The Iconic Impact of James Dean
James Dean became a cult figure in the 1950's because he tapped a whopping generation gap no one else suspected even existed -- not until Brando, Elvis, Hugh Hefner, and…
James Dean became a cult figure in the 1950's because he tapped a whopping generation gap no one else suspected even existed -- not until Brando, Elvis, Hugh Hefner, and…
Director Elia Kazan on James Dean in East of Eden: "He had violence in him, he had a hunger within him, and he was himself the boy he played in…
James Dean got the part in Giant (1956) only when Alan Ladd turned it down.
James Dean and Natalie Wood starred in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). She had been a child star, and at age 16 this was the first script she really wanted…
James Dean is known for the three important feature films he made: East of Eden (1955), Rebel Without A Cause (1955), and Giant (1956). Prior to hitting it big, he…
Before James Dean was a Hollywood heartthrob invading the silver screen with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. Before he was a mysterious rebel with dark, burrowing eyes and…
On September 17, 1955 James Dean filmed his televised remarks for the National Highway Committee cautioning others about auto safety. On September 30, driving his new Porsche Spyder to Salinas,…
Resurrecting an icon like James Dean, who died so young, with so much promise, would be fascinating. With AI, the future is here, the future is now. Upon seeing…
James Dean starred in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955). Marlon Brando filmed his first screen test for movies in 1947 -- for REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE. But the film was…
This is open for debate, but Humphrey Bogart did say, "If (James Dean) had lived, they'd have discovered he wasn't a legend." On April 26, 1954, on the eve of…