Arnoldine Adriana "Adine" Mees (1908â€"1948).Her
father subsequently married Poppet John (1912â€"97), daughter of the
painter Augustus John (1878â€"1961), a pivotal figure in the world of
Bohemian culture and fashion. She was thus the step-granddaughter of
both Augustus John and his muse and second wife, Dorothy "Dorelia"
McNeil (1881â€"1969), who was a fashion icon in the early years of the
20th century. By Ian Fleming's widowed mother, Evelyn Ste Croix
Fleming née Rose, Augustus John had a daughter and Talitha's aunt,
Amaryllis Fleming (1925â€"1999), who became a noted cellist.
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