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Description
Order Number
00096883
Title
Natalie
Wood
sleeps
on
4
sets
of
Porthault
sheets
Photographer
Musgrove, Dean.
Collection ID
Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession
HE
box
Wood
,
Natalie
.
Date
1978
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;24
x
17
cm
. on
sheet
26
x
21
cm
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Historical Data
Natalie
Wood
(1938-1981)
began
her
acting
career
at the
age
of
four
,
becoming
a
successful
star
as a
young
adult
, and
receiving
three
Academy
Award
nominations
before
the
age
of
25
. She
starred
in
such
films
as "
Miracle
on
34th
Street
", "
Rebel
Without
a
Cause
", "
West
Side
Story
", "
Splendor
in the
Grass
", "
Gypsy
" and "
Bob
&
Carol
&
Ted
&
Alice
"
among
many
others
, as
well
as
starring
in
several
television
productions
. She would
go
on to
receive
numerous
awards
and
nominations
throughout
her
career
.
Wood
married
actor
Robert
Wagner
twice
, and
producer
Richard
Gregson
. She had
one
daughter
by
each
marriage
.
Natalie
Wood
died
on
November
29
,
1981
near
Santa
Catalina
Island
at the
age
of
43
while
on a
weekend
trip
with
husband
Wagner
,
actor
Christopher
Walken
and the
boat's
captain
,
Dennis
Davern
. Her
death
,
though
suspicious
in
nature
, was
ruled
accidental
by
L.A
.
County
coroner
,
Thomas
Noguchi
,
even
though
his
autopsy
report
states
she had
dozens
of
bruises
on her
body
,
including
injuries
to her
face
and
arms
. The
case
was
reopened
in
late
2011
, but
no
new
evidence
to
contradict
the
original
conclusion
and
cause
of
death
was
found
.
Natalie
Wood
is
buried
in
Westwood
Village
Memorial
Park
Cemetery
.
Description
Photograph
caption
dated
November
12
,
1978
reads
, "
Actress
Natalie
Wood
and
husband
Robert
Wagner
sleep
on
heart-print
Porthault-appointed
bed.
"
Subject
Wood, Natalie.
Wood, Natalie--Homes and haunts.
D. Porthault (Firm).
Bedroom furniture--California--Los Angeles.
Bedrooms--California--Los Angeles.
Bedding--California--Los Angeles.
Motion picture actors and actresses--United States.
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs.
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Portrait photographs
Coverage
1971
;
1972
;
1973
;
1974
;
1975
;
1976
;
1977
;
1978
;
1979
;
1980
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
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