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Surviving James Dean. William Bast. Barricade Books, 2006 - Biography & Autobiography - 304 pages. Bast, a TV writer and journalist, was infatuated with James Dean (1931-1955) from the moment they met (at UCLA in 1950). A closeted gay man, Bast had a crush on the brooding, unknown actor and had a brief fling with him.
Apr 20, 2006 · A beautifully written memoir, candid and definitive, that tells the story of Bast's five year relationship with the charismatic actor and American legend—James Dean.
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Johannes (John) Wilhelm (William) Bast. Birth. 26 Feb 1719. Keldung, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Death. 3 Sep 1777 (aged 58) Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Burial. Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.
William Bast was born in Wisconsin in 1931. While attending college at UCLA he shared an apartment with James Dean. Later, he and Dean moved to New York City independently of one another and roomed together there as well. In 1956, a year after the actor's death, Bast published the first biography of Dean. In the 1960s Bast began writing for television, both in Hollywood and in London. He ...
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Son of George Vallis Bast & Catherine Sutton, occupation Railroad Pump Man Note - All info. from his death certificate, the informant was his wife Mrs. Maud Bast of Bondville Ky.
