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Natalie Wood: On the Cusp* 1960-1963 (Part One)

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Gene Zonarich

[This post is part of a planned series of essays on the film career of Natalie Wood.  They are intended to illuminate not each and every film, but rather the choices, situations and circumstances that led to her participation in the more … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film History, Movie Stars, Natalie Wood | Tagged A Cry in the Night (1956), acting, Arthur Laurents, Bonanza (television series), Color in film, dance in film, Daniel Fapp (cinematographer), Film Musicals (Widescreen), Gene Kelly, George Chakiris, Herman Wouk, James Dean, Jeffrey Hunter, Jerome Robbins, John Ford, John Wayne, Leonard Bernstein, Marjorie Morningstar, modern dance in film, Natalie Wood, Nicholas Ray, opera in film, popular culture, racism depicted in film, Raymond Burr, Rebel Without a Cause, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, Robert Wagner, Robert Wise, Russ Tamblyn, Saul Bass, Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story (1956 Broadway musical), West Side Story (1961 film), William Daniels (cinematographer) | Leave a comment
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