“Noel Coward Made A Comment When They Asked Him What Made A Star. He Said, ‘A Star Sparkles.’ And

Natalie Wood photographed by Bill Ray for a 1963 issue of Life Magazine, “It was a dream come true assignment,” said Ray. “Wood was every inch a Movie Goddess.”

Natalie Wood photographed during a telephone conversation. Bill Ray, 1963.

Natalie Wood in New York City behind the scenes of “Penelope,” 1966. Art Zelin.

Natalie Wood in “Love With the Proper Stranger,” 1963.

Natalie Wood photographed by Angelo Frontoni, 1965.

“In July, [Frank] Sinatra cohosted with R.J. an extravagant surprise twenty-first birthday party for Natalie at Romanoff’s, serenading her in song with Dean Martin.”

Excerpt from Natalie Wood by Suzanne Finstad; Natalie Wood photographed at her 21st birthday party, 1959.

Natalie Wood photographed for “Sex and the Single Girl,” 1964.

Natalie Wood is photographed by Ralph Crane eating Chinese food, 1957.

Natalie Wood and James Dean eat at a hot dog stand during a break in filming “Rebel Without a Cause,” 1955.

Natalie Wood rehearses “the Sweetheart Tree,” on set of “the Great Race,” 1965.