Sharon Was Almost in a Mel Ferrer Movie? Another Autograph Auction for a Young Sharon, A Check Written by Sharon, More Ebay, A Nice Photo of Debra, A Blog Created for a Friend of Sharons, Vidal Sassoon Mentions Polanski and More in Interview, More Art of Sharon, More Photos and A Set of Pix From "Eye of the Devil"

Apparently, Sharon was almost in a Mel Ferrer Movie entitled, "The Rock House."  I looked up this film on the Internet Movie Database but it is not included in Ferrer's work, so I suppose it was never made for whatever reasons?

Here is the letter sent originally with the script.

The letter was in this lot above.

A few more:

http://www.historyforsale.com/html/prodetails.asp?documentid=285474&start=1

Photos below;

Another here:  This one is a bigger scan of the one I had on the blog last week:

http://www.historyforsale.com/html/prodetails.asp?documentid=285472&start=1

Photo below:

Here is a holiday card she sent her grandmother:

http://www.historyforsale.com/html/prodetails.asp?documentid=285476&start=1

Photos below:

Here is another autograph type auction of Sharon's handwritting as a child to her grandmother above:

http://www.historyforsale.com/html/prodetails.asp?bw=0&documentid=285481

Thanks to LG who supplied the information for the items above.

I found this check that Sharon had written on Google:

And here are some new and rare items from Ebay recently:

Here is a nice photo of Debra found online:

And here is a blog created for Sharon's friend, model Donyale Luna:

http://donyaleluna.wordpress.com/

Polanski is remembered as are the 60s by Vidal Sassoon in a new interview:

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8480525/Vidal-Sassoon-interview.html

And here is more Art of Sharon:

A nice one from "The Fearless Vampire Killers."

A colorful rainbow one.

And here is girl who just has to paint!  Well, I guess if you have to, it might as well be Sharon. ;)

See more at her site below:

http://stephaniemust.wordpress.com/

And here are a few other pix I found on the net that I thought you fans might enjoy:)

And here is a selection of photos from "Eye of the Devil":

http://www.polyvore.com/sharon_tate_on_set_eye/set?id=31405553

Thanks for all your recent compliments on the blog.  And I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Polanski connected to attempted murder? And one new article on Sharon and one old one...

Apparently, Roman Polanski is in the news again...

http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-10-playboy-playmates-who-got-in-trouble-with-the-law/

Playboy Playmates are known for being bastions of class and social distinction, but sometimes something in them snaps and they go bad. This was apparently the case with1968 Playmate Angela Dorian, who tried to kill her husband in October, using a gun given to her by Roman Polanski 40 years ago. Dorian was besties with Polanski’s wife, Sharon Tate, who was murdered by Charles Manson. Polanski apparently gave her the gun to protect herself. But now the Playmate could face life in prison, after shooting her husband during an argument.

Some sites have been bringing up Polanski's tainted past and accusing him of being responsible.  Actually, if Dorian were Sharon and Roman's good friend, I can see why he would given her a gun to protect herself.  After the Manson murders everyone in Hollywood was terrified that it could be them next.  However, I am sorry to hear about what happened recently, Roman, by no means, really had anything to do with it. 

For more positive news...

Here is a recent article on Sharon...

http://www.anothermag.com/current/view/589/Sharon_Tate

Vintage Style: Sharon Tate - November 3, 2010

When referencing iconographic 60s style, Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton and Jane Birkin are arguably the most name-checked people, but there is one often-missed celebutante whose characteristic style typifies not just the mood of the decade but the unique psychedelic microcosm of California where she lived. Actress Sharon Tate is rarely mentioned in style retrospectives, press romanticism of the swinging era perhaps not sitting so comfortably with the horrific murder of the starlet at the hands of the Manson “family” in 1969.

Whilst in Britain the 60s aesthetic came to be typified by the bird-like Twiggy in jarring monochrome geometric prints, Hollywood’s poster 60s chick was actress Sharon Tate, made famous by her role in cult 1967 film The Valley of The Dolls. Instead of an elfin frame and sleek boyish hair, Tate’s look was notably more feminine and whimsical with bell sleeve, chemise-inspired mini dresses and heavily printed fabrics, which provided an altogether more ethereal feel than the London-centric cool Brit girl look of the day. Speaking to American news program Inside Edition, Deborah Tate described her sister's style as, “very eclectic, very free-spirited, and a combination of sexy and child-like innocence.” The archetypal Californian hippy-boheme, Sharon routinely weaved leather strings around her feet mimicking sandals so that she could go barefoot into restaurants and shops in Beverly Hills.

The allure of Tate’s beauty was hypnotic. The New York Sunday News described her poetically in a 1966 article: “Wearing an abbreviated miniskirt, she seems to enjoy the commotion she causes wherever she goes. Sharon also affects thick, black, false eyelashes, brown eye shadow around her lips, and long ash-blonde hair that falls freely about her shoulders. Her presence in a crowd is as insignificant as a floodlight in a blackout.” (New York Sunday News December 18, 1966)

The distinctive style of the 1960s bombshell has lingered around the catwalks for several seasons. Miu Miu’s A/W10 collection boasted a pretty take on retro 60s trends melding mod-like shift dresses with girly moulded fills, and metallic floral adornments nodding towards the free-loving flower-children of the era. Next season, Sharon Tate’s spectre is a tangible presence in fashion with Julien Macdonald citing her as the influence for the beauty looks in his S/S11 presentation. The revival of trends trailblazed by Tate, such as the heavy taupe eyes under sky-high hair, bohemian prints on feather-light fabrics, and the fact her name, not just her style, is being referenced by designers, is the biggest indicator that fashion at least has come to view Roman Polanski’s late wife as a reference point for inspiration, and no longer as just a tragic heroine.

