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Also Known As	Sharon Marie Tate
Born	January 24, 1943 • Dallas • Texas
Died	August 9, 1969 (aged 26) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Family Members	spouse Roman Polanski

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Portrait of American actress Sharon Tate with shoulder-length blonde hair and bangs, wearing a dark turtleneck sweater, looking toward the camera.

Sharon Tate in a white dress with beaded straps, looking serious in a publicity still from the 1967 movie Valley of the Dolls.

Two coroner's office personnel wheel a covered body on a stretcher outside Sharon Tate's home, with a man standing by the entrance in the background.

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