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Manson Family Murderer Susan Atkins May Be Paroled

The people that went on a killing spree in the summer of 1969 for cult leader Charles Manson have been in prison for the last 37 years. Actually, they are a bit lucky – their lives were saved only when the State of California decided to outlaw the death penalty in 1972, thus commuting their sentences to life in prison. Since her incarceration in 1971, Susan Atkins has come up for parole time and time again, only to have her request denied. Now, this woman, who was convicted of the murder of actress Sharon Tate, may be released from prison. … Continue reading →

New Discoveries in the Manson Case?

For years, I have been fascinated with the case of the Manson family. Charles Manson and members of his hippie “family” murdered of actress Sharon Tate (at the time, married to director Roman Polanski and eight and a half months pregnant with her first child) and her friends actor/writer Wojciech Frykowski, his girlfriend Abigail Folger (heiress to the Folger coffee fortune), and hairstylist Jay Sebring at the couple’s home in August 1969. Polanski was out of the country at the time of the murders. Also killed was Steven Parent, who was leaving after visiting his friend, William Garretson, the caretaker … Continue reading →

The 84th Academy Awards

The 84th Academy Awards is over and it was record setting. For the first time since 1929 (when Wings won), a silent film, The Artist has taken the Best Picture statue. It was also the first movie filmed in the 4:3 aspect ratio to win Best Picture since 1955. It was the first non R-rated film to get Best Picture since 2004 (when Million Dollar Baby won). Jean Dujardin because the first Frenchman to win a Best Actor award. Was his acceptance speech charming or what? Michel Hazanavicius becomes only the second Frenchman to win Best Director (Roman Polanski, who … Continue reading →

Rock Star Babylon: They Did What?

I love the “Babylon” books – those named, of course, after the biblical city Babylon. These books talk about the materialistic and hedonistic pleasures of – you guessed it – celebrities and musicians. The first one I read was “Hollywood Babylon: The Legendary Underground Classic of Hollywood’s Darkest and Best Kept Secrets” by Kenneth Anger. Ah, this one dished a lot of dirt about classic Hollywood stories: Errol Flynn’s brushes with under aged girls (which lead to brushes with the law), Rudolph Valentino (was the “Latin Lover” really gay?), the Fatty Arbuckle scandal (so much for “innocent until proven guilty”), … Continue reading →