Did James Dean have cigarettes put out on him?

No, not really. When the post-car accident autopsy was made, his body was searched for bruises, lacerations and stuff like this. They never found a single cigarette burn on him. It was a lie spread by an independent American filmmaker Kenneth Anger. read more

No, not really. When the post-car accident autopsy was made, his body was searched for bruises, lacerations and stuff like this. They never found a single cigarette burn on him. read more

Just hours before his crash, James Dean takes a cigarette break at a gas station next to his beloved silver Porsche 550 Spyder that he named Little Bastard. (Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images) He was only 24 years old on September 30, 1955, when he was driving down Route 466 in his Porsche 550 Spyder and a car collided with his, killing him almost instantly. read more