James Dean Biography
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James Dean
| Name | James Byron Dean |
| Nickname | Jimmy Dean |
| Birth Date | 8th Feb 1931 |
| Death Date | 30th Sept. 1955 |
| Death Cause | Car Accident |
| Birth Place | Marion, Indiana, USA |
| Height | 5' 8" (1.73 m) |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Film Debut | “Giant” 1956 |
| First Starring Role | “East Of Eden” (1955) |
| Signature Film Role | Jim Stark in “Rebel Without A Cause” 1955 |
James Dean was brought up on a farm by his uncle and aunt in Fairmount, Indiana, had earned so much that he could easily make a trip to Hollywood by receiving an extravagantly enthusiastic appraisal for his work in catching those Arab boys involved in extortion of money by threats to divulge information of the New York production of Guide "The Immoralist".
His recent films were seriously delivering a sting to: a sailor in the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis highly violent& emotional, musical & humorous drama Sailor Beware( 1952); a GI in Samuel Fuller’s “Critical & Deep Study” of Military Squads in the Korean War, “Fixed Bayonets! (1951)” and a young boy in the Piper Laurie-Rock Hudson’s Light& humorous drama: Has Anybody Seen My Gal?(1952).
James Dean had played roles of great importance in the Elia Kazan production of John Steinbeck's East of Eden (1955), he played Caleb, the "bad" brother who failed to drag love from his haughtily stubborn father.
In the history of American Films James Dean had left an indelible mark forever by starring in the Jim Stark in Nicholas Ray's Rebel Without a Cause(1955) as playing a role of red-jacketed young boy highly influenced by the Horror of Death.
A role of stubborn boy named Jett Rink who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback in Edna Ferber's Giant(1956) picturized by George Stevens' became very much popular & came at par with film Edna Ferber's Giant(1956) picturized by George Stevens'
But his end was very much pathetic, met with his death while playing a role of stubborn boy named Jett Rink who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback in Edna Ferber's Giant(1956) picturized by George Stevens', was coming close to Dean, driving his Porsche Spyder collided with another car in Cholame, California,it was a vigorous collision that gave him a speed ticket to Heaven & made him a great Actor of the time could win the Heart & Mind of public of America, as the beliefs goes by customs & religious practices that he shouldn’t have died so early was the exaggerated zeal of public of America as not only because the shooting was about to complete in two hours but he could have given umpteen nos of popular films .
| Giant (1956) | $21,000 |
| Rebel Without a Cause (1955) | $10,000 |
| East of Eden (1955) | $1,000/week |
Interesting Videos for James Dean:
James Dean - Interview & Famous Drive Safely Spot
James Dean: Road Safety AD
A James Dean Tribute


