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SHARE. One of the many enduring stars to emerge from the 1950s, James Dean appeared in only three films before his death in 1955: East of Eden (1955), Rebel without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). The latter two films earned him Oscar nominations, and today he remains one of the screen’s most famous personifications of troubled adolescence ...
The Fairmount Connection. James Dean was born February 8, 1931 at the Seven Gables apartment house at the corner of 4th Street and McClure Street in Marion, Indiana, the son of Winton Dean and Mildred Marie Wilson. Six years after his father had left farming to become a dental technician, Dean and his family moved to Santa Monica, California.
James Dean. Actor: East of Eden. James Byron Dean was born February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana, to Mildred Marie (Wilson) and Winton A. Dean, a farmer turned dental technician. His mother died when Dean was nine, and he was subsequently raised on a farm by his aunt and uncle in Fairmount, Indiana. After grade school, he moved to New York to pursue his dream of acting. He received rave...
Dean plays the angst-ridden son of henpecked Jim Backus (Frank Stark) and Ann Doran. He forms a substitute 'family' with girlfriend Natalie Wood (Judy) and timid Sal Mineo (Plato) after a tragic incident - an automobile test-of-nerves dare known as the "chickie run" - has brought them together. Rebel is more than a monument to its star, it's a ...
Jun 16, 2023 · James Dean's second film performance, Sailor Beware is a 1952 comedy film starring classic comedians Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin doing what they did best--make audiences laugh through and through ...
Quotes by James Dean. “Only the gentle are ever really strong.”. “If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.”. “To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
Aug 6, 2020 · James Dean is considered one of the most influential actors of an entire generation. Much like contemporaries Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, Dean's brooding and sensitive vulnerability redefined how male actors performed onscreen during the mid-1950s. RELATED: 10 Coming-Of-Age Dramas That Defined A Generation
