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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.[1]
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.[2]
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.