Marti Rulli, Author: Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour (Natalie Wood)

Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour is the poignant story of a young, cavalier adventurer, Dennis Davern, who landed the position of Splendour Captain and how the Wagner family welcomed him into their hearts and home. Natalie’s death in 1981 sent shock waves throughout the world and remained an enduring mystery. Dennis reached out to me, his friend, and my mission to substantiate Dennis's account led me on a personal quest for truth that spanned decades. Many of the lingering questions are solved.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The start of Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour in 1983.

Photo from September 1983. I was 30 years old when I started Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour on a typewriter in my then small dining room. I didn't have a home office, and my bedroom desk was too small to fit my new typewriter, one that was designed to eventually hook up to a computer, but home computers were still only a futuristic "idea" .... What a journey!
Many people ask, "What took so long?" If I could've had it my way, this compelling story would've been told in September 1983, but it wasn't as easy as wishful thinking. It took a "village" and I thank all who had a hand in that village throughout so many frustrating years. Some professionals in the literary world have called GNGS "the little book that could" -- I call it "the life of me."