His son, actor Michael Douglas, said in a statement issued through his publicist: 'May they both rest in peace.' he hurt me, Lana.'ĭouglas died last year at 103. Natalie Wood did not discuss with her what happened until both were adults and Natalie, after describing being brought into Douglas' suite, told her sister, 'And, uh. 'I remember that Natalie looked especially beautiful when Mom and I dropped her off that night at the Chateau Marmont entrance,' Lana Wood writes, alleging that the incident happened in the summer of 1955, around the time Natalie Wood was filming 'The Searchers.' The meeting had been arranged by their mother, Maria Zakharenko, who thought that 'many doors might be thrown open for her, with just a nod of his famous, handsome head on her behalf,' according to Lana Wood.

Wood's younger sister identifies the long-suspected assailant: Kirk Douglas. Phil Lana Wood accuses Kirk Douglas of sexually assaulting Natalie WoodĪpart from the drowning, the book highlights other moments in the sisters' lives – including an ugly tale of alleged sexual abuse.įor decades, it's been one of Hollywood's darkest rumors: A teenage Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted by a top movie star more than twice her age when she met with him at a hotel in Los Angeles. In case you missed: Natalie Wood was murdered by Robert Wagner, say her sister and the yacht skipper on Dr. Wow: Natasha Gregson Wagner on excruciating loss of mom Natalie Wood, 'preposterous' Robert Wagner claims But I do know he thinks you're a loose cannon.' Natalie Wood's friend and assistant Mart Crowley later told Lana, 'I don't know what he did or didn't do, Lana. So much so that she alleges he blacklisted her from the entertainment industry, making it impossible for her to work even behind the scenes. Lana Wood 'held on to (her) suspicions' after the second wedding, but was going to try to trust Wagner, for her sister's sake.īut after Natalie Wood's death, Wagner wanted nothing to do with her sister. Natalie Wood said at the time: 'Sometimes the devil you know is better than the devil you don't.' Lana Wood – an actress in her own right, and a film producer – and Wagner never liked each other, though she felt it was 'too trivial to even mention' to Natalie. The book tries to capture the romance between Natalie Wood and Wagner – married not once, but twice, even after allegations that he cheated on her.

Lana Wood, Robert Wagner never fond of each other 'Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood,' by Lana Wood.

Natalie Wood by Lana Wood