Thursday, 20 July 2017

Natalie Wood


Natalie Wood with birthname as Natalia Nikolavena Zakharenko was an American film and TV actress.She was born on July 20,1938 in San Francisco,California,USA.She was active in the field from 1943-1981 and died on Nov 29,1981 at the age of 43.Her reason for death is known as Drowning and other undetermined factors and her resting place is at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

Wood started her career early as a Child Artist and was ranked as the Child Star of the Year by the Children's Day National Council of New York when she was aged 12 after which she slowly started to establish a name for herself in the Hollywood.She was known for her roles in Miracle on 34th street,Splendor in the Grass,rebel without a Cause,The Searchers and West side Story.

Some of the films she acted are Happy Land,The Bride Wore Boots,Tomorrow is Forever, Driftwood, The Ghost and Mrs.Muir,Miracle on 34th Street.Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!, Father Was a Fullback, The Green Promise,Chicken Every Sunday,Never a Dull Moment, The Jackpot, Our Very Own,No Sad Songs for me,The Blue Veil,Dear Brat,The Star,Just for You, The Rose Bowl Story, The Silver Chalice, One desire and Rebel without a cause,Peeper,Penelope,Inside Daisy Clover,Gypsy, Cash McCall and Splendor in the Grass.

Some of the TV series in which she played a role are The Pride of the Family,The Public Defender, Switch,From Here to Eternity and Hart to Hart.She also acted in TV movies like The Affair,The Cracker Factory and The Memory of Eva Ryker.

Natalie Wood Religion

Natalie wood used to describe her family as either gypsies or landowning aristocrats in Russia.She was raised as Russian Orthodox Christian and thus it can be assumed that she would have followed the same till her end.

Natalie Wood Political Views

Natalie Wood seems hardly to had leaning towards any political party as not much information is readily available.So it can be assumed that she might be a person who liked to keep her political views and ideologies as a secret,well away from the public media or a person who might not be interested in politics.

Who is he/she dating?

Natalie Wood was married to Robert Wagner on 1957 and got divorced on 1962.Then she married Richard Gregson on 1969 and got divorced on 1972.She again got married to her ex-husband Robert Wagner on 1972.She had two children.

Natalie Wood Hobbies

Regarding the leisure time activities of Natalie Wood,not much is known.Being an actor it can be assumed that she would have spent her spare time in honing her skills.

Interesting Facts

Wood always had a fear of drowning in water.Her Parents were Russian emigrants so she was fluent in Russian also.Wood was awarded a Star on the Holywood Walk of Fame on Feb 1,1986.She won the Golden Globe Awards twicw in 1966 and 1979.She also won the Best Actress award at Mar del Plata Film Festival in 1964 for her role in Love with the Proper Stranger.



Sources
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000081/bio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Wood