For Sunday, April 4, 2010: Quote of the Week, Happy Easter from Sharon, and Another Remembrance of Sharon

Here is the quote of the week:

By Sharon herself:

I guess I kind of lived in a fairytale world... looking at everything through rose-colored glasses. I probably always will, to a certain extent.

Happy Easter to Everyone!  Hope you had a good one!

Here is a remembrance from a girl whos father went to high school with Sharon.  He has since passed away and she wants to remain anonymous but I know you would all love to hear what her father said about her.  Her father went to Richland High with her.  The daughter says:

"My father had lovely things to say about Sharon.  They never dated or anything like that but were friends.  He said she was outgoing, vivacious, always smiling and a good friend to everyone.  She was genuine and treated everyone the same.  She encouraged people and she never lumped anyone into categories such as a 'jock' which is what my father would have been.  He said it was cool to have someone who saw him for what he was and not as a stereotype.  He said she also had a great sense of humor and that she always had a smile on her face.  He said that he was shocked when he found out about her murder but that he instantly knew where she was... She was such an angel, she had to be with God now."

May they both Rest in Peace.

For Saturday April 3, 2010: Photo Comparison of the Week, Rare Photo of Sharon and What do Sharon and Edie Sedgwick have in common?

Here is the photo comparison of the week:

On Television's Nat Geo, Mireya Mayor is doing a special on Gorillas.  For more on this go to this link:

http://primetimetv.suite101.com/article.cfm/mystery-gorillas-on-nat-geo-wild

Mireya reminds me of Sharon because of her simple style: hair parted in the middle, a nice tan and pretty without makeup.  And they both adore animals as shown in this photo:

Here is a rare photo of Sharon being interviewed aboard the Queen Elizabeth the 2nd Ocean Liner for publicity for "Valley of the Dolls":

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44863601@N00/4492800611/

And what do Sharon and Edie Sedgwick have in common (besides being great fashion icons?) ?

Apparently both owned leather or that type of fabric upholstered rhinos:

Roman and Sharon setting on their rhino.

Edie standing on top of hers.

For Friday, April 2, 2010: Photo of the Week and Kerstien Matondang 's Great New Coppertone Tan Ad Featuring Sharon Tate,

Here is the photo of the week:

Kerstien has done it again with another great video of Sharon advertising Coppertone and "Don't Make Waves" here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/accedo98#p/a/u/0/B4FjF04-PCw

Please go to Kerstien's great website for more terrific art! :

http://www.kerstien.se/sharoninart.htm

For Thursday, April 1, 2010: Rare Footage of Sharon's Funeral, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and a Great Review of "Valley of the Dolls"

Rare sad footage from Sharon's funeral.  You can see how Roman was destroyed emotionally by her death.  It also shows the funeral footage of Abigail Folger, Steve Parent and Jay Sebring:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJvOimAohyU&feature=related

Here is a web mention of the take off of "Valley of the Dolls," "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls":

http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2010/04/02/celluloid-heroes-beyond-the-valley-of-the-dolls/

Recently I asked one of the stars of "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" Cynthia Myers, if she knew Sharon?

Myers: I lived just above her on Benedict Canyon back then. I heard the dogs barking in a very eerie way "that" night, almost in a frenzied way. I woke up my fiance and told him that something was wrong--I could feel it. That was the night of the murders. In addition, I left my ring at Jay Sebring's house a few weeks earlier--it was a gift from Eddie Fisher--his wedding ring from Liz Taylor. After I read the news of the murders I never tried to retrieve my ring...horrible. I never met Sharon in person, I just knew Jay.

I asked her about Jay as well but she said she really didn't want to talk about it.  Sad situation.

And here is a great review of "Valley of the Dolls" now on DVD.  It also reviews the special features included:

http://sterner5078558.ngeblogs.com/2010/03/30/download-valley-of-the-dolls-online/

For Wednesday, March 31, 2010: Interesting Quote from Polanski, A Great Video Montage of Sharon, and Sharon, Roman on Playboy After Dark and Another Pierce Brosnan Interview

Here is an interesting quote I found from Polanski:

“I’m not a fortune teller. I would like to be judged for my work, not for my life. If there is any possibility of changing your destiny, it may only be in your creative life.”


