“I’m Fine”

Natalie Wood photographed during a shopping trip in Roma, Italy. 1965.

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

such cutie

Natalie said her favorite scene in Rebel Without a Cause was one she shared with James Dean that was cut from the film.

“It was in the car. I was waiting for him and he comes up and we talk to each other. There was a section of the scene where I imply that I’ve sort of been around, that I’m not really pure.

I say to him, ‘Do you think that’s bad?’ And he says ‘No, I just think it’s lonely. It’s the loneliest time.’

I thought it was a wonderful line—right on the cutting room floor.”

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Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind… and that’s what’s been changing. That’s why I’m glad I’m here, maybe I can do something about it. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) dir. George Seaton

Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer photographed by Ronald Grant for West Side Story, 1961.

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

“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.

A candid shot of Natalie Wood at the premiere of “Splendor in the Grass,” circa 1961.

Natalie Wood photographed in her Laurel Canyon home by Earl Leaf, 1957.