Natalie Wood: The Story That Won’t Sink

Undying beauty: actress Natalie Wood
An undying beauty, in all fairness: actress Natalie Wood

Yes, Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko (a.k.a. old school hot actress Natalie Wood) is back—AGAIN!  She is like a monster in a horror movie that won’t die; no matter how many times it is shot….or thrown drunkenly into deep water.

At least she keeps people employed—especially those at LA’s coroner’s office.  That is, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office recently offered a 10-page addendum to Wood’s autopsy report that said bruises on her body may have happened before she went into the water and drowned, but that could not be definitively determined.

In other words, her two shipmates (or, were they more than just mates?), husband Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken, didn’t see if this Wood can float by tossing her overboard on their way to Catalina Island.

Natalie Wood visiting Robert Redford on the set of "Downhill racer" (1969, Paramount Pictures)
Natalie Wood visiting Robert Redford on the set of “Downhill racer” (1969, Paramount Pictures)

In our view, we can only say, “If only…If only there was some kind of “Who Cares?” poll; an instant poll where the American public can vote whether a drowning in 1981 should waste taxpayer’s money and be investigated.  Even if Robert Wagner is guilty, what good is having an 82 year-old man/ex-pretty boy in prison?  This lightweight thespian certainly can’t give acting lessons there.  Then again, if he is guilty of murder and convinced law officials that he is innocent, maybe he IS a great actor; who took classes at the now closed “OJ Simpson School of Acting.”

Natalie Wood and James Dean in "Rebel Without A Cause" (1955, Warner Bros)
Natalie Wood and James Dean in “Rebel Without A Cause” (1955, Warner Bros)

After all, who knew Lance Armstrong was a great actor for a LONG time until Oprah made us all see the light…again. Praise be to OWN TV and Winfrey!!

This is a “light” that not only made the almost famous players in the Lance Armstrong saga temporarily famous (i.e., dope-mate and team-mate, Floyd Landis), but also placed Lance’s case in the giant “Who Cares?” file.  After all, a bicyclist is basically a bike messenger on longer and much more scenic runs.  Now, a spandex biker is the talk of every American town??!!  ONLY IN AMERICA, KIDS!

In Natalie Wood’s case, the only way the American public goes from feeling “Who Cares?” to “We Care!!” is if she and her two shipmates were coming back from Catalina Island after filming a “Survivor” episode.

Unfortunately, Ms. Wood didn’t survive to see the DVD release of this episode.

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