Trigger warning: This article mentions death.
It’s been 43 years since actress Natalie Wood passed away but her daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner thinks she’s still relevant. Speaking to People Magazine, Wagner opened up about her late mother’s legacy. “It’s absolutely incredible that there’s still relevance to them after all these years,” he said. “And people really feel like they knew him or they feel this protectiveness towards him,” he said.
Wood wrote an intimate memoir, More Than Love, which was published in 2020. Natasha said of her mother’s legacy, “I see it when people come up to talk about me on book tours.” Was able to make an impact on people,” Natasha added, adding that Wood’s entire life was aimed at making an impact on people.
The actress tragically died by drowning on November 29, 1981, when Natasha was just 11 years old. The incident left the young girl traumatized, but almost three decades after her tragic demise, Natasha has spoken openly about her loss and everything she went through. Could maintain her mother’s legacy.
Following the memoir, she co-produced an HBO documentary in memory of her mother called Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind, which explored the actress’s on- and off-screen life. In the film, he interviews his stepfather Robert Wagner about the night of Wood’s tragic incident.
Natasha said at the time, “If someone had told me I would be doing this 10 years ago, I would have laughed because I wanted to carve a path that was different from my mother’s.” He added, “But I think I surrendered to whatever the universe had in store for me.”
She continues to be amazed at how Wood’s projects such as Rebel Without a Cause, Splendor in the Grass, West Side Story, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and many others are still some of Hollywood’s most celebrated classic films. “Some of these movies that have changed people’s lives,” Natasha told the outlet.
