Natalie Wood In A Dance Rehearsal For “West Side Story,” Circa 1961. Photos By Ernst Haas.

“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.

Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind… and that’s what’s been changing. That’s why I’m glad I’m here, maybe I can do something about it. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) dir. George Seaton

A very chic baby doll. - Sal Mineo on Natalie Wood NATALIE WOOD in PENELOPE (1966)

Miracle on 34th Street (1947) dir. George Seaton

Natalie Wood photographed by Earl Leaf in the bathtub at her Laurel Canyon home, 1956.

Natalie Wood photographed with a guinea pig behind the scenes of “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,” 1969.

Natalie Wood at a director’s guild dinner in Los Angeles, circa 1956.

“Natalie [Wood] started “Splendor” with the mingled fear and pleasure she had with “Rebel”... She would recall [Elia] Kazan encouraging her, “Don’t be afraid to make a fool of yourself,” to be bold, be free, to “shock herself.”

Natalie Wood and director Elia Kazan photographed behind the scenes of “Splendor in the Grass;” Excerpt from “Natalie Wood” by Suzanne Finstad.

NATALIE WOOD and RICHARD BEYMER in WEST SIDE STORY (1961) l love him, l’m his - tomorrow and all of my life.

Natalie Wood photographed in a promotional photo for “Sex and the Single Girl,” 1964.