Sarah Baartman, the âfirst known Black female victim of trafficking,â died on 29 December 1815. A Khoi-san woman of South Africa, she was lured to Europe with the promise of fame and riches. She was transported to England in 1810 and exhibited on stage in a cage as a freak known as the Hottentot Venus.
Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross have been married for 32 years. They were dating for 6 years after getting together in Feb 1978 and were married on 1st May 1984.
Ross married cinematographer Conrad L. Hall the year Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) were released. Both movies featured Ross and were filmed by Hall. Ross would later marry Sam Elliott who made his feature debut in 'Butch Cassidy'.