Is her character from Shampoo based on Sharon Tate?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Goldie Hawn
SealedCargo — 7 years ago(April 03, 2019 09:47 AM)
I was wondering and posted on the Shampoo site about Goldie's character and if she's based on Sharon Tate…
- It was a year before the Manson Murders, and Warren Beatty's character is partially inspired by Jay Sebring, who died with Sharon that night
- Goldie plays an actress in this movie, just starting out, gorgeous and blond, who separates from Warren and starts a casual relationship (that you can tell with grow) with a film producer (ala Roman Polanski), who Warren says, "Can take care of her"
- In the beginning, Goldie's character is having a panic attack having heard gunshots outside (the film is set in Los Angeles, of course); and says she is worried that someone will eventually "come after her" and she won't be able to get away.
- She's friends with Julie Christie's character and in real life Tate was friends with the real Julie Christie.
Anyhow, just wondering. If not, there are tons of coincidences. I do know that there is an actual hairdresser, friends with scriptwriter Robert Towne, that Beatty's based on but that Sebring was an inspiration as well: both are playboy (straight) hairdressers who dated tons of clients, and etc.
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