Did the actor James Dean have a mental illness?

Most certainly. There is no wonder, especially after all the disastrous and traumatic events he had to endure in his childhood. read more

The fear stemmed from the death of his mother who “abandoned him”, as James kept on telling to his mother´s grave whenever he visited it, and from the real abandonment by his estranged father (Winton Dean left a 9 year-old Jimmy in the care of his sister Ortense). read more

And, in the words of the immortal James Dean, “I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents. Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too. read more