Editing Sharon Tate (section)

=== 1968–1969: Marriage to Roman Polanski and final films ===
[[File:Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski wedding in 1968.jpg|thumb|left|Tate and Polanski at their wedding in 1968]]
In late 1967, Tate and Polanski returned to London and were frequent subjects of newspaper and magazine articles. She was depicted as being untraditional and modern, and was quoted as saying that couples should live together before marrying. They were married in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], London, on January 20, 1968 (four days before Tate's 25th birthday), with considerable publicity. Polanski was dressed in "[[1900s in Western fashion|Edwardian finery]]" while Tate was attired in an off-white taffeta minidress.<ref name="Sanders2002" /> The couple moved into Polanski's [[mews]] house off [[Eaton Square]] in [[Belgravia]], London.<ref name="Leaming1981" />

Photographer Peter Evans described them as "the imperfect couple. They were the [[Douglas Fairbanks]]/[[Mary Pickford]] of our time…. Cool, nomadic, talented, and nicely shocking."{{sfn|King|2000|p=}} Tate reportedly wanted a traditional marriage but Polanski remained promiscuous and described her attitude to his infidelity as "Sharon's big hang-up". He reminded her that she had promised not to change him.{{sfn|King|2000|p=}} Tate accepted his conditions, though she confided to friends that she hoped that he would change. Peter Evans quoted Tate as saying, "We have a good arrangement. Roman lies to me and I pretend to believe him."<ref name="times">{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Peter |title=Sufferings of the great seducer |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article547335.ece?print=yes&randnum=1254102174470 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114045046/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article547335.ece?print=yes&randnum=1254102174470 |archive-date=January 14, 2013 |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=July 24, 2005 |access-date=August 11, 2005}}</ref>

Polanski urged Tate to end her association with Martin Ransohoff, and she began to place less importance on her career until Polanski told her that he wanted to be married to "a hippie, not a housewife".<ref name="Leaming1981" /> The couple returned to Los Angeles and quickly became part of a social group that included some of the most successful young people in the film industry, including [[Warren Beatty]], [[Jacqueline Bisset]], [[Leslie Caron]], [[Joan Collins]], [[Mia Farrow]], [[Jane Fonda]], [[Peter Fonda]], [[Laurence Harvey]], [[Steve McQueen]], [[Joanna Pettet]] and [[Peter Sellers]]; older film stars such as [[Yul Brynner]], [[Kirk Douglas]], [[Henry Fonda]] and [[Danny Kaye]]; musicians such as [[Jim Morrison]] and [[the Mamas & the Papas]]; and record producer [[Terry Melcher]] and his girlfriend [[Candice Bergen]]. Jay Sebring remained one of the couple's more frequent companions. Polanski's friends included [[Tate–LaBianca murders|Wojciech Frykowski]], whom Polanski had known since his youth in Poland, and Frykowski's girlfriend [[Tate–LaBianca murders|Abigail Folger]], the coffee heiress. Tate and Polanski moved into the [[Chateau Marmont]] in Los Angeles for a few months{{sfn|Polanski|1984|p=}} until they arranged to lease [[Patty Duke]]'s home on Summit Ridge Drive in Beverly Hills during the latter part of 1968.{{sfn|Polanski|1984|p=}} The Polanski house was often full of strangers, and Tate regarded the casual atmosphere as part of the "free spirit" of the times, saying that she did not mind who came into her home as her motto was "live and let live".{{sfn|Polanski|1984|p=}} Her close friend [[Leslie Caron]] commented that the Polanskis were too trusting, "to the point of recklessness", and that she had been alarmed by it.<ref name="ellisamburn">{{cite book |author-link=Ellis Amburn |last=Amburn |first=Ellis |title=The Sexiest Man Alive: A Biography of Warren Beatty |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vgqPOQAACAAJ |year=2003 |publisher=Virgin Books |isbn=1-85227-919-2}}</ref>

In the summer of 1968, Tate began work on ''[[The Wrecking Crew (1968 film)|The Wrecking Crew]]'', a comedy in which she played Freya Carlson, an accident-prone spy who was also a romantic interest for star [[Dean Martin]], playing [[Matt Helm]]. She performed her own stunts and was taught martial arts by [[Bruce Lee]]. The film was successful and brought Tate strong reviews, with many reviewers praising her comedic performance. ''The New York Times'' critic Vincent Canby criticized the film but wrote, "The only nice thing is Sharon Tate, a tall, really great-looking girl."<ref>{{cite news |first=Vincent |last=Canby |title=The Screen: Matt Helm Back in Town |work=The New York Times |date=February 6, 1969 |access-date=October 10, 2009 |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=2&res=9E07E3DC1E30EE3BBC4E53DFB4668382679EDE}}</ref> Martin commented that he intended to make another "Matt Helm" film and that he wanted Tate to reprise her role.

Around this time, Tate was feted as a promising newcomer. She was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] as "New Star of the Year – Actress" for her performance in ''Valley of the Dolls'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/30188 |title=Sharon Tate |publisher=Golden Globes.org |access-date=July 16, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524205629/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/30188 |archive-date=May 24, 2012 }}</ref> and she placed fourth behind [[Mia Farrow]], [[Judy Geeson]] and [[Katharine Houghton]] for a "Golden [[Laurel Awards|Laurel" award]] as the year's "Most Promising Newcomer".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Laurel_Awards/1968 |title=Golden Laurel Awards 1968 |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=January 4, 2010}}</ref> She was also runner-up to [[Lynn Redgrave]] in the ''Motion Picture Herald''{{'}}s poll for "The Star of Tomorrow", in which box-office drawing power was the main criterion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sharontate.net/bio4.html |title= Sharon's Biography — The Tide Turns |publisher=SharonTate.net |access-date=July 16, 2005}}</ref> These results indicated that her career was beginning to accelerate, and she negotiated a fee of $150,000 for her next film.{{sfn|King|2000|p=}}

She became pregnant near the end of 1968, and she and Polanski moved to [[10050 Cielo Drive]] in [[Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles]] on February 15, 1969.<ref name="Leaming1981" /> The house had previously been occupied by their friends [[Terry Melcher]] and [[Candice Bergen]]. Tate and Polanski had visited it several times, and Tate was thrilled to learn that it was available, referring to it as her "love house". At their new home, the Polanskis continued to be popular hosts for their large group of friends, although some of them still worried about the strange people who continued to show up at their parties.<ref name="Leaming1981" /> Tate was encouraged by the positive reviews of her comedic performances and chose the comedy ''[[The Thirteen Chairs]]'' (1969) as her next project, largely for the opportunity to co-star with [[Orson Welles]]. In March 1969, she traveled to Italy to begin filming, and Polanski went to London to work on ''[[The Day of the Dolphin]]''.

Frykowski and Folger moved into the Cielo Drive house. After completing ''The Thirteen Chairs'', Tate joined Polanski in London. She posed in their apartment for photographer [[Terry O'Neill (photographer)|Terry O'Neill]] in casual domestic scenes such as opening baby gifts, and she completed a series of glamor photographs for the British magazine ''[[Queen (magazine)|Queen]]''. She returned from London to Los Angeles on July 20, 1969, on the ''[[Queen Elizabeth 2]]'' (by this ship from Southampton, England to New York). Polanski was due to return on August 12 in time for the birth, and he had asked Frykowski and Folger to stay in the house with Tate until his return.<ref>''Horror and Those Who Caused It'' {{ISBN|978-0-648-13682-8}}</ref>