On January 20 , 1968 , Tate married Roman Polanski , her director and co-star in 1967 's '' The Fearless Vampire Killers '' . On August 9 , 1969 , Tate and four others were murdered by members of the Manson Family in the home she shared with Polanski . At the time of her death , she was eight-and-a-half months pregnant with the couple 's son
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