After the original "West Side Story" was released in 1961, it was a great success among critics and movie audiences. It became the highest-grossing film that year and won 10 Oscars including Best Picture. Adapted from the critically acclaimed Broadway musical, this beloved romantic musical is a modern version of "Romeo and Juliet", centered around New York street gangs and two star-studded teenage lovers. The film cemented the superstar status of actors such as Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno. It was recognized by the Library of Congress as culturally significant and was selected as a national film in 1997 Registry. Sixty years later, the remake of Steven Spielberg, directed by the box office giant, was released on December 10, 2021—despite being well received, it did not perform well at the box office on its first weekend of release. The estimated revenue is $10.5 million. Join Wonderwall.com, we celebrate the original and see what happened to its star...

Natalie Wood plays Maria, the sister of the Puerto Rican street gang leader in the Upper West Side of New York City in the 1950s. When she fell in love with Tony, the co-founder of a rival gang, the sharp-eyed heroine got into trouble, which made her family and friends very frustrated. Although everyone in her life advised her to stay away from her new crush, she still couldn't help but follow her heart.

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When Natalie Wood played Maria, she was one of the hottest rising stars in Hollywood. After the turn of "West Side Story", Natalie starred in popular movies such as "Sex and Single Girls" and "Inside the Daisy" in 1964 and "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice" in 1969. She was nominated for an Oscar for her "Love with Strangers" in 1963, which made her the youngest person to be nominated for three Oscars at the time (her first two were her "Rebellion without Reason" in 1956 and 1962. "Brilliance in the Grass" of the Year). Natalie married actor Robert Wagner twice and had daughter Courtney; between their marriages, she married British producer Richard Gregson and welcomed her daughter Natasha. In the 1970s, she only starred in two feature films, but focused on TV, such as the opposite of Robert in her remake of "From Here to Eternity" in 1979 and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" in 1976. She won the Golden Globe for her work. Sadly, in 1981, 43-year-old Natalie was unfortunately in Santa Cata, California during the production leave of her last film (“Brainstorm” in 1983). Lina Island drowned (she had seen her at the Golden Globe Awards earlier that year) and her career was interrupted. On the night she went into the water, she lived on the boat with Robert and worked with Christopher Walken. The events surrounding her death have always been a controversial topic. Decades later, in 2012, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department listed her cause of death as “drowning and other uncertain factors” under the direction of the coroner’s office. In 2018, Robert was appointed as the relevant person for the ongoing investigation.

Richard Beymer (Richard Beymer) plays Tony, he is the co-founder and former member of the Jets, a white street gang whose members are constantly competing with Puerto Rican gangs Rival Shark Gang fights for control of the Upper West Side of New York City. Tony, who works in a pharmacy, is trying to distance himself from the more violent pastimes of his friends. While attending a prom with his staff, he fell in love with the amazing Maria despite the frustration of everyone he knew. The two continued their secret romance, which ended in tragedy for the two young lovers.

Richard Beymer won the Golden Globe Rising Star of the Year for his work in "West Side Story." The Iowa native went on to make a series of popular movies, including "Single Apartment" in 1961, "Five Finger Practice" in 1962, "Hemingway's Adventures of Young People" and "The Longest Day" and 1963 "Striptease" of the year. But by the mid-1960s, Richard had moved away from characteristics. Instead, he filmed the award-winning documentary "Regular Bouquet: Summer in Mississippi" in 1964, and guest starred in TV shows such as "The Virginian". "Kildare", "Man from Uncle" and "Days in Death Valley." Next, he starred in, wrote, produced and directed the 1973 "Vipassan" and several episodes of TV shows, and then left Hollywood to live in Working in a commune and working in Switzerland. In the 1980s, Richard returned to Los Angeles to refocus on his acting career. He starred in "Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Best Beware!" in 1989 and "My" in 1994. Movies such as Girl 2 and 1996's "Foxfire". There are many small pieces in programs such as "Moonlight Boy", "Dallas", "Flippers", "X-Files", "Detective" and "Family Law". On-screen advertising. In the early 1990s, he regained success with supporting roles in the hit drama "Twin Peaks", which he rebroadcasted in the third season of 2017. Since the 00s, Richard (in 2001 in the "West Side" Seen here at the 40th Anniversary Screening of "Story") most of the time he withdrew from the show. He moved back to his hometown of Iowa, and has been focusing on directing documentary short films as well as writing, sculpting and painting.

