Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko (July 20, 1938 - November 29, 1981), later known world-wide as Natalie Wood, was born in San Francisco to immigrants from Russia. Shortly after she was born, the family moved to Santa Rosa and then Los Angeles. She became famous after co-starring in the Christmas movie "Miracle on 34th Street at the age of nine. She was married twice to actor Robert Wagner with a marriage to an English producer in between; that marriage produced a daughter. Her second marriage to Wagner yielded a second daughter. She drowned while on a yacht outing with Wagner and actor Christopher Walken.
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L.A. county coroner changes Natalie Wood's cause of death
Introduces a Los Angeles Times article from Jaunary 14, 2013 which announces that the Los Angeles County Coroner had changed the cause of death for Natalie Wood from "drowning" to "drowning and other undetermined factors" 32 after the first cause of death was written.
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/14/local/la-me-01-14-natalie-wood-20130115
Official Natalie Wood Fan Site
The official fan site for Natalie Wood publishes her in-depth biography, her film credits, and several photo galleries from across the years.
http://officialnataliewoodfansite.com/
Created and updated by Natalie Wood fans, this website shares her filmography and biography as well as articles, interviews, and stories about her. Also profiles the years that she and Robert Wagner were married, both times, and a photo gallery of her life.
http://nataliewoodfan.co.nr/
