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James Dean
James Byron Dean was an American actor. He became one of the most influential figures in Hollywood in the 1950s, and his impact on cinema and popular culture was profound, although his career lasted only five years. He appeared in just three major films: Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he portrayed a disillusioned and rebellious teenager; East of Eden (1955), which showcased his intense emo…
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entertainment · American actor (1931–1955) · film actor · television actor · stage actor · racing automobile driver · actor · also James Dean, James Byron Dean, Dean
Born 8 February 1931 · Died 30 September 1955 · Q83359
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2026· 3 entries
“line of original settlers that could be traced back to the Mayflower”
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The Guardian: ‘James Dean has got nothing on that kid’: River Phoenix films – ranked!
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2025· 1 entry
The Guardian: Giant: Rock Hudson and James Dean’s epic family drama that lives up to its name
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2023· 1 entry
The Guardian: James Dean auction offers unseen items showing new side to star
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2019· 4 entries
The Guardian: Sorry, James Dean, you're better off dead than digitally alive
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The Guardian: Reanimating James Dean is a monstrous, legacy-destroying idea
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The Guardian: James Dean to be 'resurrected' for new Vietnam war drama
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It was announced that Dean's likeness would be used, via CGI, for a Vietnam War film called Finding Jack, based on the Gareth Crocker novel
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2015· 2 entries
The Guardian: That’s me in the picture: Marcus Winslow plays with his cousin, James Dean, at home in Fairmount, Indiana, 1955
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The Guardian: Luke Davies on 'mischievous' James Dean and the myth of a broody youth
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2012· 1 entry
As one of the "All-Time Most Influential Fashion Icons"
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2011· 2 entries
The Daily Beast reported that Dean once confided in Elizabeth Taylor that he had been sexually abused by a minister approximately two years after his mother's death
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Their love letters were sold at auction for $36,000
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2010· 1 entry
A long "lost" live episode of the General Electric Theater called "The Dark, Dark Hours" featuring Dean in a performance with Ronald Reagan was uncovered by NBC writer Wayne Federman while working on a Ronald Reagan tele
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2006· 1 entry
Bast, who became Dean's first biographer, did not confirm whether he and Dean had a sexual relationship until 2006.
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1999· 2 entries
Was honored by the American Film Institute, being ranked as the 18th greatest male film star from Golden Age Hollywood on their "AFI's 100 Years
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The American Film Institute ranked him the 18th-greatest male legend of Golden Age Hollywood in its AFI's 100 Years
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1997· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Parts from James Dean's crashed Porsche Spyder were re-used in other automobiles, with disastrous results.” Legend.
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1996· 1 entry
Actress Liz Sheridan described her relationship with Dean in New York in 1952, calling it "
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1992· 1 entry
In his 1992 biography James Dean: Little Boy Lost, Hollywood gossip columnist Joe Hyams, who said he knew Dean personally, devoted an entire chapter to their relationship.
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1986· 1 entry
And wrote a play based on their conversation, in which Dylan discusses the early influence of Dean on him personally
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1982· 1 entry
But was poorly received and closed after only 52 performances
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1977· 1 entry
Now stands in front of the former Cholame post office
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1960· 2 entries
Dean was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion-picture star at 1719 Vine Street
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Dean received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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1956· 2 entries
Awarded Henrietta Award (1956).
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The first official posthumous acting nomination in the Academy's history
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1955· 5 entries
At the Fairmount Friends Church in Fairmount, Indiana
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Died 1955-09-30.
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Raced the Speedster at Minter Field in Bakersfield, California, placing third
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The celebrity photographer Phil Stern photographed Dean leaning back in a chair on the Los Angeles set of Giant while wearing wide-legged khaki pants and Jack Purcell tennis shoes
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Leaving him a lasting symbol of rebellion, youthful defiance, and the restless spirit
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1954· 4 entries
Drew international attention, and highlights were featured on numerous national media outlets including: CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, and Good Morning America
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Awarded Theatre World Award (1954).
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Left New York City for Los Angeles to begin filming
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Dean developed a serious interest in motorsport
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1953· 1 entry
Kazan sought a substantive young actor to portray Cal Trask in screenwriter Paul Osborn's adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1952 novel East of Eden
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1952· 1 entry
Had a nonspeaking bit part as a pressman in Deadline – U
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1951· 1 entry
“The decision to act was never prompted. My whole life has been spent in a dramatic display of expression.”
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1938· 1 entry
Developed acute stomach pain and rapidly lost weight; she died of uterine cancer when Dean was nine years old
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1931· 2 entries
In Marion, Indiana, the only child of Mildred Marie Wilson and Winton Dean
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Born 1931-02-08.
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