Their romance and subsequent marriages kept fans enthralled over the course of two decades. Wood, who had first appeared on screen shortly before her fifth birthday in Happy Land , first encountered Wagner a few years after her debut. By the time of that first fateful meeting, the daughter of poor Russian immigrants was a known and respected actress.
Her first vehicle at Fox would be in the role of Susan in what would become the enduring Christmas classic Miracle on 34 Street Wagner, known to friends and family as R. Though he would appear in more than 40 films, big-screen stardom would elude him as the studio system was dismantled and the entertainment industry began embracing the burgeoning television market. The studio system played a hand in their first date, an arranged meeting in set up to garner publicity for the admired actress she had appeared the previous year alongside James Dean in the hit Rebel Without a Cause and the on-the-cusp supporting player.
The couple spent much of their honeymoon on a yacht, navigating the Florida Keys. Robert Wagner and his wife Natalie Wood, circa Wildly in love, the newlyweds began their life together under the constant glare of publicity, something Wood had been dealing with since her years as a child star.
But off-screen, her marriage to Wagner was on shaky ground. The couple separated in and divorced the following year with Wood remaining silent on rumors the marriage had ended suddenly because she had had an affair with her Splendor in the Grass costar Warren Beatty. Following the split, Wood plunged into therapy, often attending sessions five times a week.
Wagner remarried in to actress Marion Marshall, with whom he had a daughter, Katie, born in The couple divorced in In Wood married film producer Richard Gregson. Now, HBO's latest documentary, Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind is aiming to tell the story of the Rebel Without a Cause star's life, and her whole family is opening up to discuss their most cherished memories. Even her year-old widower Robert appears in the documentary, detailing his relationship with the West Side Story star, as well as sharing anecdotes of the two times the actors married.
But did Robert Wagner remarry after Natalie tragically died at the age of 43? Keep reading while we investigate Robert's relationship history.
Robert and Natalie married twice. Their first marriage lasted from to , and the Hollywood stars would go on to remarry in During the years between the two nuptials, Natalie married and split from Richard Gregson, to whom daughter and What Remains Behind producer Natasha Gregson Wagner was born. When they married for a second time, Robert and Natalie had a daughter together: Courtney Wagner, who they raised together with Natasha.
And it turns out that Robert moved on from Natalie very shortly after her tragic death by drowning. Though they were no longer romantically involved, Wagner and Woods maintained a cordial relationship as they often bumped into each other while filming. The more they saw each other, the more they knew their feelings for each other lingered. But all the hope Wagner ever had of getting back with Woods was cut short when the actress got married to Richard Gregson, a movie producer, in Still, his love for Woods remained, and unsurprisingly, this affected his relationship with Marshall.
The couple soon accepted that their marriage was no longer working, and by , they divorced. As Wagner's marriage to Marshall came to an end, Woods was also ending her two-year union with Gregson. Some would call it a coincidence, but for many, it could only have been fate. In December of that year, Wagner and Woods rekindled their love, and this time, they knew it was meant to be. The couple remarried in , in front of their family and loved ones.
For Wagner, the next nine years that followed were characterized by gratitude, a feeling of contentment, and immense happiness. He was waking up to the woman he had ever truly loved; life could not have gotten better. A year after they remarried, Woods got pregnant, and in , they welcomed Courtney, their first child together.
The actress had welcomed a daughter Natasha during her marriage to Gregson. After Courtney's birth, Woods took a break from acting to take care of their kids, but she soon returned, not just to the screen but also to her old ways, cheating.
However, this time, it was more emotional than sexual. There they hoped to spend thanksgiving with Woods' co-star Christopher Walken but what should have been a fun-filled getaway soon turned into a tragedy. On the night of November 28, , Woods went missing after an argument with her husband. They were still in their boat at the time, so authorities were quickly informed, and a search party set out.
In the early hours of November 29, the actress's body was found, and she was officially declared dead.
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