Text by Laura Havlin


Thanks so much to Laura Havlin for writing such a positive and great article about Sharon!  And yes, Amen to the idea of Sharon being no longer thought of as just a tragic heroine!

And here is an older article submitted by our contributor Andrea!  Thanks, Andrea!

Career Girl Magazine 1966:

Sharon Tate comes from Dallas, Texas and is the eldest of three daughters.  She made her film debut with Deborah Kerr and David Niven in "13" and follows with the female starring role in MGM's satirical horror-drama, "The Vampire Killers."  Oddly enough, Sharon was discovered in Italy where she met Eli Wallach, Susan Strasberg and Richard Beymer who were shooting "The Adventures of a Young Man" in Verona.  Impressed by potential as an actress, director Marty Ritt advised her to get in touch with agent Hal Gefsky in California with a view to breaking into pictures.  She took his advice and went to Los Angeles.  Her "break" was just around the corner.  While auditioning for a small part in Filmway's tv series, "Petticoat Junction," she was seen by producer Martin Ransohoff, Filmways chief.  He signed her to an exclusive seven-year contract the same day.

And, may I add, it is easy to see why!

A Cool Bruce Lee and Sharon Tribute, Sharon Web Mentions and a Look Back at Patti Tate

Here is a really cool new video of Bruce Lee and Sharon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFxBwNPTKZQ

Here are some Sharon mentions on the web for today:

http://www.ftape.com/media/?p=12634

And this one...but watch for colorful language! :

http://crazycannon.blogspot.com/2010/09/sharon-tate-january-24-1943-august-9.html?zx=b0ad5a774a5ed7ea

Here is a great look back at the lovely little sister of Sharon, Patti Tate:

And here is an old letter she wrote some years back (dated January 29, 1999) :

Hi there!

Thanks for coming to my site and wanting to know a bit more about me. As you know by now, I am Patricia Tate, known as "Patti" to my family and friends.

Many people already do know much about me and my life's circumstances. I would like to be a much more private person, but that's not what life handed me.

My father is Colonel Paul Tate and my Mom, now deceased, was Doris Tate, and they were originally from Houston, Texas. We were an Army family and were moved around the world quite a bit. We lived for awhile in Verona, Italy when I was really young. I was the baby of the family, Debbie is 5 years older and Sharon was 15 years older than me.

The only thing I feel like saying right now regarding Sharon is that most people don't realize that she was only a famous movie star for the last two and a half years of her life. I do have my own fond memories of her that I would like to remain private. It just kind of bugs me that the thing she seems most known for is her death. Is it really necessary for me to say how painful the whole thing was? Just put yourself in my shoes, how would you feel, and how would something like that affect your family?

My mother was of course, completely devastated. It took her a few years to deal with it and when she came to, she took it on with a major vengeance and became a leading Victims Rights Advocate. She fought with everything she had until the day that she died. There were times when I didn't feel like she was completely there for me, as she was so consumed by what she had to do to get laws changed and other related activities. But I took solace in the notion that if something like that had happened to me, she would fight to the end for me, too. Being a mother myself, I can now relate to where she was coming from.

In 1978, I married Don Ford, who at that time played in the NBA for the Lakers. We separated in 1992, of "irreconcilable differences". But three good things came out of our union, our children.

I have been busy these past seven years since Mom died, and Don and I split up, raising my kids and getting back into the work force. I am glad I was able to stay home with them while they were all young.

In the late winter of 1997, I felt a lump in my breast and had it biopsied, and was terrified to learn that that it was already Stage II Breast Cancer. I had a partial mastectomy and they gave me really strong chemotherapy which put it into remission by July 1997. The chemo was hell. It made my hair fall out and I thought I looked like a martian. It made me sick to my stomach and made me crazy in my head. I really thought I was going nuts! Thank God, I had family and friends to watch out for me and the kids, 'cause boy, oh boy, it was a really rough time.

I stayed in remission for over a year and went in for frequent check ups. The news was not so good in the in the fall of 1998. The cancer was back at Stage IV and had spread to my lymph system. It settled in my lungs and that's where it is. It's metastacized, like cotton candy. Breathing is a bit of a chore now. I have to be careful.

When I first told Robin the cancer was back, I told her what the Doctors had told me. There was nothing I could do and she set about making this site to get some good prayers and positive energy going. Well, two weeks ago I flew to Duke Medical University in North Carolina to hopefully be chosen to participate in the new breast cancer vaccine they're experimenting with. They didn't accept me, but what did they say was "Go home, get on some strong chemo, get the cancer into remission and come back in three months".

So that's the plan right now. I'm back on the chemo and trying to boost my immune system.

As a Christian, I believe in the power of prayer. Please pray for me and let God's will be done.



I would like to wish the very best to Patti's children and other family members.  May this wonderful lady Rest in peace.