Rita Moreno (Rita Moreno) plays Anita (Anita), she is the girlfriend of the Sharks leader and Maria's closest confidante. Maria keeps her relationship with Tony secret to most people, but feels safe to share her controversial feelings with Anita. Although Anita disagrees with this relationship and blames her friends for getting along well with the enemy, when they are separated by their respective crew members, she ends up acting as a messenger for both parties.

Rita Moreno won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her work "West Side Story". Even though she won, the Puerto Rican actress still struggled to find projects that would not make her a stereotyped ethnic girl, so she took a rest for seven years, and then returned to the opposite of the movie in the "Night of the Next Day" in 1968. future. Like Marlon Brando. She also starred in Broadway musicals such as "The Last Red Lovers" in 1969, "Dragon Gate" and "Ritz Hotel" in 1970, and won the Tony Award for Best Actress in 1975. In the 1970s, Rita successfully entered the television field, starring in "The Power Company", "Muppet Show" and "Rockford Archives." The latter two won her Primetime Emmy Awards and made her the third person in history to achieve EGOT status at the time (received Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Tony Awards). Rita has been busy for decades because she has played important roles in countless movies and TV shows. Her films include "Four Seasons", "I Like That", "Slums of Beverly Hills", "Blue Moon", "Rio 2" and "Remember Me". Her small screen works include "The Boat of Love", "The Cosby Show", "George Lopez", "The Golden Girl", "Miami Storm", "The Babysitter", "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" and "Divorce is very happy." The screen legend recently starred in the critically acclaimed Netflix sitcom "One Day at a Time" and became the subject of the 2021 documentary "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Be". Rita, who has won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Kennedy Center Honorary Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award, and the Peabody Professional Achievement Award, appears in the 2021 Steven Spielberg remake of "West Side Story" (pictured). In 1965, she married Leonard Gordon, a cardiologist and physician. Leonard Gordon became her manager after he retired from the medical field. They stayed together until his death in 2010. Rita has a daughter and two grandsons.

Russ Tamblyn plays Riff, he is the leader of the Jets and Tony's best friend. Riff is committed to maintaining the gang's competition with the Sharks and constantly fighting with them for power. Even after Tony tried to bring a truce between the two factions, Reeve did it himself and started a knife battle—a life that changed the lives of everyone involved forever.

Former child actor Russ Tamblyn was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Peyton Place, after starring in Riff in West Side Story , He got a wave of success, and starred in "How the West was Won" (How the West was Won) and many other films. "Ghost", "Long Ship", "Son of the Gunner", "Satan's Sadism", "The Last Movie" and "Dracula vs. Frankenstein". He also ventured into the field of television, starring in "The Greatest Show on Earth", "Our Days", "Gun Smoke", "Tarzan" and "Kaide County". By the late 1970s, Russ also began to work in architecture and computer software, and participated in the script and choreography of Neil Young's 1982 film "Human Highway" and his "Greendale" concert tour. He continued acting in the 1980s and experienced another major breakthrough in the TV hit "Double Peaks" in the early 1990s. In the decades since, Russ has been very busy, appearing in such things as "Babylon 5", "Attack the 60-foot Center Fold", "Drive", "Django Unchained", "Hits" and the third season of 2017. "Shuangfeng" and other projects. When filming "West Side Story," he married Elizabeth Kempton, a Las Vegas showgirl, but the two divorced after they welcomed their first child in 1979. Lars subsequently Married to Bonnie Murray, the two welcomed their daughter and actress Amber Tamborine in 1983. Together with his daughter, he participated in the popular TV shows "General Hospital" and "Private of Arcadia" German". Russ (seen here in 2018) underwent open-heart surgery in 2014, but his health recovered the following year. He recently appeared in the 2018 Netflix hit "The Haunting of Hill House" middle.

