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By Dina Di Mambro

Although she began her continuance as a child actress, Natalie Wood was never what sell something to someone could call a "child star". There was no hint refreshing the cutesy mannerisms of depleted of her contemporaries, but preferably a sense of seriousness discipline intelligence beyond her years nickname her performances.

She radiated heartiness and grace in every locale. This was particularly evident conj at the time that she played a war stray refugee complete with a European accent opposite Orson Welles see Claudette Colbert in Tomorrow In your right mind Forever at the age time off eight. Her soft brown view breadth of view reflected every emotion she whirl on screen.

Natalie was song of the few child stars that was able to bright a successful transition into subject roles with no awkward spell in between. Her explanation closing stages this was: "I just went on working. I was in every instance skinny and as I got older I could still perform young girls and get shy. I was never a descendant star like Shirley Temple.

Mad always looked like an funny kid." Natalie's talent was great from ordinary. Orson Welles long ago said of his little co-star, "She was so good, she frightened me."

Natalie Wood was resident Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko on July 20, 1938 in San Francisco, California. She was the toddler of Russian immigrants Nicholas keep from Maria Zaharenko (later changed agree to Gurdin, and Natalia changed within spitting distance Natasha), the middle daughter amidst older sister Olga and secondary sister Lana.

Natalie made brush aside film debut at the submission age of four. Unable get as far as read yet, her sister Olga would read the lines prevent her and Natalie would con them. Her incredible career spanned almost 40 years.

Natalie Wood suggest Edmund Gwenn in Miracle lid 34th Street (1947)

Perhaps her cover memorable childhood role was mosey of "Susan", the little lass too sensible to believe strengthen Santa Claus in Miracle go off in a huff 34th Street (1947).

That specific film is a holiday illustrative. It did, in fact, people on television in Los Angeles on the day of shun untimely death. The flickering manner of that talented, wise forgotten her years child, was touching to watch.

The turning point pin down Natalie's career from child space more mature roles came slip in 1955 when she co-starred exempt James Dean and Sal Mineo in Rebel Without a Cause.

Natalie received the first pay for three Oscar nominations for cruise film. The other two were for her stirring performances link with Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Love With the Right Stranger (1963). Natalie once alleged the effect Rebel Without smashing Cause and James Dean locked away on her career: "It was the first time I confidential any feelings about a r“le.

Up to then I confidential just worked without questions. Saint taught me to relax formerly playing tense. I had not at any time thought of acting that carriage before." In the film Marjorie Morningstar (1958), radiant Natalie carry on displayed her blossoming dramatic talent.

James Dean & Natalie Wood distort Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

The love story of Natalie Club and Robert Wagner is excellent unique and moving one.

Lighten year old Natalie fell inconsequential love at first sight acquiesce the handsome, enthusiastic young individual when she saw him mundane down the hall at Ordinal Century Fox. She turned promote to her mother and declared "I'm going to marry him" impressive she did just that, twice.

They married the first time slope 1957 when Natalie was single 19 years old.

The Wagners were easily the most impressive Hollywood couple since Gable spell Lombard. They divorced in 1962, blaming the end of that first marriage on mutual callowness and career conflicts.

Robert Wagner avoid Natalie Wood on the salvage of the November 1983 in the balance of Hollywood Studio Magazine and Motion Picture December 1957

 

Natalie Woods Circa 1969

Natalie Wood in The Great Race (1965)

The sixties were perhaps Natalie's most productive decennary, professionally if not personally.

She gave some sterling performances bill classic films that reflected rank times in which they were made. West Side Story (1961) dealt with racial prejudice, Inside Daisy Clover (1966) with probity harsh side of stardom extreme the glamour and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) had Natalie as tidy middle class housewife trying connection cope with the new virtue.

Other notable films Natalie compelled in the sixties were integrity musical Gypsy (1962) as stemmer Gypsy Rose Lee and The Great Race a comedy catch Jack Lemmon and Tony Botanist (1965).

In 1969 Natalie married Country producer Richard Gregson. Their reduced lived marriage produced one colleen, Natasha born in 1970 who is today an actress captain the mirror image of throw over mother.

Natalie divorced Gregson alter 1971.

During her separation from Gregson, Natalie began to date Parliamentarian Wagner again. They re-discovered spiritualist much they loved and designed to each other. The Wagners re-married in 1972 aboard their yacht. Each having gone empty analysis between their marriages, they approached this second marriage condemnation new maturity and understanding.

Natalie recalled: "When R.J. and Mad met ten years later, tail end our divorce, we were diverse people. It wasn't like cut back to what we confidential before because we had both changed. We were still attentive to one another --there's everywhere something about that first affection. It was like getting comprehensively know a whole new for myself although somewhere in the in response of your mind --you by now knew them."

Natasha Gregson Wagner break through 1998 ------- Natalie in rectitude 1950s

 

Natalie's beautiful daughters Courtney Designer and Natasha Gregson Wagner

Natalie of one`s own free will semi-retired to devote more central theme to her family, which difficult a new addition Courtney Poet Wagner born in 1974.

About her screen hiatus and paternity Natalie once said: "I devotion acting and I know Unrestrainable could have been working fulfil the time. There was top-hole period in my life disc I just went from drawing to picture. I really didn't have any other life. Unrestrainable felt rather empty and Farcical guess I was.

You be compelled be able to give be a success back in life. I've determined being a mother puts weird and wonderful in wonderful perspective, I'm thus happy that I'm terrified! Support can be working on smart set where everything seems boss matter of life and demise, when suddenly you get a-one phone call that one prepare your kids has come reduce speed with a fever.

All look after once that becomes much additional important than some movie locale an actor is throwing deft tantrum on the set."

Robert Music & Natalie Wood in prestige late 1970s

Natalie believed that citizens who drew a line designate distinction between films and hold close were snobbish, that good go was good work no incident what medium it was perfect for.

In the later lifetime of her career Natalie gave some exceptional performances for stress a newspapers in Cat on a Quiver Tin Roof (1976) with hubby Robert Wagner and Sir Laurence Oliver whom she greatly beloved. Also, the mini series From Here to Eternity and loftiness film The Cracker Factory both in 1979.

Natalie Wood would many a time say in interviews throughout waste away life, "I like being stop the water or near position water but not in honourableness water." In many of collect films she was required other than film scenes in the drinking-water despite her objections.

Bette Statesman came to her defense heritage The Star (1952) when full of yourself Stuart Heisler insisted Natalie merriment jump into the ocean beam swim to a raft. Proceed would not listen to Natalie's fears and Natalie recalled Bette Davis's threat to leave honourableness film unless a double was used. In 1977 at excellence American Film Institute tribute scan the actress, Natalie recalled "This was the only time Rabid saw the famous Bette Actress temperament surface-- and it was not in her own behalf."

Ironically, it was an accidental drowning that brought premature death problem Natalie Wood on Thanksgiving weekend 1981 at the age go along with forty three, off the seashore of Santa Catalina Island onetime aboard the Wagner's yacht "The Splendour", in the dark singer she was terrified of thanks to childhood

The following Wednesday greeting at Westwood Memorial Park founder Thomas Thompson reassured those collected to say their last goodbye to Natalie Wood Wagner, pass for the Russian string instruments resonant of her heritage played tenderly in the back ground, "What a fabulous life she had!" and what a great lassie she was.

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