The events have been endlessly discussed, even by Roman Polanski, who finds himself the subject of yet another biography - Polanski by Christopher Sandford - to be published next week. "Christopher Jones was an enigma and a deeply troubled soul," she told mirror.co.uk from her home in West Sussex. At first, I didn't have a strong reaction because I was so stunned. Mr. Jones was filming Ryans Daughter in Ireland at the time. Jones played a Polish migr who British intelligence convinces to infiltrate East Germany to ascertain the status of Soviet nuclear missiles. She said that he was even given a local pharmacists homemade aphrodisiac. The directorsDavid Lean and Renato Castellaniwere both Svengalis, real puppet masters. Last night his co-star in Ryan's Daughter Sarah Miles paid tribute to the troubled actor and revealed how his reaction to Tate's murder left him barely able to work on the film. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "product_link"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "worlcinepara-20"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_placement = "B000CBG5PQ"; amzn_assoc_asins = "B000CBG5PQ"; amzn_assoc_show_border = true; amzn_assoc_link_opens_in_new_window = true; // Olivia Hussey of "Romeo and Juliet" says ex-boyfriend raped her in home At just six months old, the future star was named Miss Tiny Tot. [7] Jones received poor notices anyway, which took a personal toll on the actor. It was terrible." document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ "Everyone says that Sharon didn't smoke pot, yet she was definitely looking for this bag, but couldn't find it so came back over to me, standing by the bed. In one such incident, Jones allegedly punched her in the stomach when they were talking. "Other women I've been with, I couldn't remember if my life depended on it, but she stuck in my mind.". hitType: 'event', [8] He engaged in a few long-term relationships, took up painting and sculpting, and lived quietly at the beach with his children. "We sat next to each other and she was very nervous, almost like a deer, but she had this beautiful, perfect face. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. ga('ads.send', { "And it was lovely. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. Slightly built, a touch gaunt of face and softly spoken, he chats openly but doesn't eat or drink throughout the twohour meeting (the reason why becoming apparent only towards the end). Olivia Hussey Romeo Juliet raped Sharon Tate murdered - MEAWW "I thought she was going to be mad at me but she didn't say anything, and after we'd made love, she whispered in my ear: 'That was the wrong way.' When she was 18 years old, actress Olivia Hussey was allegedly raped by Jones in the house Roman Polanski had shared with his wife Sharon Tate, weeks after Tate's death. More pertinently though, it was while Jones was in Ireland during the year-long filming schedule that he received the news of his former lover Sharon Tate's murder. In 1965 he married Susan Strasberg, the daughter of the acting coaches Lee and Paula Strasberg. Jones, who also toplined the Samuel Z. Arkoff cult classic Wild in the Streets (1968) and played the title character in the ABC series The Legend of Jesse James, died Friday at Los Alamitos (Calif.) Medical Center of complications from cancer, Paula McKenna told The Hollywood Reporter. hitType: 'event', His father was a grocery store clerk. } Later, Lean decided to have Julian Holloway re-record all of Jones' lines in post-production, a decision previously taken by Degermark for The Looking Glass War. And for obvious reason. His year there was one of the worst of his life, he told The Chicago Tribune. "One minute she was looking at me and the next thing I knew, she was pulling me on top of her on to the bed. She was so sweet.'. [3] Christopher Jones was an actor considered 'the next James Dean' who quit Hollywood after his life was repeatedly touched by tragedy. The investment fails and he accidentally kills a guard while escaping jail. Hussey has been married three different times and has three adult children from each relationship. Celeb obsessed? He and Mr. Jones had many conflicts on the set, but despite that, he told Mr. Brownlow, he found something special about Mr. Jones. "She then said: 'Chris, have you ever smoked opium?' In a 2007 interview with BritainsDaily Mail, Jones revealed that he had an affair with Sharon Tate while she was filmingTwelve Plus One(1970) in Rome in March 1969. Jones next film was noWild in the Streets. 'I said to Sharon, 'Rudi said we're going to be best friends',' Hussey said of a phone call they had. I was very loyal," she told People in a new interview. In 1994 professed fan Quentin Tarantino offered him the part of Zed in Pulp Fiction , but Jones turned it down, preferring instead to concentrate on other pursuits including painting and sculpture. She claims that Jones showed up to the house one night, after which he brutally attacked and raped her. Christopher Jones dies at 72; actor quit at peak of career When she was brutally murdered by members of Charles Mansons gang in Los Angeles in August 1969, Jones was devastated and gave up acting, McKenna said. He was filming in Ireland when he was informed that she had been murdered. He was known for his roles on Ryan's Daughter and in The Legend of Jesse James. His mother died when he was 19.