Wood's films represented a "coming of age" for her and for Hollywood films in general. What was Natalie Wood's love life like, after all? I have two fathers, my biological father is Richard Gregson. But the 'secret that was buried deepest in Natalie's closet of skeletons', says Finstad, was the 'shocking end' of her 'fairy-tale' first marriage to Wagner, on whom she'd had a crush since childhood. Wood appeared in 56 films for cinema and television. While much ado has been made about her accidental drowning, which could have involved ex-husband Robert Wagner, we're here to discuss Natalie's marital partners over the years. It's hardly surprising, therefore, that the young girl expressed an early interest in acting. Thank you again, for loving Jennifer, Chris, Landry and family. After winning a starring role at the age of eight in Miracle On 34th Street, she had earned three Oscar nominations before she was 25. In early 1972, the actress wasted no time when it came to rekindling her earlier romance with ex-husband Robert Wagner. Natalie Wood's sister 'always thought' husband Robert Wagner was responsible for her drowning death: 'I think he's a coward'. AT61 1 yr. ago Natalie Woods is a Patriot with a mind of her own. She played a post-World War II German orphan, opposite Orson Welles as Wood's guardian and Claudette Colbert, in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946). They have historically been known for great customer service and always helping out their community and loyal patrons. He then had an affair with Woods secretary. It seemed to be that they should be together. The three men on board initially said they'd assumed she had rowed back to shore. Arrestingly beautiful, the sultry Russian-American actress, born Natalia Zakharenko, played the love interest for James Dean, Steve McQueen and Christopher Plummer. Subscribe to the "CBS Sunday Morning" Channel HERE: bit.ly/20gXwJT Get more of "CBS Sunday Morning" HERE: cbsn.ws/1PlMmAz Follow "CBS Sunday, Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood at the Cannes film Festival 1962, Hollywood actressNatalie Woodand her boyfriend, American actorWarren Beattyin1962 CannesFilm Festival, Natalie Woods Death: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. How many times did she end up marrying? [21] Her parents met while her mother was still married to Tatuloff. Around the same time, Wood told friends she was violently raped by a famous film star not named by Finstad after he invited her to Hollywood's infamous Chateau Marmont hotel to read for a role. The tragic Catalina Island drowning of her mother in 1981, when Natasha was only 11, left deep emotional scars that would ultimately carry into the dark-edged roles she would play in Hollywood.The naturally beautiful dark-eyed and dark-haired actress certainly bears more than a passing resemblance to her famous mom. [23] After she started acting as a child, RKO executives David Lewis and William Goetz changed her surname to "Wood" to make it more appealing to English-speaking audiences and as a tribute to filmmaker Sam Wood. On Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood, she revealed (via Daily Mail ) that like many survivors in the #MeToo movement, Natalie was sexually assaulted by a powerful, unnamed . The actress had something of an interesting history and we'll certainly get to all of that soon enough. At the age of 25, Wood received her third Academy Award nomination for Love with the Proper Stranger (1963), making Wood (along with Teresa Wright) the youngest person to score three Oscar nominations. Also with them: the ship's captain, Dennis Davern, and the actor Christopher Walken, who was filming the sci-fi film Brainstorm with Wood at the time. Wood's mother became so excited that she "packed the whole family off to Los Angeles to live," writes Harris. A year after tieing the knot, the happy couple welcomed their first child, Natasha. "[27] Wood remembered that period in her life, saying, "I always felt guilty when I knew the crew was sitting around waiting for me to finish my three hours. Follow. "I don't believe it was premeditated," the 75-year-old said to The New York Post. Both Wood's sister Lana, a former Bond Girl (in Diamonds Are Forever), and the yacht's skipper Dennis Davern the only other person on board during the trip now claim Wagner murdered Wood. [86] Olivier flew in from London in order to attend the service. "[28], Wood, then seven years old, got the part. She was found floating face-up a mile away the next morning, with unexplained bruises on her body and arms. At the time of her death in 1981, Natalie Wood was on a yacht with her then-husband, actor Robert Wagner, as well as Christopher . But her sister Lana Wood believes there is one person to blame for the "West Side Story . Natalie Woods | Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team Wiki | Fandom Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team Wiki 393 pages Explore Seasons Cheerleader Lists Community in: DCC, S2 Rookie, Successful Returnee, and 5 more Natalie Woods Edit Natalie Woods Seasons Featured 1 - TCC 2 - DCC Rookie Season Season 2 - 2007 Number of DCC Years 1 Los Angeles Times September 26, 1973: e17. Then she was given the lead in a prestigious project, Marjorie Morningstar (1958). 'Daisy becomes a movie star, falls in love with a handsome man who is attracted to other men, and she discovers this flaw on her honeymoon,' she wrote. [41] She was then cast in Kazan's Splendor in the Grass (1961) with Warren Beatty. She had also realised a childhood dream of marrying the handsome star Robert Wagner and the pair had become one of Hollywood's golden couples, holding court in a white Beverly Hills mansion lavishly converted to resemble an Ancient Greek palace. 