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Natalie Wood as Judy REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) dir. Nicholas Ray

#i’m sorry i missed the anniversary love #rebel without a cause #1955

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Natalie Wood rehearses “the Sweetheart Tree,” on set of “the Great Race,” 1965.

#i still die for her

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#them #if i were forced to write an original and witty tumblr caption i’d actually combust actually #anyways they’re hot #this property is condemned #see y’all in 15 #natalie wood #robert redford #1966

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#because it is! #natasha… #natalie wood #this property is condemned #1966

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“I’m fine”

Natalie Wood in Splendor in the Grass (1961, dir. Elia Kazan)

#natalie wood #splendor in the grass #1961

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

#rebel without a cause #james dean #natalie wood #1955

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“She had those really warm brown eyes, and that sweet little set of lips- she was just a sweet person, and she carried that presence about her no matter where she was, I think. Certainly when she was with me… she couldn’t have been any nicer.”

Classmate Phoebe Kassebaum on her friendship with Natalie Wood.

#sweetness! #natalie wood #eliot elisofon #natalie wood by suzanne finstad #1962 #my edit

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During my Ophelia stage, I began to watch films starring Natalie Wood that were shot in the 1960s. There was something about her wide eyes and fragility that reminded me of these drowning women, the fair Ophelia. In Splendor in the Grass, Natalie’s character Deanie loses her mind and self-destructs in more and more glamorous ways, eventually wading into a pond decked out in a gorgeous flapper dress for her suicide attempt. Deanie is saved, goes to therapy, and gets set to marry a nice doctor. But I didn’t care about that. I cared about the frantic way she slid into the water, the way she picked her footing as she climbed down. In her beauty and self-destruction, she wielded an ugly power. Why were these fictional beautiful women always losing their minds so extravagantly? Why are they so compelling? I’ve always found wilting orchids more compelling [than girl bosses] - women who burn bright and burn out, undermined by their own desire for love or wholeness or whatever it is that pushes them under water. Some of us choose the self-destructive model and discover power in the tatters. - Patricia Grisafi; Why Are We So intrigued by Beautiful Drowning Women? A Look at Natalie Wood’s Hysterical Glamour

#orchid is a lovely word #splendor in the grass #natalie wood #1961

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Natalie Wood rehearses “the Sweetheart Tree,” on set of “the Great Race,” 1965.

#third reblog is the charm! #i hope i never forget these lovely photos #🤍🤍🤍

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“The next day, she ... went to see Dean in “East of Eden,” which had opened at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. “She walked out and said, ‘I’m gonna marry him.’ Natalie later admitted she had ‘a big crush’ on Dean. “I remember going with my school girlfriends to see East of Eden like fifteen times, sitting there sobbing when he tried to give the money to his father. We knew every word by heart.”

#couldn’t prepare anything in time so enjoy this reblog #happy birthday love <33 #🤍🤍🤍 #natalie wood #james dean #1956

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SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS, 1961

#splendor in the grass #1961

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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

#miracle on 34th street #baby nat !! #1947

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

#anyone have any clue what she is? #i was thinking a romeo and juliet type deal #anyway #what’re y’all gonna be for halloween #i’m gonna be kim novak #natalie wood #robert vaughn #1956

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NATALIE WOOD in PENELOPE (1966)

#✉️ #so pretty ! #i love the bow 🤍🎀 #natalie wood #penelope #1966

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Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Dir. Nicholas Ray

#rebel without a cause #1955

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James Dean and Natalie Wood on the set of Rebel Without A Cause, 1955.

#🤍🤍🤍🤍

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Natalie Wood at the Cannes Film Festival (by Paul Schutzer. France, 1962).

#🤍🤍🤍 #natalie wood #paul schutzer #1962