The Day of the Dolphin originally going to be directed by Roman Polanski for United Artists in 1969, with Polanski writing the script. However, while Polanski was in London, England, looking for filming locations in August 1969, his pregnant wife, the actress Sharon Tate, was murdered in their Beverly Hills home by disciples of Charles Manson. Polanski returned to the United States and abandoned the project. The following year it was announced Franklin Schaffner would make the movie for the Mirisch Corporation. These plans were frustrated and Joseph Levine ended up buying the project from United Artists for Mike Nichols. The film was mostly shot
Sharon Brown (actress) the CBS soap opera "Love of Life" in 1971, and she originated the role of Chantel on the NBC soap "Generations" from 1989 to 1990. She portrayed a young Louise in a 1981 flashback episode of "The Jeffersons" titled "And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds". Other episodic television credits include "Good Times", "A Different World" and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". 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