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

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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“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.

man. what a gift to have been on this earth at the same time as stephen sondheim.

Natalie Wood in “Love With the Proper Stranger,” 1963.

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

“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 and James Dean eat at a hot dog stand during a break in filming “Rebel Without a Cause,” 1955.

Natalie Wood and Robert Vaughn photographed at a Halloween party, 1956.