Natalie Wood Appears As The “Mystery Guest” On The Game Show What’s My Line?, Originally Broadcast

Natalie Wood photographed “rehearsing for Gypsy as if it were Otello,” 1962.

Natalie Wood photographed by Bill Ray for Life Magazine, 1963.

Natalie Wood photographed by Ernst Haas during dance rehearsals for “West Side Story,” 1961.

Natalie Wood, James Dean, and Sal Mineo in a screen test for “Rebel Without a Cause,” 1955.

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“She had a great sense of humor. Her humor was cute, really cute. There was nothing stuck-up about Natalie. She never had the attitude of a movie star—and I have seen some mean divas. I was spoiled by Natalie. Like I said, she was my first star. I thought all the rest of the stars would be like that, but they never were. They never were. . . .”

Photographer Michael Childers on Natalie Wood.

Natalie Wood photographed by Edward Quinn at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, 1962.

Natalie Wood in New York City behind the scenes of “Penelope,” 1966. Art Zelin.

Natalie Wood in a film still for “Splendor in the Grass,” 1961.

“Dean barely spoke to Natalie that morning, but trailed her out the door during the lunch break, inviting her on his motorcycle. “I was thrilled. We went speeding off to some greasy spoon.”... Dean chatted with Natalie about the script at lunch, relaxing her. Suddenly he put down his sandwich. “I know you,” he said challengingly. “You’re a child actor.” Natalie, who sensed he was testing her, responded, “That’s true. But it’s better than acting like a child.” Dean “didn’t get it for a moment,” she later recalled. “Then he started to laugh. Then I started to laugh.” Natalie Wood by Suzanne Finstad.