Joanna Harcourt-Smith

Joanna Harcourt-Smith
Born 1946 (age 71–72)
Switzerland
Occupation socialite, writer, podcaster
Children Marlon Gobel
Family Árpád Plesch (step-father), Arpad Busson (nephew)

Joanna Harcourt-Smith (b. 1946 in Switzerland)[1] is a socialite, writer, and podcaster, notable for being the former common law wife of LSD guru Timothy Leary.

Harcourt-Smith has written two unpublished biographies and many poems[2] She is also the author of Tripping the Bardo with Timothy Leary: My Psychedelic Love Story. The book recounts her experiences while "she was a flower-power teenager in the Sixties, lived with the Rolling Stones in France, cavorted with playboy Gunther Sachs, Salvador Dali and the Aga Khan, before falling in love with Timothy Leary, by whom she has a son, Marlon Gobel."[3]

Although they were never legally married, the book describes Harcourt-Smith's experiences as Timothy Leary's common law wife between 1972 and 1977, a period that spanned the divide between his fourth and fifth marriages. They met while he was a fugitive in Europe, and from there the pair traveled to Afghanistan together. He was arrested in Afghanistan and the couple was sent to California. While in the U.S., Harcourt-Smith advocated for Leary's release during his four-year imprisonment. Following his release they entered the Witness Protection Program.[4]

On her weekly podcast, Future Primitive, Harcourt-Smith has over 400 interviews archived beginning in 2006. The interviews focus on preserving oral traditions and uniting emergent communities for a future that honors the planet.[5]

Harcourt-Smith speaks a total of five languages, speaking three very well and two well enough to build relationships.[1]

Personal life

She is the stepdaughter of financier Árpád Plesch,[6] and the aunt of financier Arpad Busson.[3]

Harcourt-Smith currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Weed, Susan. Harcourt-Smith interview, Wise Woman Radio.
  2. ↑ "Power of Community: Joanna Harcourt-Smith," The Self-Care Revolution (Sept. 10, 2013).
  3. 1 2 Kay, Richard. "Sex, drugs and a £100m lost legacy," The Daily Mail (29 May 2011).
  4. ↑ Dying to Know, a film by Gay Dillingham.
  5. ↑ The Marion Institute - Serendipity Projects
  6. ↑ Rein, Lisa (August 30, 2017). "Interview with Timothy Leary Archivist Michael Horowitz". Boing Boing.
  7. ↑ St. Charnez, Casey. "My Book Report: Tripping the Bardo With Timothy Leary: My Psychedelic Love Story", SantaFe.com (June 24, 2014).
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