Natalie’s Splendid Year

Natalie Wood was hitting her stride as a top actress 60 years ago at barely 23 years of age. By then, she had made a successful transition from child star (appearing in such films as Miracle on 34th Street) to young adult actress, receiving a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). She next appeared in John Ford’s The Searchers (1956), considered one…