How the stars of 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' compare to the existent-life people they're playing

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Margot Robbie plays murdered actress Sharon Tate in "Once Upon a Fourth dimension in Hollywood."
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  • Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" is set in Southern California in 1969, and focuses on an aging Western star, played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
  • The moving-picture show as well notably includes portrayals of Charles Manson and his followers during their killing spree in the summer of 1969.
  • Manson and several of his acolytes brutally murdered meaning actress Sharon Tate and several others, part of Manson's "Helter Skelter" vision.
  • Notable celebrities, including Margot Robbie, Austin Butler, and Lena Dunham, portray those involved in Manson's crimes.
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"One time Upon a Time in Hollywood," the upcoming motion-picture show from managing director Quentin Tarantino, portrays key figures from the tardily 1960s, including actress Sharon Tate and cult leader Charles Manson.

Tarantino'due south film, which takes place in 1969, tells the story of an aging Western star, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The Manson family murders — which notably took the lives of actress Sharon Tate and others — also feature in the film.

Numerous celebrities appear in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," with many playing real-life figures related to the Manson family unit'south crimes.

Here's how the cast of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" compares to the real-life people involved in the murders.

Margot Robbie plays murdered actress Sharon Tate in "Once Upon a Fourth dimension in Hollywood."

Margot Robbie plays murdered actress Sharon Tate in "One time Upon a Time in Hollywood."
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The Manson family received national attention for their vicious killings of meaning extra Sharon Tate and several of her friends in Baronial 1969.

Tate, who was staying in a rented Los Angeles home, had spent the evening of Baronial 8 with her friends Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, and Wojciech Frykowski.

Later in the night, Manson family members Charles "Tex" Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian entered the property. Kasabian acted as lookout as Watson, Atkins, and Krenwinkel stabbed the inhabitants to decease.

Emile Hirsch plays Jay Sebring, a Hollywood hairstylist and friend of Tate'south.

Jay Sebring, played past Emile Hirsch, was a friend and ex-boyfriend of actress Sharon Tate.
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Tate's friend and ex-boyfriend Jay Sebring was also killed by Manson family members on August 8.

Abigail Folger, the coffee heiress, is played past Samantha Robinson.

Samantha Robinson, who plays Abigal Folger, previously appeared in the 2016 moving picture "The Love Witch."
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Coffee heiress Abigail Folger had spent the evening of August viii, 1969 with Tate, Sebring, and her boyfriend, screenwriter Wojciech Frykowski. Both Frykowski and Folger were reportedly living with Tate in the rented house.

Folger managed to escape the house once Krenwinkel, Atkins, and Watson started their killing spree, only was defenseless and stabbed to death on the front backyard.

Costa Ronin plays Folger'south boyfriend, screenwriter Wojciech Frykowski.

Costa Ronin, who plays murdered screenwriter Wojciech Frykowski, has appeared on several TV shows.
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Frykowski, like Folger, was murdered by Manson family unit members on the nighttime of Baronial 8 subsequently he escaped the business firm where the murders of Tate and Sebring took place.

He was reportedly stabbed numerous times, and shot twice.

Patricia Krenwinkel, who helped murder Tate and others, is played by Madisen Beaty.

Madisen Beaty, who plays Patricia Krenwinkel, previously played the killer on NBC's show "Aquarius," which also portrayed the Manson murders.
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Krenwinkel, who also went by the name "Katie," quit her chore as a secretarial assistant to follow Manson when she met him at a party.

She later on helped murder Tate, Sebring, and others in Baronial 1969, along with fellow Manson followers Susan Atkins and Charles "Tex" Watson.

Manson acolyte Leslie Van Houten is played by Victoria Pedretti from Netflix's "The Haunting of Colina House."

Victoria Pedretti, who plays Leslie van Houten, appeared equally Nell Crain on "The Haunting of Loma House."
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While Van Houten had no interest with the Tate murders, she did take part in the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca on August 10, 1969.

The LaBianca home was called by Manson, who tied them up and then left the killing to his followers.

Van Houten was somewhen establish guilty of property down Rosemary LaBianca equally she was stabbed to death, and was sentenced to life in prison.

She was reportedly introduced to Manson past a beau, and came to view Manson as Jesus Christ.

Dakota Fanning plays Manson follower Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme.

Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, played by Dakota Fanning, was arrested for attempting to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975.
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Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme wasn't involved in any of the Manson family'southward grisly 1969 murders, but she would somewhen be arrested for attempting to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975.

Fromme remained true-blue to the group even afterward their arrests for the Tate and LaBianca murders. She camped out outside of the courtroom, and fifty-fifty carved an "X" into her brow during the trials, along with other followers.

As recently as May 2019, Fromme, who was paroled in 2009, was still expressing her loyalty to Manson.

"Was I in love with Charlie? Yes, oh yep, oh, I however am, still am. I don't retrieve you fall out of honey," she said on the ABC special "Manson Girls," which aired at the stop of Apr.

Notorious criminal Charles Manson is played by Damon Herriman in "In one case Upon a Time in Hollywood."

Damon Herriman, who plays Manson in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," will besides play the killer on season two of Netflix'due south "Mindhunter."
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Charles Manson was responsible for the Tate and LaBianca killings, and was a fixture in Southern California in the tardily 1960s.

Manson, who will feature in "Once Upon a Fourth dimension in Hollywood," was arrested in Oct 1969 for his interest in the Tate and LaBianca murders.

He was sentenced to life in prison in 1971 (downgraded from the expiry penalization after it was outlawed in California), and died backside confined in 2017 at the historic period of 83.

Damian Lewis plays daredevil actor Steve McQueen in Tarantino's latest film.

Damian Lewis, who plays American actor Steve McQueen, is originally from England.
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"Homeland" player Damian Lewis portrays Steve McQueen, a prominent 1960s actor and friend of Jay Sebring's who was supposed to spend the evening with Sebring, Tate, and others the night of the murders.

McQueen's ex-wife, Neile Adams, told the Telegraph that the thespian "ran into a chickie and decided to go off with her instead," thereby avoiding existence killed by Manson followers at Tate'south dwelling house.

"Going off with that girl saved his life. After that, he became more paranoid and wouldn't let me get anywhere without a gun," Adams said.

Luke Perry's last feature performance is equally Wayne Maunder in "One time Upon a Time in Hollywood."

Wayne Maunder, played by Luke Perry, costarred on the western serial "Lancer"
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Actor Wayne Maunder is played by "Riverdale" actor Luke Perry, who died in March 2019.

Maunder costarred on the western TV serial "Lancer," which features in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."

Perry'due south appearance in the motion-picture show is his final characteristic film role.

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