Wood Lane School

Wood Lane School

Wood Lane School

Turner Classic Movies isn't the only one showcasing Natalie Wood's name these days. As the 30th anniversary of the actress' untimely death is fast approaching, renewed interest in her mysterious drowning continues to mount. On November 29, 1981, Natalie was boating with husband Robert Wagner and Brainstorm co-star Christopher Walken when she disappeared from her yacht, The Splendour. She was found dead hours later.

But Hollywood has never stopped talking about Natalie. Throughout the years, in interviews and in memoirs, co-stars have shared their impressions of the tragic star. These are but a glimpse of their memories.

Orson Welles

By 1946, Hollywood was prepping Natalie Wood to become their newest little star, casting her alongside veterans Orson Welles and Claudette Colbert in Tomorrow is Forever. A bleached and braided Natalie affected a German accent to play the orphaned Margaret Ludwig in a performance Orson Welles called "almost terrifyingly professional" (Lambert 35).