Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Natalie Wood (July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981)
Natalie was a actress who began her career in film
as a child and successfully transitioned to young
adult roles.
As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in
Rebel Without a Cause (1955), followed by a part
in John Ford‘s The Searchers (1956).
At the age of only 43, Wood drowned in the Pacific
Ocean near Santa Catalina Island during a break
from production of her would-be comeback film
Brainstorm (1983).
Natalie Wood in WEST SIDE STORY (1961)