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Convicted in 1971 of seven murders in the late summer of 1969, including that of eight-month-pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of director Roman Polanski) and their friends Voytek Frykowski, Jay Sebring and Abigail Folger, as well as Steve Parent, who was visiting Sharon Tate's grounds-keeper, William Garretson. Sharon Tate's unborn baby boy was buried as Paul Richard Polanski. Has been denied parole each time his hearings have come up. Two of his songs were recorded by other artists. "Cease to Exist", retitled "Never Learn Not to Love", was recorded by the The Beach Boys prior to the infamous murders, appearing on their album "20/20". (Manson sold the song outright to drummer Dennis Wilson, on the condition that the lyrics not be changed, and was furious enough to threaten Dennis Wilson when he heard the changes.) "Look At Your Game, Girl" appeared later (unindexed) on the Guns N' Roses CD "The Spaghetti Incident?". A failed folk-singer and songwriter, several recordings of his works are commercially available, most of which were recorded in prison. (As a convicted felon, Manson receives no profit from sale of these recordings. Any royalties are paid into a victims'-rights fund; among its recipients are Voytek Frykowski's son Bartek Frykowski (Bartlomiej Frykowski).) Was taught how to play guitar by Alvin Carpis while they were both in prison. Was present at the Leno LaBianca and Rosemary LaBianca murder scene, the night after Sharon Tate's death, but left before the murders were committed, leaving them up to his followers. His charges were for masterminding the murders. His mother, Kathlene Maddox, was 16 when he was born. His father is unknown, but believed to be a Colonel Scott, possibly a light-skinned African-American. Kathlene Maddox won a child-support order against Scott, but collected almost none. Other artists recording or quoting Manson compositions include GG Allin ("Garbage Dump"), Scramblehead ("The Fires Are Burning"), The Lemonheads ("Home Is Where You're Happy" and a quotation from "Big Iron Door" in their song "Clang Bang Clang"), and Marilyn Manson (a quotation from "Mechanical Man" in his song "My Monkey"). Son Valentine Michael Manson (nicknamed "Pooh Bear"), with Manson Family member Mary Brunner, born circa 1969. The child was placed with an adoptive family upon Manson's arrest. Manson received his last name from William Manson, who was briefly married to his mother. When Brian Warner became a rock star, he adapted a stage name that was a combination of his favorite actress' name (Marilyn Monroe) and that of his idol (Charles Manson). Brian Warner, of course, was Marilyn Manson. Ironically, Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson were also aliases- Manson's real name was Charles Maddox, and Marilyn Monroe's real name was Norma Jean Mortensen. Created the "Land Armada", a fleet of armoured dune buggies that was meant to protect his "Family" at Spahn Ranch during the war of "Helter Skelter". He started an organization called ATWA (Air, Trees, Water, Animals). It is not an environment conservation society! His "Family' has rubbed shoulders with "Church of Satan", the "Process Church of Final Judgment", the "Circe Order of Dog Blood" and even the "Foue Pi Movement". His mother was an alcoholic who once left him with a barmaid for a pitcher of beer! Though only charged with 2 murders he claims to have committed 35 and some authorities claim this may even be an understatement. Was found to have an IQ of 121 while at McNeil Island. He misinterpreted the The Beatles songs "Helter Skelter" and "Blackbird" to have hidden messages of an impending race war that would destroy the world and leave Manson and his "Family" to inherit the earth. In "Helter Skelter" the The Beatles were just referring to a fairground ride. Never blinks when speaking. This was used by Anthony Hopkins in the Hannibal Lector movies after Anthony Hopkins watched interview videos of Charles Manson. Wasn't one of the auditionees for The Monkees in 1965, despite stories to the contrary (and also didn't meet comedian Mike Warnke that year, as was later claimed). Manson was finishing a ten-year sentence for forgery and mail theft, and wasn't paroled until 1967. Met record producer Terry Melcher, famous for his work with The Byrds and other groups, through Dennis Wilson. Terry Melcher recorded Manson once in a studio, and once at Spahn Ranch with a mobile unit, and considered signing him up, but lost interest when he saw Manson lose his temper with a Family member. Manson and Tex (Charles Watson) had visited Terry Melcher's rented house on Cielo Drive (Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski were later tenants), and knew he had moved out before the Sharon Tate murders; the house was picked because they knew the layout of the place, and wanted to "send a message" to Terry Melcher. While he is one of the most famous and despised criminals of the 20th century, Manson is not known to have ever personally killed anyone. When he was nine, he was caught stealing and sent to reform school and then later when he was twelve, he was caught stealing again and sent to the Gibault School for Boys in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1947. He spent nearly a decade in prison from 1958-1966, to return again in 1971 and spend the rest of his life in jail. Is portrayed by Jeremy Davies in Helter Skelter. Is portrayed by Michael Reid MacKay in Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys