Sharon's early life was one of constant moving as her father served
in the military. When she lived in Italy, she was voted "Homecoming
Queen" of her high school. After being an extra in a few Italian
films, Sharon headed to Hollywood where she would again start as an
extra. Her first big break came when she was cast as the shapely
bank secretary, Janet Trego, in the Television Series "The Beverly
Hillbillies (1963-1965)". In 1967, she would meet her future
husband, Director Roman Polanski, on the set of the English film
'The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in
My Neck'. Sharon's big role would be that same year when she was
the starlet in 'Valley of the Dolls (1967)'. With her marriage to
Roman, her life became one of parties, travel, and meeting
influential movie people. She would appear as a red haired beauty
in the spy spoof 'Wrecking Crew (1969)' working with Dean Martin
and the equally beautiful Elke Sommer. Sharon then took time off
from films as she awaited the birth of her first child. On August
9, 1969, a pregnant Sharon Tate and four other people where
murdered by members of the "Manson family".
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– CMG Worldwide adds Tate to their roster of Legends
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– Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA.
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– Drove a 1967 red Ferrari with tags # VMP659.
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– Was very close to her younger sisters, Deborah & Patricia.
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– Her character, 'Freia Carlson', in THE WRECKING CREW was the inspiration for 'Felicity Shagwell' in AUSTIN POWERS 2.
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– Last book she read was Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles which she convinced Roman Polanski would make a great film one day. Polanski's film Tess is dedicated simply For Sharon.
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– Many years after her death in the highly publicized Manson Family murders, the house she and husband Roman Polanski leased in Beverly Hills was demolished and replaced with a new house, and the lot was renumbered. The house remains unfinished and vacant.
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– Became close friends with her VALLEY OF THE DOLLS costars, Patty Duke and Barbara Parkins. Parkins later served as Sharon's Maid of Honor when she married Roman Polanski in 1968.
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– Her unborn baby boy (who died with her) was to be named Paul Richard Polanski.
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– Was crowned Sophomore Princess at Columbia High School in 1958.
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– Lived in Richland, Washington from 1954 to 1960 and attended Spalding Elementary School from 1954-55, Chief Joseph Junior High School (now Chief Joseph Middle School) from 1955-58, and Columbia High School (now Richland High School) from 1958-1960.
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– Was crowned Miss Autorama in early 1959 and Miss Richland, WA on August 9, 1959.
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– When, in 2003, E! Entertainment Television ranked the 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment, the murder of Sharon Tate was listed at number nine.
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– Was paid $125,000 for THE WRECKING CREW (1969)
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