SHARON TATE
Name: Sharon Marie Tate
Born: 24 January 1943 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died: 9 August 1969 Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, California U.S.
Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943 - August 9, 1969) was a Golden Globe-nominated
American actress. During the 1960s she had small television roles before
starting her film career. She appeared in several films that highlighted her
beauty, and after receiving positive reviews for her comedic performances, was
hailed as one of Hollywood's promising newcomers. Tate's fame increased after
her marriage to film director Roman Polański and her appearances in fashion
magazines as a model and cover girl.
Tate was murdered, along with four others, by followers of Charles Manson at her
Benedict Canyon home. She was eight and a half months pregnant.
A decade after the murders, her mother Doris Tate, appalled at the growing cult
status of the killers and the possibility that any of them might be granted
parole, joined a public campaign against what she considered shortcomings in the
state corrections system. This catalyzed amendments to California criminal law
in 1982, which allowed crime victims and their families to make victim impact
statements during sentencing and at parole hearings. She became the first person
to make such an impact statement under the new law, when she spoke at the parole
hearing of one of her daughter's killers, Charles "Tex" Watson. She later said
that she believed the changes in the law had afforded her daughter dignity that
had been denied her before, and that she had been able to "help transform Sharon's
legacy from murder victim to a symbol of victim's rights".
Name: Sharon Marie Tate
Born: 24 January 1943 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died: 9 August 1969 Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, California U.S.
Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943 - August 9, 1969) was a Golden Globe-nominated
American actress. During the 1960s she had small television roles before
starting her film career. She appeared in several films that highlighted her
beauty, and after receiving positive reviews for her comedic performances, was
hailed as one of Hollywood's promising newcomers. Tate's fame increased after
her marriage to film director Roman Polański and her appearances in fashion
magazines as a model and cover girl.
Tate was murdered, along with four others, by followers of Charles Manson at her
Benedict Canyon home. She was eight and a half months pregnant.
A decade after the murders, her mother Doris Tate, appalled at the growing cult
status of the killers and the possibility that any of them might be granted
parole, joined a public campaign against what she considered shortcomings in the
state corrections system. This catalyzed amendments to California criminal law
in 1982, which allowed crime victims and their families to make victim impact
statements during sentencing and at parole hearings. She became the first person
to make such an impact statement under the new law, when she spoke at the parole
hearing of one of her daughter's killers, Charles "Tex" Watson. She later said
that she believed the changes in the law had afforded her daughter dignity that
had been denied her before, and that she had been able to "help transform Sharon's
legacy from murder victim to a symbol of victim's rights".