Natalie Wood during rehearsals on the set of West Side Story, photographed by Ernst Haas, 1960.

Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind

Now, perhaps you can tell me exactly what the poet means by such expressions as “splendor in the grass” and “glory in the flower”.
- Splendor in the Grass (1961)

lauralashes:

wardrobe test for ‘splendor in the grass’ from elia kazan’s private album

francisalbertsinatra:

Frank Sinatra & Natalie Wood at the premiere of My Fair Lady, 1964

Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty attending the 1962 Academy Awards, photographed by Allan Grant for LIFE magazine.