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In 1956, Natalie had a brief relationship with Elvis Presley, but the two never wed. However, after having a crush on actor Robert Wagner for most of her life ever since she was a child, she ended up pursuing a relationship with him. Jacobs, who worked for Sinatra from 1953 to 1968, was a silent accomplice to his boss's sexual assignations. At around 8 a.m., Wood's body was found about a mile south of the couple's yacht, off an isolated cove known as Blue Cavern Point. Natalie Wood was a BIG star in 1953/4 and Kirk Douglas was not. In August 1971, Natalie heard a phone conversation between her secretary and Richard, which prompted a separation. Kazan wrote in his 1997 memoir that the "sages" of the film community declared her "washed up" as an actress, but he still wanted to interview her for his next film: When I saw her, I detected behind the well-mannered 'young wife' front a desperate twinkle in her eyes I talked with her more quietly then and more personally. It was the pressure on her and her career that caused that. Wood reunited on the screen with Robert Wagner in the television film of the week The Affair (1973), and with Laurence Olivier and Wagner in an adaptation of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976) for the British series Laurence Olivier Presents broadcast as a special by NBC.[34][56]. Natalie Wood's younger sister wrote in her upcoming memoir that Kirk Douglas sexually assaulted the Hollywood actress in 1955 when she was a teen. There were rumours, which he has always strenuously denied, that Wagner was gay or bisexual. Wagner, now 90, has denied any involvement in her death. [33], In the 195354 television season, Wood played Ann Morrison, the teenage daughter in The Pride of the Family, an ABC situation comedy. In 1966, Wood was given the Harvard Lampoon award for being the "Worst Actress of Last Year, This Year, and Next". However, she believes Wood was happy to be blamed for breaking up the marriage because she wanted to protect Wagner. After a string of relationships with various actors, Wood met producer Richard Gregson through their mutual friend, actor Robert Redford; Gregson was Redfords agent at the time and Redford was best man at their wedding. Wood's mother was born on January 26, 1908, according to the earliest available records. In 1972 she remarried Wagner, who had remained 'the symbol of a dream she hoped to recapture', ignoring the misgivings of family and friends who remembered how the first marriage ended. She had been on a weekend boat trip to Santa Catalina Island on board her husband Robert Wagner's 58-foot (18m) motoryacht Splendour. Actress Natalie Wood was a beautiful woman, an award-winning actress, and by all accounts, a lively, spirited woman whom everyone enjoyed being around, according to the new HBO documentary called Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Kazan's favorite scene in the film was the last one, when Wood goes back to see her lost first love, Bud (Beatty). 32K views 3 years ago Natalie Woods Stanyer joins Chad to reminisce about her time as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and talk about her role as a producer for CMT's "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders:. The film has become a Christmas classic; Wood was counted among the top child stars in Hollywood after the film and was so popular that Macy's invited her to appear in the store's annual Thanksgiving Day parade.[27]. Natalie Wood's marriage to film producer Richard Gregson was fruitful but incredibly short-lived. Wood and Wagner reconnected just as they were both coming off splits from their respective spouses and they remarried in July 1972. [32] As a child actress, Wood received significant media attention. He married actress Natalie Wood on 30th May 1969, the relationship ended with a divorce two years later in 1971, the couple had a daughter named Natasha Gregson Wagner in 1970. But in 2018 he was named as a 'person of interest' by the police, as they reclassified Wood's death as 'suspicious'. Natalie Wood and James Dean in the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause. For decades, it's been one of Hollywood's darkest rumors: A teen-age Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted by a top movie star more than twice her age when she met with . The comments below have not been moderated, By In it, Wood refuted rumours that the marriage ended because she was having an onset affair with Warren Beatty (the affair started after she separated from Wagner). When Natalie Wood's death investigation was reopened, her cause of death was changed to "undetermined." Wood's body was found dressed in her sleeping attire a plaid, flannel nightgown, argyle socks, and a red down jacket. Natalie Wood Family Details: Father: Nicholas Zakharenko Mother: Maria Zakharenko Spouse/Husband: Robert Wagner (m. 1972-1981), Richard Gregson (m. 1969-1972), Robert Wagner (m. 1957-1962) Children: Courtney Brooke Wagner, Natasha Gregson Wagner Siblings: Lana Wood (Younger Sister) (Actress), Olga Viriapaeff (Half-Sister) Natalie Wood Education: So its no surprise that her dating and marriage history boasts some of the brightest stars of the 1950s and 1960s. In the investigative memoir, Lana alleges Natalie's husband Robert was responsible for her untimely death. After her split from Beatty but before her second marriage, Wood was linked to several famous men, including singer Frank Sinatra, actor Henry Jaglom, actor Michael Caine, producer Arthur Loew Jr., Ladislav Blatnik, the shoe king of Venezuela, and actor David Niven Jr. She also had a brief dalliance with singer Elvis Presley in 1956, according to Bobbie Ann Masons book Elvis Presley: A Life, but the two didnt have much of a connection. [26] He remained in contact with Wood's family for two years, advising them when another role came up. A Splash of Excess in a Tasteful Fashion Week. That did it. [21] Her paternal grandfather, a chocolate factory employee who joined the anti-Bolshevik civilian forces during the war, was killed in a street fight between the Red Army and White Russian soldiers in Vladivostok. In a never-published article she wrote for Ladies Home Journal, Wood says of their relationship, Our affair was a collision from start to finish. 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