This quote comes from a discussion about his film "Chinatown" from here:

http://tacomafilmclubannex.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/chinatown-924-broadway/

Here is a sad but very interesting montage on You Tube that has an interesting interview with Debra Tate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pMhHvcvGdw&feature=related

And if you haven't seen this Playboy After Dark interview please go here:

http://trueslant.com/susannahbreslin/2010/03/30/hugh-hefner-interviews-roman-polanski-and-sharon-tate/

Here is one of the highlights of the interview:


“I was arrested, I was arrested on a train,” Tate chimes in breathlessly. “My dress was like to here,” she gestures high on her thigh. “I said, ‘If you stop opening the windows and looking at us, you wouldn’t ever know I had a short dress on!’”


Hef asks Tate how she feels about doing nude scenes.


“Well, I feel that if it’s a real scene,” Tate responds, “and it’s an honest scene, and if it’s something where you’re stripped naked that you would be doing naturally, you know, making love, which is natural, taking a bath, you know, that’s lovely, you know, if it has a reason for it, it’s beautiful, but if it’s contrived, then, you know, it becomes vulgar.”

And here is another Pierce Brosnan interview mentioning Polanski and "The Ghost Writer".  Everytime I think he has said everything about this subject, I find something new in these interviews:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/7528829/Pierce-Brosnan-interview-for-The-Ghost.html

For Tuesday, March 30, 2010: Rare Sharon Tate, Roman Polanski footage on set of "The Fearless Vampire Killers", Brosnan Talks About Loss and Polanski and Sharon Remembered for Attending Irvin High School in El Paso, Texas

New footage from the set of "The Fearless Vampire Killers" here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMd9Ua8OLZQ

I made a few digital screencaps here:

Pierce Brosnan is asked about his own loss and Polanski's (they both lossed wives to tragic deaths):

In 1991, you had to get over the cancer death of your wife Cassie. Is experiencing a personal tragedy, something that ties you to Roman Polanski? He had to cope with the 1969 murder of his pregnant wife Sharon Tate.

I think the man has suffered. Very much so. The death of Sharon - and in this brutal way with the murder of the unborn child in her womb. She was his light. I know that he has told me so himself.

Have you had the courage to address him on this tragedy?

Yes, at our first meeting at a lunch in Paris. Hey, he is Polish, I Irishman, which creates even sympathy. And somehow we both wear the same thing Cross: I lost my wife to cancer. Yes, we talked about our deceased loved ones. And he spoke of Sharon with so much tenderness, she was so close ... (Breaks off)

Her grief has influenced you deeply, and Polanski. Do you feel him so close?

Yes, I have sympathy for him. I also think that it was wrong what he did, in every respect - God! He has made bad decisions. But the court then, the 90 days in prison, the escape from justice, exile, and especially the shame - well, now the long arm of the law has taken hold of him, but now also makes it fast with your righteousness. Let dignity and compassion prevail, if only to the families and the children's sake! Families are much more affected than you can imagine. I plead for peace. It is enough.

This is from: http://piercebrosnan-greek-fans.blogspot.com/2010/04/pierce-brosnan-interview.html
 
And Sharon is mentioned here for attending Irvin High in El Paso, TX:
 
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_14812632?source=most_emailed

For Monday March 29, 2010: I am back on the internet! New Art of Sharon, Full Transcript of Wanted and Desired, Sharon and Roman and Life Magazine Archives, and Faye Dunaway

After a week I am back on the internet.  Thanks to everyone who has emailed and said how much they appreciate this blog.  I am proud to keep Sharon's great memory alive.


I am going to make it up to you on posts that I will date from the day I was not on... So we start with:

Monday March 29, 2010

New Art of Sharon on Deviant Art:

I found a link that has the entire transcript of the documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired.  It has a lot of wonderful quotes about Sharon:

http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/r/roman-polanki-wanted-and-desired-script.html

If you haven't seen the archives of Life Magazine please check out this page showcasing photos of Roman, Sharon, Mia Farrow and Debra Tate:

http://www.life.com/search/?q0=sharon+tate

Be sure to check out this month's Vogue with Model Gisele on the cover. It has an article on one of Sharon's favorite actresses, Faye Dunaway.