Which Film Based On Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare Did Natalie Wood Appear In?
The movie Natalie Wood appeared in as the lead was called West Side Story which was released in 1961; it was based on the play by the same name which in turn was loosely based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The female lead or what would equate to the part of Juliet was played by Natalie Wood. The film was released in the year 1961 and it was directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. The film was unlike Romeo and Juliet a musical. Natalie Wood who starred in the movie was actually Natalya nikolaevna Zakharenko who was born to Russian immigrant parents. She started her carrier as a child actress and was awarded the Golden Globe Award as the Most Promising Newcomer in the year 1957. She died in 1981 by drowning at the age of 41 when under the influence of alcohol she fell off her yacht near Catalina Island. She had had a life long fear of drowning.
