Natalie wood was born natalia zakharenko on july 20, 1938, in san francisco. Natalie wood shines as cassie barrett, a suburban alcoholic housewife whos in and out of the local hospital mental ward. Natalie wood, juliet mills cassie barrett is attractive, welloff, has three children and an apparently happy marriage. The cracker factory 1979 burt brinckerhoff, natalie wood. Having just finished suzanne finstads biography of natalie wood, i was eager to see the cracker factory because it was one of natalie s favorite roles and a performance that she was very proud of.
The great race, love with a proper stranger oscar nominee, splendor in the grass oscar nominee, inside daisy clover, penelope, rebel without a cause oscar nominee, the searchers, west side story. Overview of cracker factory, 1979, directed by burt brinckerhoff, with natalie wood, perry king, peter haskell, at turner classic movies. In many of her films she was required to film scenes in the water despite her objections. At the age of 4, woods mother enrolled her in a ballet class. This autobiographical novel offers frank and funny reflections. July 20, 1938 november 29, 1981 was a russianamerican actress who began her career in film as a child and became a hollywood star as a young adult, receiving three oscar nominations before she was 25. She started her career by appearing in films directed by irving pichel as a child. The fact she wasnt nominated for an emmy for this performance is unforgivable. Natalie wood won a golden globe award for best tv actress for her performance in a 1979 television remake of the 1953 film from here to eternity. Born to russian immigrants, wood found herself in the spotlight as a child, capturing the audiences hearts. Herself documentary mga toltolan panluwas na takod. She was born to maria stepanovna and nikolai stepanovna zakharenko. With natalie wood, perry king, peter haskell, shelley long. Natalie wood was one of hollywood golden stars and a legend both on and off the silver screen.
Based on the bestselling novel by joyce rebetaburditt, the madefortv cracker factory originally aired on march 16, 1979. The teleplay by richard shapiro is based on the bestselling 1977 novel by joyce rebetaburditt. The fact she wasnt nominated for an emmy for this performance. I thought natalie was an intoxicating beauty and an underrated dramatic actress. Joyce rebetaburditts the cracker factory is the story of a late 1970s housewife who winds up in a mental health treatment facility because of her alcoholism. How natalie wood found happiness film the guardian. Natalie woods performance in the cracker factory is quite simply, brilliant. The cracker factory is based on a bestselling 1977 novel by joyce rebetaburditt. As you know, annelie and i were dear friends with the wagnerwoods and their extended friend group. Woods cassie barrett is a spunky, bright individual looking for answers as to why she cant seem to handle her own life, while others do.
A doeeyed, brunette beauty, natalie wood was one of hollywoods brightest stars and a legend both on and off the silver screen. Born to russian immigrants, wood found herself in the spotlight as a child, capturing audiences hearts in the holiday classic, miracle on 34th street 1947. The result is a nervous breakdown and incarceration in. I includes wood s unexecuted contract for the 1979 tv movie signed contracts for co stars shelley long, perry king, and peter haskell publicity stills with negatives, color sides, three copies each. The cracker factory tv movie 1979 the cracker factory. The cracker factory 1979 pt2 natalie wood, tin roof, natalie. Its semiautobiographical and peppered with some hilarious turns of phrase that keep the story itself grounded without glamourising alcoholism or institutionalisation. Suicidal suburban housewife drifts in and out of asylums. Peter haskell and natalie wood in the cracker factory, 9 p. When cassie experiences a nervous breakdown in the supermarket, she is institutionalized in a psychiatric ward where she. Social drama cassie barrett is an alcoholic whose determination to stop drinking is finally formed by a nervous. Also, the mini series from here to eternity and the film the cracker factory both in 1979. The cracker factory 1979 natalie wood, perry king, peter.
Its not the first time cassie has been in the cracker factory, but the doctors continue to hope that shell eventually. The cracker factory is an american television movie directed by burt brinckerhoff. Eva claire ryker television film 1981 peter ustinov and natalie wood at the hermitage. A television drama based on the bestselling novel by joyce rebetaburditt, the cracker factory stars natalie as alcoholic cleveland housewife cassie barrett. Joyce rebetaburditts womens group is the bookend to her first novel the cracker factory, a national bestseller and abc tv movieoftheweek starring natalie wood and shelley long. Her main complaint was the fact that she felt she was being sexually harassed by both tony curtis and jack lemmon. Burt brinckerhoffs exceptional madefortelevision movie the cracker factory based upon the joyce rebetaburditt book of the same name offers a phenomenal performance by the late, great natalie wood.
If it is true, then what tony curtis write about natalie wood is a lie. And made me think of one friend i always wish i had been able to save the divine natalie wood. Natalie wood would often say in interviews throughout her life, i like being on the water or near the water but not in the water. Natalie wood, perry king, shelley long, juliet mills. Her character is a nuanced mix of and belligerence and insecurity with real depth and humour. Woods first credited role was as an austrian war refugee in picheldirected tomorrow is forever 1946 with claudette colbert and orson welles.
Cassies real love affair is not with her husband or her boyfriend, but with the vodka bottle. Natalie wood, perry king, shelley long, vivian blaine, juliet mills, peter haskell. See more ideas about natalie wood, wood and splendour in the grass. Richard shapiro on working with natalie wood on the abc movie the cracker factory. The cracker factory 1979 suicidal suburban housewife drifts in and out of asylums. Having just finished suzanne finstads biography of natalie wood, i was eager to see the cracker factory because it was one of natalies favorite roles and a performance that she was very proud of. The cracker factory 1979 an abusive, alcoholic and suicidal suburban housewife natalie wood is placed in a psychiatric ward. Natalie wood died when yachting with her husband wagner and costar christopher walken. Natalie as cassie barret in the cracker factory i love natalie wood the cracker factory this may be her last wonderful role in which she plays a lost wife, whose alcoholism and infidelity lead her into a nervous breakdown. Apr 30, 2017 the cracker factory 1979 natalie wood, perry king, peter haskell, juliet mills, vivian blaine, shelley long. Wood received three academy award nominations before she was 25. Natalie wood s performance in the cracker factory is quite simply, brilliant.
July 20, 1938 november 29, 1981 was an american actress who began her career in film as a child and became a hollywood star as a young adult. When she found a part she could really relate to, there was such honesty in her work. The cracker factory 1979 burt brinckerhoff synopsis. Natalie wood stars as alcoholic cleveland housewife cassie barrett, who after attempting suicide is shipped off by her family to a psychiatric ward. The cracker factory 1979 natalie wood dvd elvis dvd. It is written that natalie wood reportedly did not like making this film, and would seize upon any excuse to miss a days filming. Inside daisy clover and the television movie the cracker factory, as well as her nearbreakdown before leaving the.
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