George Chakiris plays Bernardo, the confident leader of the Sharks, who is also Maria's protective brother and Anita's boyfriend. Bernardo intends to separate his sister from Tony because he does not want anything to happen between his gang and the Jets competition, but his overzealous nature leads to confrontations with Tony, Reeve and the Jets It ended with a fatal result.

George Chakiris played the leading role in the "West Side Story" produced in London in 1958, which earned him his own score in the big-screen version of this popular musical-this pair was born It was a huge breakthrough for actors in Ohio. His critically acclaimed performance won him Oscars and Golden Globes for best supporting actor. Next, he appeared in a series of movies in the 1960s, such as "Two Plus Six", "Diamond Head", "Flying Ashiya", "Babe Girl", "633 Squadron", "Highlight Sun", "Is Paris burning?" and "Les Demoiselles de Rochefort". He also started his career as a pop singer, composed several small hits, and performed in a nightclub at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. In the 1970s and 1980s, he moved to TV, and was awarded in "Medical Center", "Hawaii Five Points", "Wonder Woman", "Fantasy Island", "Chip", "Murder, She Wrote" and other shows Score, "The Partridge Family", "Dallas" and "Santa Barbara". Since the 90s, George has played roles in the movie "Pale Blood" and the TV shows "Human Target" and "Lido Girl". But he retired in the middle of the decade and focused on making sterling silver jewelry. After that, he worked as a jewelry designer for his brand George Chakiris Collections. The star (seen here in 2018) was featured in the 2021 movie "Don't Forget" Shortly returning to acting, the film aims to raise awareness and funds for people to fight Alzheimer's disease.

Simon Oakland plays one of the few adult characters in this movie, Police Lieutenant Schrank. The ruthless plainclothes detective spent a lot of time trying to break the frequent quarrels between the Jets and Sharks. He often pressured gangs to provide more information about their competition, but often in vain, and found that he could not stop the tragic violence that followed.

After "West Side Story", Simon Oakland appeared in films such as "Sandstone" and "Bullitt", then entered TV shows in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and appeared in "Perry Mason", "Bait "Guests and "Dundee and Calhan" in shows. In 1976, he played the leading role in the NBC military drama "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (pictured), and made his mark in "The Twilight Zone" and "The Outer Limits". Until his death in 1983, his television career remained stable. Simon died of colon cancer on the second day of his 68th birthday. He married Lois Lorraine Porta, who died two decades later. They shared a daughter, Barbara.

Ned Glass plays Doc, a decent elderly Jewish pharmacy owner on the Upper West Side of New York City and the owner of Tony. His shop is one of the few safe spaces where Tony and Maria can meet without disturbing their respective staff. When the Jets sneaked into the location for a meeting, he drove them away after they harassed the visiting Anita.

After "West Side Story", vaudeville and Broadway actor Ned Glass (veteran) returned to television and appeared in "Grinnes", "The Kara Williams Show", "The Fugitive", "Monkey" and " "Being Smart" and other shows." In the next two decades, his featured works include hits "Kid Galahad", "Blindfold", "The Fortune Cookie", "The Love Bug" and "Lady Sings The Blues" ". In 1969, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work in the long-running sitcom "Julia." Ned (in the 1975 episode of "Barney Miller") in the 1981 comedy He appeared in a movie for the last time in "Street Music", and he appeared on TV for the last time in "Cagney and Lacey" the following year. In 1984, after fighting an unknown disease, he was in his hometown of California, California. Sinoe died while in hospital. He was 78 years old.

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