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- A native of Texas, this future champion of law-abiding citizens and scourge of murderers had never wished or expected to become a public figure. She had a low-key childhood, eventually marrying an Army Intelligence officer named Larry Tate. His job required international travel, so she lived in many parts of the world. They had three daughters, Sharon Tate, Debra Tate and Patricia Tate (aka Patti). Her husband very much ruled the home when present and her children all became very close to her partly as a result. Oldest daughter, Sharon Tate, became noticed for her immense beauty and she participated in many beauty pageants and talent shows, eventually moving to California to become a model and actress. In spite of her reservations about Hollywood, Doris agreed to support Sharon's ambitions and, later, her husband retired from the military and moved the entire family to southern California. Life was good, although she disliked some of the men that Sharon dated. In the mid-1960's, Sharon became engaged to celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring and Doris looked forward to the wedding, but the engagement broke off. Shortly afterwards, Sharon married director Roman Polanski, who had directed her in The Fearless Vampire Killers: Vampires 101 (1967). Sharon's career was showing great promise. In January of 1969, Doris found out that she was to become a grandmother, which thrilled her to no end. She enthusiastically helped with choosing baby clothes and helping to decorate the planned nursery. But, on August 10, 1969, life as she knew it ended when she learned that the previous night, her beloved daughter had been brutally murdered, being stabbed 16 times, along with four other people (including Sebring), at her home in Los Angeles. The news devastated her, and she took little notice when the funeral was attended by a virtual who's who of Hollywood celebrities. The next night, a Los Angeles couple was butchered in a similar manner. The killers were unknown and remained at large for a while. Then it was discovered that one of the murderers, Susan Atkins, had been caught. It turned out that Atkins was living on a former movie set with a group of drugged-out transients, lead by Charles Manson, who later became known as "The Manson Family". Doris Tate was horrified by Atkins gloating attitude and remarks in her confession, including the statement, "Killing people is fun. The more I do it, the better I like it". Atkins confessed that she had killed Sharon, along with others, on Manson's instructions. Before long, other participants, including Charles 'Tex' Watson and Patricia Krenwinkel were arrested and charged with the murder. At first, it was unclear whether Manson, himself, could be convicted, but when family member Linda Kasabian, who had acted as lookout but couldn't bring herself to participate, agreed to testify, his conviction became ensured. Doris watched with disbelief as the ensuing trial dragged on for over a year while the defendants engaged in bizarre, disruptive behavior, seeming to gloat over what they had done. It was an enormous relief when the killers were found guilty and sentenced to death in 1971. However, in 1972, the California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty. Throughout the 1970's, Doris Tate was profoundly depressed and became a recluse, unable to even talk about her late daughter without falling apart. That changed in 1982, when she learned that former Manson follower, Leslie Van Houten, was being considered for parole and had gained 300 signatures in support. This outraged her and, although Van Houten hadn't participated in her daughter's murder, she launched a public relations campaign to keep all the killers in jail. After making several television appearances and an interview with The National Enquirer, she succeeded. She then proceeded to appear at parole hearings of her daughter's killers, vigorously opposing their releases. She became a nationally-known advocate of victims rights.
In 1992, she fell seriously ill and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She died in July 10 of that year. - Additional Crew
Albert Pierrepoint was often called the official Chief Executioner of the United Kingdom. The Home Office called him the most efficient executioner. Despite the US release title of the 2005 movie about him he was not the last hangman, executions continued for over eight years after his resignation.
Between 1932 and 1955 he conducted or assisted at about 450 hangings, following in the footsteps of his father Henry and uncle Thomas who were also executioners. Albert gained a reputation as a swift and efficient executioner, and he aimed to minimise the length of time the condemned person had to suffer fear - his record for removing the condemned prisoner from his cell until "the drop" was seven and a half seconds.
He resigned in January 1956 over a row about his fees (he was paid a fixed rate per hanging, rather than a salary), and his reputation was such that the government wrote to him to beg him to reconsider his resignation.
Pierrepoint appeared as himself in the 1961 BBC documentary, "The Death Penalty" (ironically, he had come to believe that the death penalty was not a deterrent to crime, as most murders were committed in the heat of the moment rather than premeditated; however, he kept his opinion to himself until the 1974 publication of his autobiography, "Executioner: Pierrepoint"). Pierrepoint was first portrayed by Clive Revill in "Let Him Have It" (1991), and later by Timothy Spall in the 2005 TV biopic, "The Last Hangman".- Vincent Arias was born on 18 April 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Petulia (1968), The Fugitive (1963) and Tarzan (1966). He died on 10 July 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Thomas Mulcahy was born on 24 July 1934 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 10 July 1992 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
- Manfred Streubel was born on 5 November 1932 in Leipzig, Germany. He was a writer, known for Erich Kubak (1959), Unser drache Kasimir (1978) and Da kam ein junger Königssohn (1981). He died on 10 July 1992 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
- Neville Marten was born on 4 December 1918 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), The Insomniac (1971) and Big Brother (1970). He died on 10 July 1992 in Maidstone, Kent, England, UK.
- Dominique Liquière was born on 10 May 1959 in Antananarivo, Madagascar. He was an actor, known for Salut champion (1981), Châteauvallon (1985) and La vie des autres (1980). He died on 10 July 1992 in Paris, France.
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William B. Fagg was born on 28 April 1914 in Upper Norwood, London, England, UK. William B. is known for The Tribal Eye (1975) and Statues also Die (1953). William B. died on 10 July 1992 in London, England, UK.