“She Was Divine To Look At, And To Photograph,” Recalls Ray, “She Had That Wonderful Face, A Great

Natalie Wood as Judy REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) dir. Nicholas Ray

SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS (1961) “We took them to lunch at a place on East Fifty-eighth street, and my dear, we shouldn’t have been there. They were entwined, lots of hugs and kisses. The restaurant was rather crowded. But that didn’t deter the lovers. They went at it all through lunch. I loved it!” - Eleanor Kilgallen

He arrived late for the first rehearsal, roaring in on his motorcycle, dressed in jeans, a dirty T-shirt, and a large safety pin holding his fly together. “He was exactly what I expected. A junior version of Marlon Brando. He mumbled so you could hardly hear what he was saying, and he seemed very exotic and eccentric and attractive.” Natalie Wood by Suzanne Finstad.

Natalie Wood photographed by Allan Grant for Life Magazine, preparing for the 1962 Academy Awards.

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Natalie Wood in a promotional photo for “Penelope,” 1966.

“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 rehearses “the Sweetheart Tree,” on set of “the Great Race,” 1965.

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