"Well, maybe Susan didn't know about Sharon, but I had a little too much on my plate, and even that wasn't enough. } 13:00 BST 02 Sep 2010, She was the wife of director Roman Polanski, a star of the cult movie Valley Of The Dolls, and with her flawless blonde looks was lauded as one of the great beauties of her time, but even to this day the actress Sharon Tate is remembered primarily for the horrific manner of her death. Much later (in 2007) he revealed in an interview he had been having an affair with the actress, who was married to Roman Polanski at the time and pregnant with the director's child. Lina Das for MailOnline. It was humiliating to me and I didnt dig it.. [9] He made a final screen appearance in crime comedy Mad Dog Time (1996) for his friend, director/actor Larry Bishop, who had appeared in Wild in the Streets. He was very similar in looks to the late James Dean and was promoted as such on film and television. "They were totally besotted with each other and Sharon had agreed to divorce Roman Polanski so that they could to be together once Ryan's Daughter was in the can. PHOTOS: 35 of 2014s Most Anticipated Movies. He was 72. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "product_link"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "worlcinepara-20"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_placement = "B0007R4T3A"; amzn_assoc_asins = "B0007R4T3A"; amzn_assoc_show_border = true; amzn_assoc_link_opens_in_new_window = true; True Hollywood Story. Despite just three brief years making films he had an immediate impact and was feted as a rising star with an edgy, rebellious air. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ //