Rebel Without A Cause (1955) Dir. Nicholas Ray

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

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SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS (1961) “The way Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty are carrying on, it’s a wonder they have time to eat.” - Dorothy Kilgallen

Natalie Wood, 1962

Natalie Wood / photo by Sam Shaw, New York City, 1961.

She always seemed a little tentative, a little frightened. She was sweet and lovely, and I never heard her say a bad word about anybody, but she was not a boisterously happy person. She was kind of delicate, I always felt she was vulnerable, and sensitive,- which she was. Bev Long on Natalie Wood.

Natalie Wood photographed attending the 1968 Robert F. Kennedy Campaign Benefit Luncheon.

Natalie Wood behind the scenes of “This Property is Condemned,” William Claxton, 1966.

Natalie Wood, 1960s © William Claxton.

“I tested three times for the part. The director, Nicholas Ray, was besieged by dozens of girls wanting to play Judy. After weeks of waiting, I heard the part was mine. But I had to keep quiet because the studio wanted to announce it at the right moment. I felt like running through the halls of Warner’s!”

Natalie Wood on her casting as Judy in “Rebel Without a Cause;” Natalie Wood and James Dean in a screen test for “Rebel Without a Cause,” 1955.

Natalie Wood and James Dean on the set of Rebel Without A Cause

Natalie Wood photographed attending the premiere of “My Fair Lady,” 1964.