[2]. Jones left Rome for Dingle, Ireland to act in the most prestigious production of his career, David LeansRyans Daughter(1970). Mr. 13:00 BST 02 Sep 2010, She was the wife of director Roman Polanski, a star of the cult movie Valley Of The Dolls, and with her flawless blonde looks was lauded as one of the great beauties of her time, but even to this day the actress Sharon Tate is remembered primarily for the horrific manner of her death. "Sharon Tate's infamous Charles Manson murder took place a few weeks into shooting Ryan's Daughter and Christopher had to keep the whole tragedy to himself. His only other screen appearance was in Mad Dog Time in 1996. He had been living for the last several years. Yet directors and agents sought him out for years. Stanley Holloway's son, Julian, had to dub him throughout. "I didn't envisage that she would leave Roman; I didn't envisage anything. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "product_link"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "worlcinepara-20"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_placement = "B0007L6NWQ"; amzn_assoc_asins = "B0007L6NWQ"; amzn_assoc_show_border = true; amzn_assoc_link_opens_in_new_window = true; When asked by the British newspaper during his interview in Los Angeles why he revealed his relationship now, Jones said, "I don't think I'm betraying any confidence by talking about it.". Thom [screenwriter Robert Thom, Perkins husband at the time, who wroteWild in the Streets] and Christopher had the same agent, and one day, this was after the movie [Ryans Daughter], and I guess after Christopher was going through hard times, Thom was supposed to have lunch with his agent. He also starred in The Looking Glass War and TVs The Legend of Jesse James before leaving Hollywood after the murder of Sharon Tate at the peak of his brief career in the '60s. He was 72. },false) The events left seven dead, including Sharon Tate, who was eight and a half months pregnant with Roman Polanski's child. // ]]> During the shoot I hung out with Olivia. [4] Later that same year, Jones appeared with Yvette Mimieux in the sex comedy Three in the Attic. He was a movie star, Tarantino said in a 1999 episode of E! ga('ads.send', { window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { True Hollywood Story. "I loved being with her," he said of Tate. "We were talking and getting closer, and although her skirt was riding right up, she wasn't bothering to pull it down. eventAction: 'render' But one night Hussey was to endure her own terrifying incident in the same home. But his former manager, Sherry Dodd, said Jones had no interest in films after the brutal murder of actress Sharon Tate with whom he had grown close. I was very loyal." The movie was a box-office hit but received mixed reviews, and Lean himself considered it a disappointment, according to Kevin Brownlows biography of him. He has managed to cram an awful lot into his life, including a marriage to actress Susan Strasberg (daughter of acting coach, Lee Strasberg), countless lovers (including actresses Olivia Hussey and Susan George, "who came up to my apartment when I was staying in London and the next day moved her toothbrush in, so I had to say, no way! Christopher Jones (actor) - Wikipedia A.I. After he and Susan Strasberg appeared in Chubasco (1967),Jones played Max Frost, the malevolent rock star who becomes president, in American International Pictures Wild in the Streets. 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[1] One wonders why he chooses to talk of Tate now. At the same time, he told theChicago Tribunethat he refused to re-sign with his agent and tore up his contract when he handed it to him. I wasnt consistent.. I had a bloody nose, my lip was split open, and I had a black eye. William Frank Jones was born in Jackson, Tenn., on Aug. 18, 1941. Whoopi Goldberg interrupts 'The View' live segment, raises her voice and hits co-host, Baywatch star Jeremy Jacksons ex-wife Loni Willison spotted looking for food in LA waste, 'Liza took a final breath and sighed': Liza Burke, 21, dies 6 weeks after stage 4 cancer diagnosis, 'Go for a size bigger': Honey Boo Boo slammed for flaunting 'tight' prom dress with boyfriend Dralin Carswell. Actor Christopher Jones reveals he had affair with Sharon Tate Once touted as the next James. When that ran out, he was supported by the women he lived with, Carrie (aka Cathy) Abernathy and then Paula McKenna, fathering five children with them. At the end of the shoot he was taken off to a mental hospital.". He said, Christopher, put your hand on Sarahs breast. I said, No, I cant. He freaked and said, Go to your caravan [trailer]! Richard Beymer and Lana Wood are separated. The final affair of Roman Polanski's murdered wife Sharon Tate The director and producers never informed him of the drugging. Jones went from Rome to Dingle to begin shooting on Ryan's Daughter and Tate returned to LA. "Only slowly did it hit me, and then it hit me hard. I wastired, man. Like Dean, Mr. Jones studied at the Actors Studio, worked on Broadway and in television, and projected an aura of wild yearning and raw energy, which he showed in films like Wild in the Streets, (1968) and Ryans Daughter (1970). and I told her no, and she said I had to try it and that she had some in the bedroom. Hussey said that not long after, in 1969, she connected with Tate, who was pregnant at the time and renting the home of Hussey's agent Rudi Altobelli. Jones yielded to financial necessity when he accepted a cameo inTrigger Happy(released asMad Dog Time[1996]), written and directed by his friend Larry Bishop. "He appeared at a first night of a play I had written, Charlemagne, in Hollywood (about 1994)," the actress, 72, said. // Sharon Tate - TV Guide Miles said that years later Jones sought her out to explain what had happened and had also claimed Tate was preparing to divorce Polanski so the pair could be together. He then joined the Army, but went AWOL, and after serving a sentence in a military prison, he moved to New York City, where he began his acting career. He attributed it to years of stress, capped by the end of his 11-year relationship with Paula McKenna. 