
Charles Manson
Known for ActingBorn 1934-11-12Died 2017-11-19Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Charles Milles Manson (November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) led the California-based Manson Family cult based in the late 1960s. Some cult members committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. In 1971, Manson was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people, including film actress Sharon Tate. The prosecution contended that while Manson never directly ordered the murders, his ideology constituted an overt act of conspiracy. Before the murders, Manson had spent more than half of his life in correctional institutions. While gathering his cult following, Manson was a singer-songwriter on the fringe of the Los Angeles music industry, chiefly through a chance association with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, who introduced Manson to record producer Terry Melcher. In 1968, the Beach Boys recorded Manson's song "Cease to Exist", renamed "Never Learn Not to Love" as a single B-side, but without a credit to Manson. Afterward, Manson attempted to secure a record contract through Melcher, but was unsuccessful. Manson would often talk about the Beatles, including their 1968 self-titled album. According to Los Angeles County District Attorney, Vincent Bugliosi, Manson felt guided by his interpretation of the Beatles' lyrics and adopted the term "Helter Skelter" to describe an impending apocalyptic race war. During his trial, Bugliosi argued that Manson had intended to start a race war, although Manson and others disputed this. Contemporary interviews and trial witness testimony insisted that the Tate–LaBianca murders were copycat crimes intended to exonerate Manson's friend Bobby Beausoleil. Manson himself denied having instructed anyone to murder anyone. Manson's notoriety as an emblem of insanity, violence, and the macabre influenced pop culture. Recordings of songs written and performed by Manson were released commercially, starting with Lie: The Love and Terror Cult (1970). Since his incarceration, various musicians have covered some of his songs. Although originally sentenced to death in 1971, his sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole after the California Supreme Court invalidated the state's death penalty statute in 1972. He served his life sentence at the California State Prison, Corcoran and died at age 83 in late 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Manson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more
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Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
1992 · Movie
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Very Scary People
2019 · Series
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Euphoria
2019 · Series
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South Park
1997 · Series
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Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
2017 · Series
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Charles Manson: The Final Words
2017 · Movie
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Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman
2017 · Series
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Safe Condition: Document in the Past Perfect
1994 · Movie
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LA 92
2017 · Movie
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Making Manson
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1969
2019 · Series
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The Seventies
2015 · Series
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The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?
2006 · Movie
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Zappa
2020 · Movie
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Iconoclast
2010 · Movie
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Old Man
2012 · Movie
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When You're Strange
2010 · Movie
Death Diploma
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Death Diploma
1987 · Movie
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Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015 · Movie
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The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter
2009 · Movie
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Truth and Lies: The Family Manson
2017 · Movie
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The Killing of America
1981 · Movie
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Helter Skelter: An American Myth
2020 · Series
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Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
2019 · Movie
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The Beach Boys
2024 · Movie
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Manson
1973 · Movie
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Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
2012 · Movie
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Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025 · Movie
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Inside the Criminal Mind
2018 · Series
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Ghost Hunters
2004 · Series
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Charles Manson: Journey Into Evil
1995 · Movie
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Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes
2018 · Movie
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Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers
1994 · Movie
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Charles Manson Then & Now
1992 · Movie
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Manson: The Lost Tapes
2018 · Series
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Life After Manson
2014 · Movie
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Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground
1988 · Movie
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Manson: The Women
2019 · Movie
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Charles Manson Superstar
1989 · Movie
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Manson's Missing Victims
2008 · Movie
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Inside The Manson Gang
2007 · Movie
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Legends
2006 · Series
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Murders of Hollywood
2003 · Movie
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This Is America Part 2
1980 · Movie
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Charles Manson: The Funeral
2019 · Movie
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Dahmer vs. Gacy
2010 · Movie
Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
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Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
2015 · Movie

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"My World"
2024 · Movie