The shocking true crime story of a beloved Hollywood star gone too soonโtold by the captain of theย boat on which Natalie Wood spent her last night.ย
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Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour is the longโawaited, detailed account of events that led to the mysterious death of Hollywood legend Natalie Wood off the coast of Catalina Island on November 28, 1981. It is a story told by a haunted witness to that fateful evening: Dennis Davern, the young captain of Splendour, the yacht belonging to Wood and husband Robert Wagner. Davern initially backed up Wagnerโs version of that eveningโs events through a signed statement prepared by attorneys. But Davernโs guilt over failing Natalie tormented him.
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Davern reached out to his old friend Marti Rulli, and little by little, at his own emotional pace, he revealed the details of his years in Woodโs employ, of the fateful weekend that Natalie died, and of the events following her death that prevented him from telling the whole storyโuntil now.