Natalie Wood in Pictures
As new information on the death of Natalie Wood surfaces, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office has relaunched the investigation into her untimely death in 1981. Here, TIME looks at Wood's life and career.
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Natalie Wood was born in San Fransisco to Russian immigrant parents in 1938. She spent her childhood going to the theater with her mother, who encouraged her daughter to act.