Natalie Wood: The All American Actress

"I raised my daughter to be a movie star" those were the words of Maria Gurdin talking of her daughter. On July 20, 1938 a star was born in San Francisco. Natasha Nikolaevna Zacharenko (later changed to Natalie Wood for easier pronunciation) was born to Russian parents Maria and Nicholas Gurdin. Natalie was born a true star. By the age of four she had already snagged an ensemble role in a movie, Happy Land. Mrs.Gurdin saw her daughter as a star so she moved the family to Los Angeles in 1943 to try to get Natalie into acting. The change was obviously for the best because later on, at the age of nine Natalie stole a ... Showed first 120 words of 511 Size (words) ...

... Continuing with another 115 out of 511 Size (words) ...1969, but unfortunately they divorced in 1971. About a year later Natalie got back together with Robert Wagner and they married in July of 1972. Later on Natalie had two children; Natasha Gregson Wagner born in September of 1970, and than Courtney Brooke Wagner born four years later in 1974.

About nine years after Natalie and Robert got back together tragedy struck. It was a vacation weekend, November 29, 1981, for Natalie and Robert. They were on their personal yacht, Splendor. Natalie was supposedly walking the deck of the ship when she attempted to get into the dinghy tied alongside the ship. As she attempted this she fell in the water and was not able ...Essay still continues 100 more words...