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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_DeanJames Dean - Wikipedia

    James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor with a career that lasted five years. His roles typified the teenage disillusionment and social estrangement of his time. He had several uncredited roles from 1951 to 1953 before starring as a rebellious son attempting to win his father's approval in East of Eden ...

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  3. www.biography.com › actors › james-dean-facts7 Little-Known Facts About James Dean - Biography

    Jun 18, 2020 · He had family issues. Dean was born in Marion, Indiana on February 8, 1931. Dean's father Winton left farming to become a dentist and moved the family to Santa Monica, California. But when Dean ...

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › James-Dean-AmericanJames Dean | Biography, Movies, Death, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 26, 2024 · James Dean (born February 8, 1931, Marion, Indiana, U.S.—died September 30, 1955, near Paso Robles, California) was an American film actor who was enshrined as a symbol of the confused, restless, and idealistic youth of the 1950s. Although he made few films before his death in a car accident at age 24, his performances, perhaps most notably ...

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  5. www.britannica.com › list › all-119-references-in-weAll 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

    Nineteen-year-old Charles Starkweather, a James Dean enthusiast who tried to imitate Dean’s Rebel Without a Cause bad-boy style, embarked on a 1958 killing spree that resulted in the deaths of 10 people, including the parents and young sister of his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate. Starkweather was arrested after a high-speed chase; Starkweather was executed, and Fugate—then one ...

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  6. www.shortlist.com › news › why-is-james-dean-aWhy is James Dean a cultural icon? - Shortlist

    In fact, venerable journalist Ray Connolly, who in 1975 directed the documentary James Dean: The First American Teenager, believes that Dean is iconic for the wrong reasons. “He’s remembered as a moody teenage poster boy,” Connolly says. “And actually he was an extraordinarily good actor.”. He’s right. Watching Dean’s roles today ...

  7. entertainment-focus.com › 2020/08/10 › james-deanJames Dean: the enduring legacy of a cultural icon

    Aug 10, 2020 · August 10, 2020. James Dean only starred in three major films across a two-year period: Rebel without a Cause (1955), East of Eden (1955) and Giant (1956). He died aged just 24 in a car crash on ...

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  9. www.dw.com › en › why-the-world-still-remembersWhy the world still remembers James Dean – DW – 02/08/2021

    Feb 8, 2021 · James Byron Dean, born on February 8, 1931, spent his early years on a farm in the US state of Indiana. As a child, he loved art and music, played the violin, made pottery and even tried tap dancing.