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Death of James Dean. Hollywood actor James Dean was killed at the age of 24 in an auto accident on September 30, 1955, near Cholame, California.
Mar 2, 2023 · On September 30, 1955, he set off to the race's location with his mechanic Rolf Wütherich. While driving along U.S. Route 446 near Cholame, California, Dean's Porsche crashed into a Ford Tudor driven by 23-year-old Donald Turnupseed that was going in the opposite direction.
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.
Jul 25, 2019 · Photos of late actor James Dean’s fatal car accident that were to be used in court are going to auction in August and are expected to bring in $20,000.
Sep 28, 2020 · Dean was killed when the 550 Spyder he was driving collided with a Ford Tudor sedan along then-U.S. Route 446 near Cholame, California. The Ford, driven by 23-year-old Cal Poly student Donald...
Jul 26, 2019 · Dean, the 24-year-old actor and racer who starred in 1955’s Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden, was killed on September 30, 1955, when his 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder collided with a 1950 Ford Custom driven by Donald Turnupseed near Cholame, California.
Feb 13, 2022 · James Dean's brief yet iconic time in the spotlight came to an abrupt end when he died in a tragic car accident on September 30, 1955 — and the details of his death remain both perplexing and disturbing to this day.
Jan 14, 2020 · In September 1955, actor James Dean was driving his brand-new Porsche 550 Spyder to an auto rally in Salinas, California, when he was involved in a head-on collision with a 1950 Ford Tudor. James Dean, only 24 years old, died in the crash.
Dean died in a car crash in 1955 and became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in East of Eden. [nb 1] He received a second nomination for his role in Giant the following year, making him the only actor to receive two posthumous acting nominations.
James Dean was 24 and on the cusp of Hollywood super-stardom when in September 1955 he crashed his Porsche 550 Spyder racing car into a Ford Tudor near the town of Cholame. The collision killed him instantly.
