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photographed by Jerry Schatzberg, 1966

December 15th, 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of Valley of The Dolls being released to the public. The film was hated by critics, but is still considered a cult classic by its small but passionate fan base. Sharon Tate was the only actress in the film to receive an award nomination for her performance as Jennifer North.

“Being in Sharon’s presence, was being enveloped in grace. Her inner beauty superseded her outer beauty, if you can imagine. Once in a while she’d catch me staring at her in awe.” — Patty Duke

“She had the most exquisite face I have ever seen. She was gentle and she was kind. And there wasn’t a mean bone in that girl’s body.” — Barbara Parkins

Sharon Tate, Patty Duke, and Barbara Parkins, photographed in 1967 for "Valley of The Dolls"

“He (Hatami) and Sharon and Roman were all great friends. He didn’t live with them but it seemed like he did because he was there from early in the day to late in the evening photographing absolutely everything—cramming in wardrobe and little shoots in-between—as well as shooting her everyday life, so he had an UNBELIEVABLE quantity of photographs of Sharon.” — Debra Tate, 2014

Topa escribió: ↑20 May 2020, 22:11 El otro día estaba pensando en Margot como Sharon y se me vino a la cabeza Rose Byrne, que la verdad se parece mucho a ella y con una buena caracterización estaría feten.

Ninotchka escribió: ↑24 May 2020, 21:20

Topa escribió: ↑20 May 2020, 22:11 El otro día estaba pensando en Margot como Sharon y se me vino a la cabeza Rose Byrne, que la verdad se parece mucho a ella y con una buena caracterización estaría feten.

Sí, podría ser, aunque tendría que haber sido hace tiempo porque en la actualidad creo que ronda los 40 años.

Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer in a promotional photoshoot for The Wrecking Crew (1968)

I Love escribió: ↑25 May 2020, 11:34

Ninotchka escribió: ↑24 May 2020, 21:20

Topa escribió: ↑20 May 2020, 22:11 El otro día estaba pensando en Margot como Sharon y se me vino a la cabeza Rose Byrne, que la verdad se parece mucho a ella y con una buena caracterización estaría feten.

Sí, podría ser, aunque tendría que haber sido hace tiempo porque en la actualidad creo que ronda los 40 años.

Pero eso que más da,no? es actriz, bien caracterizada puede hacer de más o menos edad. Sinceramente, no entiendo ese tipo de comentarios.

En un principio se pensó en Jennifer Lawrence, y la hermana de Sharon diciendo que era muy fea, qué fuerte.

“But then, in a respite from the darkness, there was the moon landing. The entire world had been waiting in anticipation for this monumental achievement—“one giant leap for mankind”—which was to take place on July 20. We had come down from Sausalito, as school was out and we had begun the process of moving back to Southern California. Sharon was back home after finishing her film 12+1, and the whole family would bare witness to this historic even together....We quickly set up the buffet on the dining table and jumped in the pool, where we spent a good portion of the day laughing, splashing, talking and eating. It really was a glorious afternoon.

Dad came out of the house and announced it was time. The television broad of the moon landing was about to start. We all got out of the pool, put on dry clothes, and piled on the bed to watch this unbelievable event unfold. As Apollo 11 settled itself onto the lunar surface, there was a feeling of global unity so palpable that I almost couldn’t hold back my tears. For that brief moment we seemed at peace. I couldn’t help but think about all of the ways our lives were about to change, both personally and as a nation. Mom had said that because of the moon landing the world would advance in so many wonderful ways. With this in the forefront of our minds, we all got off the bed and went to the kitchen to clean the dishes, pack up, and ready ourselves for the trip home.

Mom, slightly emotional as mothers often are when leaving their children, asked Sis if she was going to be all right and if there was anything she might need. Sharon assured her, “No, silly. I’m okay. I have everything I need,” as her eyes glanced down towards her belly. We all filed out of the house, Sharon behind us. She waited for us to get in the car to start waving goodbye, and we all did the same until we exited the gate.

I looked over my shoulder to wave one last time and noticed her standing in the doorway. She resembled Botticelli’s Venus with her hand under her belly and her corn-colored hair dancing gently in the breeze. She became smaller and smaller as we rounded the corner until, finally, she disappeared.”—Debra Tate