Trivia

• Had enormous brown eyes and a dazzling smile. At the time of her death, she was known as one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood.
• Her parents names are Paul James Tate and Doris Gwendolyn Willet. They were married on January 25, 1942. Her mother was born on January 19, 1924 and died on July 10, 1992.
• Had two younger sisters, Debra (b. November 6, 1952) and Patricia (b. October 30, 1957 - d. June 3, 2000).
• She was very close to her younger sisters.
• Was crowned Sophomore Princess at Columbia High School in 1958.
• Lived in Richland, Washington from 1954 to 1960 and attended Spalding Elementary School from 1954-55, Chief Joseph Junior High School (now Chief Joseph Middle School) from 1955-58, and Columbia High School (now Richland High School) from 1958-1959.
• Was crowned Miss Autorama in early 1959 and Miss Richland, WA on August 6, 1959.
• Spent her junior year of high school in three different schools: Columbia High School in Richland, WA, from September to late fall of 1959; Irvin High School in El Paso, Texas, from late fall 1959 to April of 1960; and Vicenza American High School in Vicenza, Italy, from April to June of 1960. She graduated from Vicenza American High School in 1961.
• In high school, she was a cheerleader, baton twirler, star basketball player, and played Juliet in the school production of "Romeo and Juliet." She was also voted Homecoming Queen and Senior Prom Queen.
• Was originally cast in the role of "Billie Jo" on Petticoat Junction, but she walked away from the show on advice from her manager (Martin Ransohoff). He didn't feel it was a good launching pad for her career.
• Malibu Barbie modelled on her character 'Malibu' in the film Don't Make Waves (1967).
• Her character, 'Freia Carlson', in "The Wrecking Crew" was the inspiration for 'Felicity Shagwell' in "Austin Powers 2".
• Sharon became close friends with her "Valley of the Dolls" costars, Patty Duke and Barbara Parkins. Parkins later served as Sharon's Maid of Honor when she married Roman Polanski in 1968.
• Measurements: 36-22-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
• Her favorite lip makeup was vaseline. She kept little jars of it in her car.
• Auditioned for the role of Liesl in Sound of Music, The (1965) that went to Charmian Carr.
• Last book she read was Hardy's "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" which she convinced Roman Polanski would make a great film one day. Polanski's film "Tess" is dedicated simply "For Sharon".
• Murdered by the Manson family in Belair CA.
• Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA.
• Sharon Tate's unborn baby boy (who died with her) was to be named Paul Richard Polanski.
• When, in 2003, E! Entertainment Television ranked the "101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment", the murder of Sharon Tate was listed at number nine.
• Many years after her death in the highly publicized "Manson Family" murders, the house she and husband Roman Polanski leased in Beverly Hills was demolished and replaced with a new house, and the lot was renumbered. The house remains unfinished and vacant.

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