Natalie Wood: The Unanswered Questions Behind Her Final Night

On November 29, 1981, Natalie Wood was found floating in the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island, about a mile from the yacht where she had spent the night. More than forty years later, the questions about her final hours have never been fully answered. In this Classic Hollywood documentary, we follow the life of Natalie Wood, from child star in Miracle on 34th Street to three-time Oscar nominee for Rebel Without a Cause, Splendor in the Grass, and Love with the Proper Stranger. Then we look at the Thanksgiving weekend aboard the yacht Splendour, the original 1981 ruling of accidental drowning, and the 2011 reopening of the case. You will also learn why the coroner amended her cause of death in 2012 to “drowning and other undetermined factors,” what the yacht captain later claimed, what Robert Wagner has said, and what investigators have said about the case. We separate documented facts from claims and speculation. No one has ever been charged, and Wagner has consistently denied any wrongdoing. In this video: Natalie Wood’s rise from child actress to Hollywood star Her fear of dark water The weekend on the Splendour The 1981 investigation and ruling The reopened case and the amended death certificate What is known, what is disputed, and what remains unanswered Subscribe to Royal Fortune for more Classic Hollywood mysteries and untold stories.