Penelope Tree was born on 2 December 1949 and is an English fashion model who rose to prominence during the Swinging Sixties in London.
12 Facts About Penelope Tree
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Penelope Tree is the only child of Marietta Peabody Tree, a US socialite and political activist, and Ronald, a British journalist, investor and Conservative MP.
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Penelope Tree is the half-sister of racehorse trainer Jeremy Tree and author Frances FitzGerald, and she is a niece of former Massachusetts governor Endicott Peabody.
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Penelope Tree made a striking appearance at the 1966 Black and White Ball thrown by author Truman Capote, wearing a black V-neck tunic with long slashes from the bottom making floating panels, worn over black tights.
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In 1967, Penelope Tree moved into Bailey's flat in London's Primrose Hill neighbourhood.
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Penelope Tree has been extensively compared to The Beatles for inspiring the swinging 60's movement and for galvanizing a generation of young American females.
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Penelope Tree appeared in the British comedy film The Rutles in 1978.
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Penelope Tree was married to South African musician Ricky Fataar.
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Penelope Tree has two children: Paloma Fataar, a graduate of Bard College and a student of Tibetan Buddhism and music; and Michael MacFarlane; by her relationship with Australian Jungian analyst Stuart MacFarlane.
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Penelope Tree is a patron of Lotus Outreach, a charity which works in Cambodia in partnership with local grassroots women's organisations to give girls from the very poorest families the wherewithal to go to school.
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In 1983, English indiepop band Felt released a song called "Penelope Tree", featuring a picture of her on the cover.
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In 2011, Penelope Tree appeared as an interviewee for a documentary on the life of fashion editor Diana Vreeland.