Manson Family were Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski. Manson was met by Shahrokh Hatami, an Iranian photographer who was Tate's friend. Hatami was there to photograph Tate in advance of her departure for Rome the next day. Having seen Manson through a window as Manson approached the main house, Hatami had gone onto the front porch to ask him what he wanted. When Manson told Hatami he was looking for someone whose name Hatami did not recognize, Hatami informed him the place was the Polanski residence. Hatami advised him to try "the back alley", by which he meant the path to the
Sharon Brown (actress) Sharon Brown (actress) Sharon Catherine Brown (born January 11, 1962), also known as Sharon Catherine Blanks, is an American actress of stage, film, and television. She was born in New York City, New York, and is the daughter of actor Johnny Brown, who portrayed Nathan Bookman on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times". Her mother, June Brown, was a studio manager. She is married to Billy Blanks, Jr., and sometimes appears under her married name of Sharon Catherine Blanks. Brown has worked frequently as a stage actress, including roles as Effie in both Broadway and touring productions of the musical "Dreamgirls";