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'''Laurence Merrick''' (April 22, 1926 - January 26, 1977) was an American [[film director]] and [[author]]. He is best known for co-directing the Oscar nominated documentary [[Manson (film)]] in 1973 with [[Robert Hendrickson (director)|Robert Hendrickson]]. [[Sharon Tate]], one of the victims in the Manson murders, was a former student at Merrick's Academy of Dramatic Arts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eugene Oregon Register-Guard|title=Producer of movie on Manson 'family' slain in Hollywood|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719231830/http://www.thezodiacmansonconnection.com/crockett_merrick.html|accessdate=11 May 2011}}</ref> His later business was Merrick Studios |
'''Laurence Merrick''' (April 22, 1926 - January 26, 1977) was an American [[film director]] and [[author]]. He is best known for co-directing the Oscar nominated documentary [[Manson (film)]] in 1973 with [[Robert Hendrickson (director)|Robert Hendrickson]]. [[Sharon Tate]], one of the victims in the Manson murders, was a former student at Merrick's Academy of Dramatic Arts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eugene Oregon Register-Guard|title=Producer of movie on Manson 'family' slain in Hollywood|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719231830/http://www.thezodiacmansonconnection.com/crockett_merrick.html|accessdate=11 May 2011}}</ref> His later business was Merrick Studios,<ref>http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/30388705/</ref> 870 N. Vine St. in Hollywood. It was a low-cost acting school, with several students attending via the GI Bill. Merrick was killed by a gunman on January 26, 1977. |
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Laurence Merrick (April 22, 1926 - January 26, 1977) was an American film director and author. He is best known for co-directing the Oscar nominated documentary Manson (film) in 1973 with Robert Hendrickson. Sharon Tate, one of the victims in the Manson murders, was a former student at Merrick's Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1] His later business was Merrick Studios,[2] 870 N. Vine St. in Hollywood. It was a low-cost acting school, with several students attending via the GI Bill. Merrick was killed by a gunman on January 26, 1977.
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- ^ Eugene Oregon Register-Guard. "Producer of movie on Manson 'family' slain in Hollywood". Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/30388705/