Sarah Baartman, the âfirst known Black female victim of trafficking,â died on 29 December 1815. A Khoi-san woman of South Africa, she was lured to Europe with the promise of fame and riches. She was transported to England in 1810 and exhibited on stage in a cage as a freak known as the Hottentot Venus.
Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross have been married for 32 years. They were dating for 6 years after getting together in Feb 1978 and were married on 1st May 1984.
Elliott married actress Katharine Ross in 1984. Although Ross starred in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, in which Elliott had a very small role, the two did not meet and begin dating until 1978 when they both starred in The Legacy.