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September 30, 1955 (originally titled 9/30/55) is a 1977 drama film written and directed by James Bridges and starring Richard Thomas . Plot. On the evening of September 30, 1955 in Conway, Arkansas, college student Jimmy J. watches the film East of Eden alone in a theater.
American actor and cultural icon (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause), and 1st actor to be posthumously nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award, dies in a car crash at age 24. Michael Chekhov, Russian-American actor (Rhapsody, Abie's Irish Rose), dies at 64. Died in 1955 1955 Highlights.
Jan 6, 1978 · With Richard Thomas, Susan Tyrrell, Deborah Benson, Lisa Blount. When Jimmy's idol, James Dean, dies on September 30, 1955, the small-town Arkansas college undergraduate goes berserk. He and five of his friends hold a vigil which turns into a drunken debauch--and, finally, a tragedy.
Sep 28, 2020 · At the time of his sudden death on September 30, 1955, at age 24, James Dean had starred in only one motion picture released in theaters.
Nov 13, 2009 · At 5:45 PM on September 30, 1955, 24-year-old actor James Dean is killed in Cholame, California, when the Porsche he is driving hits a Ford Tudor sedan at an intersection.
Dec 20, 2023 · September 30, 1955 is about a college student, played by Richard Thomas, who is devastated by the death of his idol, actor James Dean. At the time of Dean’s death, Bridges was a student at Arkansas State Teachers College, now the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), in Conway (Faulkner County).
When Jimmy's idol, James Dean, dies on September 30, 1955, the small-town Arkansas college undergraduate goes berserk. He and five of his friends hold a vigil which turns into a drunken debauch--and, finally, a tragedy.
May 23, 2021 · "September 30 1955" is a very underrated and forgotten 1977 drama, which was written and directed by James Bridges, four years after his previous film, "The Paper Chase", and two years before his...
Directed by James Bridges. The day it all came apart… A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
James Dean’s untimely death on September 30, 1955, shocked the world and helped define an entire generation. This gripping drama chronicles the reactions of an Arkansas college town to the tragedy and focuses on Jimmy J. (Richard Thomas, TV’s “The Waltons”), a young man who idolized the rising star.
