Natalie Wood In “Love With The Proper Stranger,” 1963.

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

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Natalie Wood photographed by Sam Shaw in New York City, 1961.

James Dean & Natalie Wood in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Dir. Nicholas Ray

“I worked at least twelve hours a day in rehearsals, lost weight, and my body was sore from the rigorous training. But when I was judged worthy of joining the professional dancers, I felt pretty proud.”

Natalie Wood photographed in dance rehearsals for “West Side Story,” 1961.

Natalie Wood photographed by Bill Ray, 1963.

“She would just hold the knife horizontally across the front of her eyes,” [a friend] recalls, “and move her face up and down so she could see everything on the blade. I thought that was rather cute.” Natalie Wood by Suzanne Finstad.

Natalie Wood photographed sunbathing in between takes of “the Burning Hills,” 1956.

Natalie Wood in a film still from “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,” 1969.

Natalie Wood photographed napping with a beloved stuffed toy tiger, 1957. Natalie amassed quite a large collection of tigers in her youth, so much so that her friends and family began to call her “Tiger.”

SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS, 1961