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Image info
Artist | 20th Century-Fox |
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Credit | eBay front back |
License | pd |
Desc | Photo of actress Sharon Tate from the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls. |
Usage | Public domain |
actress, victim of murder by Charles Manson followers
Sharon Tate is ...
Dead
Born | 24 January 1943 |
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Died | 9 August 1969 |
Age | 26 years, 7 months |
About Sharon Tate
Sharon Marie Tate Polanski (January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969) was an American actress and model. During the 1960s, she played small television roles before appearing in films and was regularly featured in fashion magazines as a model and cover girl. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic and dramatic acting performances, Tate was hailed as one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers. She made her film debut in 1966 with the occult-themed Eye of the Devil. Her most remembered performance was as Jennifer North in the 1967 cult classic film, Valley of the Dolls, earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination. Tate's last completed film, 12+1 was released posthumously in 1969, with the actress receiving top billing. On January 20, 1968, Tate married Roman Polanski, her director and co-star in 1967's The Fearless Vampire Killers. On August 9, 1969, Tate and four others were murdered by members of the Manson Family in the home she shared with Polanski. At the time of her death, she was eight-and-a-half months pregnant with the couple's son. A decade after Tate's murder, the actress' mother, Doris Tate, in response to the growing cult status of the killers and the possibility of them being granted parole, organized a public campaign that resulted in amendments to the California criminal law. Tate's mother went on to say that the law would "help transform Sharon's legacy from murder victim to a symbol of victims' rights". A book by Tate's sister, Debra Tate, titled Sharon Tate: Recollection, was released in 2014.
About Death
On August 8, 1969, Tate was two weeks from giving birth. She entertained two friends, actresses Joanna Pettet and Barbara Lewis, for lunch at her home, confiding in them her disappointment at Polanski's delay in returning from London. That afternoon, Polanski telephoned her as did her younger sister, Debra, who called to ask if she and their sister, Patti, could spend the night with her. Tate declined, offering to have them over another time. Later that evening, Tate dined at her favorite restaurant, El Coyote, with Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski and Abigail Folger, returning at about 10:30 p.m.
Films - which cast members have died?
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The Americanization of Emily
1964 film by Arthur Hiller

Valley of the Dolls
1967 film by Mark Robson

The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967 film by Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008 film by Marina Zenovich

Barabbas
1961 film by Richard Fleischer

Eye of the Devil
1966 film by J. Lee Thompson

The Sandpiper
1965 film by Vincente Minnelli

The Wrecking Crew
1969 film by Phil Karlson

Don't Make Waves
1967 film by Alexander Mackendrick

The Thirteen Chairs
1969 Italian-French comedy film by Nicolas Gessner, Luciano Lucignani

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
1962 film by Martin Ritt

Ciao Federico! Fellini Directs Satyricon
1971 film
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