James Dean's enduring popularity is based on the fact that he died a premature death while he was at the height of his popularity. read more
James Dean’s enduring popularity is based on the fact that he died a premature death while he was at the height of his popularity. His film “Rebel Without A Cause”, established him as an icon of the American youth and teenagers identified with him. read more
Take a bow, no, not Clint Eastwood, but Mr James Dean. Alas, this was not to be Dean’s destiny. The films may have taught us to suspend disbelief regularly enough, but even Tinseltown’s sorcerers of illusion can’t bring the dead back to life. read more
James Byron Dean was born on February 8, 1931, in Marion, Indiana, to Winton Dean and Mildred Wilson. Dean's father left farming to become a dentist and moved the family to Santa Monica, California, where Dean attended Brentwood Public School. read more