On This Day, Nov 29, 1981. Actress Natalie Wood drowns.

On November 29, 1981, the actress Natalie Wood, who starred in such movies as Rebel Without a Cause and West Side Story, drowns in a boating accident near California’s Catalina Island. She was 43 years old.

Born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko on July 20, 1938, in San Francisco, California, Wood began her acting career as a child. She gained acclaim for her role as Susan Walker, the little girl who doubts the existence of Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). As a teenager, Wood went on to play James Dean’s girlfriend in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), for which she received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. She also earned Best Actress Academy Award nominations for her performances in Splendor in the Grass (1961) with Warren Beatty and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) with Steve McQueen.

Wood’s film credits also include West Side Story (1961), winner of 10 Oscars, in which she played the lead role of Maria; Gypsy (1962), which was based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name and co-starred Rosalind Russell and Karl Malden; The Great Race (1965), with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis; Inside Daisy Clover (1966), with Christopher Plummer and Robert Redford; and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) with Robert Culp, Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon.

Wood was twice married to the actor Robert Wagner (Hart to Hart, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery), from 1957 to 1962 and from 1974 to the time of her death. On the night of November 29, 1981, the actress was with her husband on their yacht “The Splendor,” which was moored off Santa Catalina, near Los Angeles. Also on the yacht was the actor Christopher Walken, who at the time was making the movie Brainstorm with Wood. Neither Wagner nor Walken saw what happened to Wood that night, but it was believed she somehow slipped overboard while untying a dinghy attached to the boat. Her body was found in the early hours of the following morning. Brainstorm, Wood’s final film, was released in theaters in 1983.

Rest in peace to a true Hollywood legend — June Lockhart, 1925–2025.

Ace Frehley
American guitarist, founding member of Kiss,
Has Died At Age 74.

Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley, (April 27, 1951 – October 16, 2025) was an American musician who was the original lead guitarist, occasional lead vocalist and founding member of the rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. After leaving Kiss, Frehley formed his own band named Frehley's Comet and released two albums with the group. He subsequently embarked on a solo career, which was put on hold when he rejoined Kiss in 1996 for a highly successful reunion tour.

Frehley's second tenure with Kiss lasted until 2002, when he left at the conclusion of what was originally purported to be the band's farewell tour. His most recent solo studio album, Origins Vol. 3, was released in 2025. Guitar World magazine ranked him as the 14th Greatest Metal Guitarist of All Time.

Outside Kiss, Frehley achieved further commercial success and popularity, with his 1978 eponymous debut solo studio album achieving platinum status. His 1987 eponymous debut studio album with his Frehley's Comet band was also a big success. Frehley is noted for his aggressive, atmospheric, and melodic guitar playing and is also known for the use of many "special effects" guitars, including a Gibson Les Paul guitar that emits smoke from the neck humbucker pickup and produces spinning pyrotechnics and a custom Les Paul that emits light based on song tempo. Frehley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss.

Born: April 27, 1951, New York City, U.S.
Died: October 16, 2025
Height: 6'1" (1.85m)
Spouse: Jeanette Trerotola(m. 1976-2025)
Net worth: $1 million(celebritynetworth.com)
Active from: 1964
Associated acts: Frehley's Comet, Kiss
Genre: Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Album Rock
Education: DeWitt Clinton High School, Theodore Roosevelt High School

September 16, 2025
Hollywood icon Robert Redford, an actor turned Oscar-winning director, has died at 89 Years Old.
“Robert Redford passed away at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved. He will be missed greatly.

Loni Anderson, WKRP in Cincinnati Star, Dies Just Days Before Her 80th Birthday.
Loni Anderson is an American actress. She played receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982), which earned her three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Award nominations.
Born: August 5, 1945, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: August 3, 2025
Net worth: $12 million
Height: 5'6" (1.68m)
Spouse: Burt Reynolds(m 1988 - 1994), Ross Bickell(m 1974 - 1981), Bruce Hasselberg(m 1964 - 1966)
Children: Deidre Hoffman, Quinton Anderson Reynolds
Parents: Klaydon Carl "Andy" Anderson, Maxine Hazel Kallin
Education: Roseville Area High School, University of Minnesota.
R.I.P Loni Anderson,

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has died at age 71. The WWE Hall of Famer suffered a cardiac arrest at his Florida home early Thursday morning.