Natalie Wood
A look at the actress' career, from child star to her untimely and mysterious death
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A look at the actress' career, from child star to her untimely and mysterious death
Dennis Davern, captain of the Splendour, the yacht owned by Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, is asked by "48 Hours" if he thinks the death of Wood is a case of murder.
Doug Bombard found Natalie Wood's body, retrieved her from the water then gave her to authorities. Bombard, a Catalina businessman, arranged a search team to aid in finding the missing actress.
"Hairdresser to the Stars" Eric Root talks about his friend and client, actress Lana Turner, and what she told him about the murder of her boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato.
Producer George Schlatter fondly recalls his memories of movie star Lana Turner.
Dennis Davern tells "48 Hours" about the fight he allegedly heard between Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood the night she died.
CBS News' David Dow reports on the Nov. 29, 1981, drowning death of actress Natalie Wood off the California coast.
Watch as actress Lana Turner and her lawyer talks to reporters after the release of her teenage daughter, Cheryl Crane, from juvenile hall following the murder of Turner's boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato.
Rescue boat captain Roger Smith tells "48 Hours" about the night he was called by the Coast Guard to assist in the search for the missing actress.
Duane Rasure, the lead detective of Natalie Wood's original 1981 downing investigation, tells CBS News "48 Hours" that he "never really got suspicious of a murder" in the case. He says boat captain Dennis Davern is "trying to sell a book and make money off of it."
Dennis Davern, captain of the Splendour, talks about his life after the death of actress Natalie Wood.
Producer George Schlatter dishes about Johnny Stompanato and Mickey Cohen hanging out in Hollywood.
Playwright Mart Crowley, who wrote "The Boys In The Band," and a close friend of Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, talks to "48 Hours" about the couple's relationship.
From the CBS News archives: Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner Thomas Noguchi, gives details on Natalie Woods's death, during a 1981 press conference. Plus, a look back at Wood's life and career.
Legendary writer, director, and actor Buck Henry recalls how "Miranda" got Johnny Carson to give him the shock of his life. Then, "Miranda" gives Vanity Fair writer Bryan Burrough her side of the story.
Who killed Lana Turner's gangster boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato? Was it her 14-year-old daughter?
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The affairs, the feuds, Hollywood's most enduring mysteries
"48 Hours" reveals new details in the investigation into the actress's 1981 death
Author Cheryl Crane talks about her new book, "The Bad Always Die Twice," and how it was inspired by her mother, movie star Lana Turner.
Natalie Wood boat captain Dennis Davern joins police aboard Splendour in inquiry
Playwright Mart Crowley talks with "48 Hours" about his "beautiful" and "funny" friend, Natalie Wood, and why he thinks audiences were so attracted to her.
Cheryl Crane, daughter of actress Lana Turner, talks with "48 Hours" about her childhood neighbors -- Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.
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U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy ruled that the Trump administration's policy for swiftly deporting migrants to third countries violates federal immigration law and the Constitution.
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"I know, like, later on, there'll be a full invite for all Team USA athletes to go to the White House like there has been in the past," decorated U.S. women's hockey veteran Kelly Pannek told CBS News.
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The lawyer for Nicolas Maduro says the U.S. is blocking Venezuela's government from paying for the cost of his legal defense against drug trafficking charges.
Since 2019, when Baltimore's murder rate hit an all-time high, something has changed, and data points to the city showing major improvement.
At least 10 FBI employees who worked on former Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Trump's retention of classified records were fired Wednesday, multiple sources said.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave the AI company Anthropic an ultimatum about the military's use of its technology, known as Claude.
Marshall Yates also served on a "weaponization" working group tasked with carrying out Trump's quest for retribution.
A British gym chain is offering classes in "kidulting," luring adults into fitness with classes built around playground and PE class classics.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, but doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proven to help.
After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the crippling disease to return.
After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the crippling disease to return. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook talks with David Oshinsky, author of "Polio: An American Story," and with violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, who contracted polio as a child, about how parents opting out of vaccinations for their children could affect polio rates here.
The lawyer for Nicolas Maduro says the U.S. is blocking Venezuela's government from paying for the cost of his legal defense against drug trafficking charges.
Cuba's Interior Ministry said Wednesday night that the boat was carrying 10 people armed with assault rifles, handguns and Molotov cocktails.
The body of 24-year-old tourist Amy Lopez was found by children in 1994 near the historic Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, located on the Rhine river.
A British gym chain is offering classes in "kidulting," luring adults into fitness with classes built around playground and PE class classics.
Australian detectives arrested two men over the alleged kidnapping and murder of an elderly grandfather in a suspected case of mistaken identity.
Actor and comedian Deon Cole is back to host the NAACP Image Awards. Cole joins CBS News with more on what to expect.
"Survivor" returns Wednesday for its 50th season, featuring fan-favorite contestants over the past 25 years. "CBS Mornings" has a preview of the historic season.
Actor and comedian Martin Short has postponed upcoming dates of his comedy tour with longtime friend Steve Martin as he grieves the sudden death of his 42-year-old daughter, Katherine. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced 17 nominees for its class of 2026, including Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Iron Maiden and Luther Vandross. The new members will be revealed in April.
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Consumers today can easily spend more than $1,000 a year for streaming TV, music and other widely used apps, new analysis finds.
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On the evening of Christmas 1776, Gen. George Washington surprised the King's forces by leading the Continental Army in a surprise crossing of a near-frozen Delaware River - a watershed military maneuver that dramatized a changing America, and a changing climate.
On the evening of Christmas 1776, Gen. George Washington surprised the King's forces by leading the Continental Army in an unanticipated crossing of a near-frozen Delaware River. Environmental correspondent David Schechter looks at how Washington's watershed military maneuver dramatized both a changing America, and a changing climate.
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Grief children's book author Kouri Richins is on trial in Utah, accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with a fentanyl-laced Moscow mule in 2022. Prosecutors say she killed him for financial gain, while also engaging in an extramarital affair. The defense argues his death was an accidental overdose. In a special episode, "48 Hours" correspondent Natalie Morales speaks with CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman about the key evidence, the prosecution's motive theory, and what to watch as the Utah murder trial unfolds.
The trial of the father of the accused Apalachee High School shooter resumed in Georgia on Wednesday. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry reports.
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Cuban authorities said Wednesday the country's coast guard killed four people on a speedboat that was registered in Florida. The people on the boat first fired at Cuban border guard troops when they tried to approach the boat for identification, Cuba's interior ministry said. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides reports.
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