Natalie Wood photographed by Phil Stern rehearsing her final monologue in “West Side Story,” circa 1961.
Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer photographed by Ronald Grant for West Side Story, 1961.
Natalie Wood photographed at the Cocoanut Grove Club, 1963.
Natalie Wood photographed by Edward Quinn at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, 1962.
Natalie Wood at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival, photographed by Edward Quinn.
Natalie Wood at a party thrown by songwriter Jimmy McHughes, 1958.
“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.
Natalie Wood photographed by Phil Stern on set of “This Property is Condemned,” 1966.
Natalie Wood photographed at Malibu Beach, Earl Leaf, 1956.
Natalie Wood photographed in her Laurel Canyon home by Earl Leaf, 1957.
Natalie Wood photographed by Bill Ray on a phone call while the artist Don Bachardi, “immortalizes her in sketch,” 1963.
Natalie Wood photographed in costume onboard a bus-turned dressing room for “Love With the Proper Stranger,” 1963. John Bettmann.
Natalie Wood and James Dean eat at a hot dog stand during a break in filming “Rebel Without a Cause,” 1955.
Natalie Wood photographed on the telephone at the 1962 Producers Guild Awards.
Natalie Wood photographed during a shopping trip in Roma, Italy. 1965.