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'''Roman Polanski''' is a [[Polish]]-born movie [[director]] and [[actor]].
'''Roman Polanski''' is a [[Polish]]-born movie [[director]] and [[actor]].
Polanski and his Jewish father are Holocaust survivors. His Roman Catholic mother was murdered in Auschwitz.<ref>IMDb: Biography for Roman Polanski[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000591/bio]</ref>
Polanski and his Jewish father are [[Holocaust]] survivors. His Roman Catholic mother was murdered in [[Auschwitz]].<ref>IMDb: Biography for Roman Polanski[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000591/bio]</ref>
He acquired fame in the 1960's and 70s for horrorful tales of the supernatural, famously ''Rosemary's Baby'' (about [[Satanism]]) and ''Chinatown'' (about [[adultery]]). His films frequently included sexual perversions, including extended scenes of [[transvestism]] in ''The Tenant''.
He acquired fame in the 1960's and 70s for horrorful tales of the supernatural, famously ''Rosemary's Baby'' (about [[Satanism]]) and ''Chinatown'' (about [[adultery]]). His films frequently included sexual perversions, including extended scenes of [[transvestism]] in ''The Tenant''.
In 1969, while Polanski was on a business trip to London, his 8-months pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, and their unborn baby were brutally murdered by members of the Manson Family cult.<ref>IMDb: Biography for Roman Polanski[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000591/bio]</ref>
In 1969, while Polanski was on a business trip to London, his 8-months pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, and their unborn baby were brutally murdered by members of the Manson Family cult.<ref>IMDb: Biography for Roman Polanski[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000591/bio]</ref>
In 1978 when he pleaded guilty to "unlawful sexual intercourse" with a thirteen-year old girl. He fled the country immediately afterwards to avoid his prison sentence and has been living comfortably in [[France]], free from legal action and unrepentant for his crimes.
In 1978 he pleaded guilty to "unlawful sexual intercourse" with a thirteen-year old girl. He fled the country immediately afterwards to avoid his prison sentence and has been living comfortably in [[France]], free from legal action and unrepentant for his crimes.
Polanski is a prime example of [[Hollywood values]].
Polanski is a prime example of [[Hollywood values]].