Historical Figure
Sharon Tate
1943–1969
American actress and model (1943–1969)
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Key Dates
Birth
1943 January 24, 1943 →Biography
Sharon Marie Tate Polanski was an American actress and model. During the 1960s, she appeared in advertisements and small television roles before appearing in films as well as working as a model. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic and dramatic acting performances, Tate was hailed as one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers, being compared favorably with Marilyn Monroe.
Timeline
Sharon Tate, wife of director Roman Polanski, and four others were murdered by members of Charles Manson's "family."
August 8 →en California (Estados Unidos) tienen lugar los funerales de Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger y Steven Parent, cuatro de las víctimas de los asesinatos Manson.
August 13 →en Estados Unidos, Charles Manson se defiende a sí mismo en el juicio por la muerte de Sharon Tate.
December 24 →A Família Manson comete os assassinatos da atriz Sharon Tate e quatro de seus amigos.
August 8 →Followers led by Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.
August 9 →A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
August 10 →More from the Interwar & WWII
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