
Charles Manson
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.
- Known ForActing
- Born12 November 1934 (age 91)
- Place of BirthCincinnati, Ohio, USA
Charles Manson

- Known ForActing
- Born12 November 1934 (age 91)
- Place of BirthCincinnati, Ohio, USA

Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025

The Beach Boys
2024

Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
2022

Hymns from the Abyss
2021

Zappa
2020

Charles Manson: The Funeral
2019

Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
2019

Manson: The Women
2019

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
2017

Truth and Lies: The Family Manson
2017

Charles Manson: The Final Words
2017

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
2015

Life After Manson
2014

Propaganda
2013

Old Man
2012

Charles Manson, The Church of Satan, The Universal Order & The Process Church of Final Judgment
2012

The Manson Family: Born to Kill?
2012

Serious Serial Killers
2012

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
2012

Iconoclast
2010

The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter
2009

Il falso bugiardo
2008

Manson's Missing Victims
2008

Cease to Exist
2007

Inside The Manson Gang
2007

The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?
2006

Murders of Hollywood
2003

The Last Days of Sharon Tate
1999

Charles Manson: Journey Into Evil
1995

Safe Condition: Document in the Past Perfect
1994

No Sense Makes Sense
1993

Pardoned From Above: The Charles "Tex" Watson Story
1992

Charles Manson Then & Now
1992

Charles Manson Superstar
1989

Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground
1988

The Killing of America
1981

This Is America Part 2
1980
