Natalie Wood, James Dean, And Nick Adams Review Their Notes Behind The Scenes Of “Rebel Without A Cause,”

SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS, 1961

“She was incredibly sweet, left me thinking what a lovely person she was, and I felt genuinely attracted to her.” - Richard Beymer on Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood photographed by Ernst Haas at singing rehearsals for “West Side Story,” circa 1961.

When I saw The Umbrellas of Cherbourg again a few years ago, it struck me: it’s exactly the same ending as in Splendor in the Grass. I adore that film. It’s one of the most beautiful love stories I’ve ever seen in the cinema. And the end scene is exactly the same as in Umbrellas. He is on the farm, with his dungarees, his wife, the child and she comes back…it was so moving to see that resemblance. I think it is one of the maddest, most audacious films on the subject of love. Particularly for a man to bring a young woman to life in such a way! Splendor in the Grass is so much about unbridled love. The idea that loving can make you insane. That is what happens: you become insane! Going as far as to see her leave for the hospital, because she is dying of love, she wants to die! That film knocked me over. - Catherine Deneuve

Natalie Wood photographed by Bill Ray, 1963.

Natalie Wood photographed by Ernst Haas at singing rehearsals for “West Side Story,” circa 1961.

Natalie Wood photographed by Bill Ray, 1963.

Natalie Wood in SEX AND THE SINGLE GIRL (1964)  ↳ costume design by Edith Head

Natalie Wood photographed at Malibu Beach, Earl Leaf, 1956.

Natalie Wood photographed on the telephone at the 1962 Producers Guild Awards.