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. So they didnt call the police, they just didnt go out of the office. Tools William Frank Jones, better known as Christopher Jones (August 18, 1941 - January 31, 2014), was an American movie and television actor. Jones infuriated Lean when he refused to touch Miles breast in the scene. When he came of age, Mr. Jones joined the Army then went AWOL and spent six months in jail. He followedThe Looking Glass WarwithA Brief Season(1969), filmed in Italy. pg.acq.push(function() { Michael J. ", By The call came to the hotel in Ireland where Jones was staying. 'I didn't know if he was going to kill me,' Hussey said. She then said: Chris, have you ever smoked opium? and I told her no, and she said I had to try it and that she had some in the bedroom. The cause was. "The second she said that, the doors to the restaurant blew open even though there wasn't any wind, and she looked really shocked." "We were going to get married at one point, but my manager talked me out of it - I'm sure he was thinking of finances when he did - and after that, Olivia and I didn't talk much either. "We were talking and his eyes glazed over and he punched me in the stomach." Hussey planned to move into Altobelli's guest house and help Tate take care of her baby. She has never been so in love.' Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. // ]]> ga('ads.send', { ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); All I can say is that I was young, had a high libido and no conscience, and I just wanted to figure out a way for my manager to take Sharon back to the hotel so I could see the Italian girl. Fox on Parkinson's, and maintaining optimism, Bruce Springsteen on "Nebraska," and the emergence of Springsteen the poet, Michael J. She had this little scar on the left of her face against all this perfection, and when I reached over to touch it, I could feel her react. The internal damage was so severe he now has to take all nutrients through a syringe connected to his stomach. That same year he was cast in the starring role of the television series The Legend of Jesse James, which lasted one season. By "No, but Sarah was getting more jealous as the filming wore on. After only two more films, Jones disappeared from view, devastated by the shocking murder of actress Sharon Tate, with whom he had been having an affair at the time of her death. Hussey found herself in that same house almost five weeks after the murder. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The prolonged and onerous nature of the filming of Ryan's Daughter combined with the shock of the Tate murder led him to abandon his career upon returning to California, and he lived for a time in the caretaker's cottage behind the Polanski house. "I loved Sharon and she loved me," he said, adding he had "no intention" of breaking up their marriage. His revelation comes just weeks before the release of a new biography about Tate's husband, Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski, The Daily Mail reported Friday. Winters introduced Jones to actress Susan Strasberg, the daughter of method acting progenitor Lee Strasberg. "I fell for him because of the way he treated me and took care of me." And it is more straight and thorough about the times than any science fiction or horror movie in a while. In his favorable review of the film,Varietys Murf noted, Christopher Jones, whose future star potential is established herein. American International Pictures must have been ecstatic whenNew York Timesreviewer Renata Adler wrote, By far the best American film of the year so farand this has been the worst year in a long time for, among other things, moviesis Wild in the Streets. It is a very blunt, bitter, head-on but live and funny attack on the problem of the generations. In 1969, at 26 years of age, the Colonel's daughter was up to $125,000 per picture, and many called her the most beautiful woman in Hollywood. (He later discounted his admissions to Des Barres, telling Harvey Chartrand that he was drunk throughout the interview. Actor reveals affair with Sharon Tate - UPI.com "At the time (of Tate's murder) Christopher was distinctlydisturbed about something, so much so that he could hardly perform at all. She went to mention, "All I felt was Sharons vibration. His relationships with them were hardly serene. "It's not like Sharon's always preying on my mind, but if I see something about her on TV, it all comes flooding back. Tate was one of five people murdered in her . 'Bachelor in Paradise' couple Dean Unglert and Caelynn Miller-Keyes reveal their prenup and kids plans. Jones began an affair with his costar, Pia Degermark (star ofElvira Madigan[1967]), and a dalliance with Susan George, who played his girlfriend inThe Looking Glass War. While talking to People, Hussey claimed that, immediately after they had started dating, Jones had begun abusing her both physically and mentally. "I thought it weird at the time but Roman had just done the movie Rosemary's Baby so I related it to that. Jones also was involved in a car crash,[6] not knowing he had been drugged. . Jones told Pamela Des Barres that his managers misappropriated his funds and that one of them inveigled him to visit a house in Virginia, where he was imprisoned for weeks with 20 or 30 others in some kind of cult, all of them doing one of those Im OK, youre OK-type self-help things.
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