Talk:Natalie Wood
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To clarify a prevalent misspelling
editThe correct spelling of her paternal family surname is, and always has been, Zacharenko (with a "c", not a "k"). It's corroborated by immigration, marriage, and birth records. See, for example, Natalie's paternal grandmother's petition for naturalization[1] and her parents' marriage registration,[2] as well as the birth registrations for her paternal first cousin Kaisa[3] and paternal first cousin once removed Karolyn.[4] The widely propagated misspelled version ("Zakharenko") stems from Suzanne Finstad's 2001 book. No press articles prior to 2001 about Natalie Wood or her sister Lana ever contained the misspelling "Zakharenko"; it was always Zacharenko. For further evidence, see their parents' engagement announcement.[5] Ieonine (talk) 05:20, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
Birth name
editIsn't it Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko? 2804:1810:E703:BC00:18B5:1453:3D0A:7B61 (talk) 12:47, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- ^ "Petition for Naturalization, no. 39584". FamilySearch.org.
- ^ "San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997". FamilySearch.org.
- ^ "Kaisa Vladimirovna Zacharenko". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.
- ^ "Karolyn Zacharenko". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.
- ^ "Intentions to Wed". Oakland Tribune.