Sharon Tate 1967 cult classic film, "Valley of the Dolls", earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination. Tate's last completed film, "12+1", was released posthumously in 1969, with the actress receiving top billing. On January 20, 1968, Tate married Roman Polanski, her director and co-star in 1967's "The Fearless Vampire Killers". On August 9, 1969, Tate and four others were murdered by members of the Manson Family in the home she shared with Polanski. At the time of her death, she was eight-and-a-half months pregnant with the couple's son. A decade after Tate's murder, the actress' mother, Doris Tate, in response to
Manson Family officers, and others involved with Manson, the arrests, and the trials offered their recollections of — and observations on — the events that made Manson notorious. In the article, Juan Flynn, a Spahn Ranch worker who had become associated with Manson and the Family, said, "Charles Manson got away with everything. People will say, 'He's in jail.' But Charlie is exactly where he wants to be." Charles Manson died of a heart attack and complications from colon cancer on November 19, 2017. He was 83 years old. Manson Family The Manson Family was a desert commune and cult formed in