Sharon Tate
Sharon Tate was an American actress murdered in 1969 by followers of Charles Manson while eight months pregnant.
Her death, along with four others at her Los Angeles home, became one of the most infamous crimes of the twentieth century.
Tate appeared in films including *Valley of the Dolls* and was married to director Roman Polanski.
Her name evokes the end of 1960s idealism and the dark side of Hollywood.
Murderous California commune
- victimOne harmed by another
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- crimePunishable illegal act
- true crimeGenre covering actual offenses
Charles Manson · Los Angeles · pregnant · homicide · investigation · trial · memorial · injustice
- starletRising young actress
- ingenueArtless young woman
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- screen testFilmed casting evaluation
film career · Hollywood · cinema · MGM · beauty queen · model · Playboy
1960s British youth aesthetic
- go-go bootsKnee-high heeled boots
- miniskirtVery brief skirt
- LondonEngland's capital city
- Swinging Sixties1960s cultural revolution
counterculture · jet set · Laurel Canyon · celebrity · glamour · beauty icon
Entitlements for harmed parties
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- biographyWritten life account
documentary · Margot Robbie · Hilary Duff · cultural memory · tribute · icon · Hollywood history
Manson Family
Murderous California commune
Charles Manson · true crime · Los Angeles · pregnant · homicide · investigation · trial · memorial · injustice
Roman Polanski
- starletRising young actress
- ingenueArtless young woman
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
screen test · film career · Hollywood · cinema · MGM · beauty queen · model · Playboy
mod fashion
1960s British youth aesthetic
- go-go bootsKnee-high heeled boots
- miniskirtVery brief skirt
- LondonEngland's capital city
Swinging Sixties · counterculture · jet set · Laurel Canyon · celebrity · glamour · beauty icon
victims' rights
Entitlements for harmed parties
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
biography · documentary · Margot Robbie · Hilary Duff · cultural memory · tribute · icon · Hollywood history
Sharon TateRaquel Welch
Jane Fonda · Ann-Margret · Goldie Hawn · Sally Field · Faye Dunaway
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