The Most Free-Spirited Hippies in Hollywood History

Talitha Getty

Always one for the theatrics, Talitha Getty was the daughter of an artist and a bohemian model. She wore a white mini skirt on her wedding day to John Paul Getty and is even responsible for setting up Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull. She fully embraced the hippie lifestyle and was a prominent activist.

Grace Slick

The Jefferson Airplane singer carried the band through the soul-rock genre and into psychedelia. Her greatest hit song still to date is "White Rabbit," which she composed with her former band, The Great Society. 

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The More You Know

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.