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The life of Natalie Wood
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Natalie Wood was born
Natalia Nukolaevna Zakharenko was born on Wednesday,June 20,1938 in San Francisco, California. Her mom and dad where named Maria and Nicholas Zakharenko. She had one younger sibling named Lana Wood. -
Miracle on 34th Street
Natalie Wood was only eight years old when she starred in this movie. She played the character Susan Walker. She didn't believe in any fairy tales such as Santa Clause and the Tooth Fairy. -
Rebel Without a Cause
In this film, Natalie Wood played the character Judy. This was Natalie Wood's 21st film in her career out of the 58 films. Natalie did such a fantastic job that she was nominated for an Acadamy Award for Best Actress. -
Married to Robert Wagner
This was the day of Natalie Wood's first marriage. This was one of the most important day in her life. -
West Side Story
Natalie Wood played the part Maria. Maria was a Puerto Rican girl. Her brother was in a gang called the Sharks, and their rivial gang was called the Jets. One of the other Jets' member who quit was Tony. When Tony and Maria first made eye contact, they instantly fell in love. In the end, each gang leader gets killed and Tony gets shot. So in the end, no one is happy, and Maria has nothing. Only her parents and her friends. This movie reflects on an important life lesson not to kill each other. -
Splendour in the Grass
In this film, Natalie Wood played the character Wilma Dean Loomis. This type of movie is a romantic, drama film that many people enjoyed. She won many things for this movie. She got...
Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress
Nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama -
Natalie Wood Divorced Robert Wagner
Natalie Wood's first relationship with him didn't turn out so well. But she felt terrible when her marriage failed. -
Gypsy
In this movie, Natalie Wood played the character Lousie. For this film, Natalie was nominated for the Saturn Award for the Best Actress. -
Married to Richard Gregson
This was Natalie Wood's second attempt for a healthy marriage with another man that she fell in love with. -
Natasha Gregson Wagner is Born
On this date, Natasha born to her mom and dad. This was Natalie's first child, so she didn't know what to do. But, she got some help for her mom. -
Natalie Wood Divorces Richard Gregson
Looks like this was another failed attempt of marriage for Natalie. Now she is probably thinking she will ever find her TRUE love. -
Natalie Marries Robert Wagner Again
This is the last time that Natalie Wood would ever get married again. She decided to follow her heart and go with Robert Wagner after all. -
Courtney Wagner is Born
On this date, Natalie Wood had her second child, Courtney. This time Natalie Wood knew just what to do with her new baby. -
Brainstorm
This was Natalie Wood's last film before she died. The plot of the story is that a team of scientists invents "The Hat", a helmet that allows sensations to be recorded from a person's brain, then transfers information from other people, such as their co-workers. It was the last thing in the theater that Natalie did, but she never knew that it would be the last thing. The movie was published in 1983. So Natalie wasn't there to see the last movie she ever did. -
Natalie Wood's Death
Natalie was out on her yacht, Splendour, with her husband, Robert Wagner, her 2 daughters, Natasha Gregson Wagner and Courtney Wagner, along with the boat captian, Dennis Davern. She was off the coast of the Santa Catalina Island, California. Everyone claimed that her death was an accident, but no one really knows what really happened. This is the day that one of the greatest actresses of all time was found dead, face down in the water, what she was most afraid of. No one will forget her.
