Sharon Tate Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

8^th December 2009

Fact: A nude portrait of director Roman Polanski and his late wife Sharon Tate has sold at auction for $11,250 (£7,031). The picture was taken by legendary photographer David Bailey in 1969 just months before Tate was murdered by the infamous Charles Manson cult.

30^th September 2009

Quote: "It's been a devastating few weeks for me. I also did Susan Atkins' last parole hearing about two weeks prior to her death. So it's just been a whirlwind these last few weeks." DEBORAH TATE, the sister of Roman Polanski's slain ex-wife Sharon Tate, admits she has been rocked by the death of her sibling's murderer SUSAN ATKINS and the arrest of the director on a 1978 child sex charge. Atkins, a member of Charles Manson's notorious cult, confessed to the 1969 killing and died behind bars last week (24Sep09). Polanski was taken into custody in Zurich, Switzerland on Saturday (26Sep09).