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  James Dean
James Dean made only three movies in his short life: East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant, but the mark he made on a generation, on an entire culture is his true legacy.
Tour of the James Dean landmarks including his birth site, boyhood home, grave site, high school, James Dean Memorial Park and more.
Annual festival includes classic car shows, sock hops, James Dean look-alike contest, Dean films and live 50s music.
www.jamesdeancountry.com /James_Dean.php   (160 words)

  
  James Dean Relationships plus James Dean and You
James Dean tends to surround himself with people who are gentle, sensitive, peace-loving, and artistically or spiritually inclined, and there is a strong element of mutual compassion and sympathy in his personal relationships.
James Dean is old-fashioned about courtship and love relationships, and will remain faithful to his loved one in good times and in bad.
Dean needs to acknowledge that he has some conflicting desires (such as a partner who is very gentle and sensitive but also a powerful, dominant personality, or security and commitment in love relationships but also a lot of freedom and excitement.) Trying to satisfy both sides of the equation can be a tricky challenge.
famous-relationships.topsynergy.com /James_Dean   (949 words)

  
  James Dean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dean came second in the Palm Springs Road Races in March 1955, after a driver was disqualified, he came third in May 1955 at Bakersfield and was running fourth at the Santa Monica Road Races later that month until he retired with an engine failure.
Dean originally intended to tow the Porsche to the meeting point at Salinas behind his Ford, crewed by Hickman and photographer Stanford Roth, who was planning a photo story of Dean at the races.
James Dean was noted by writer/director George Lucas and actor Hayden Christensen as a direct inspiration for the latter's portrayal of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Dean   (3943 words)

  
 James Dean Bradfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the famous Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.
Because of this James formed a rather exclusive relationship with three friends: his cousin Sean Moore, who lived with James and his family throughout their childhood after his own parents' divorce, and future band members Nicky Wire (real name Nicholas Jones) and Richey James Edwards.
James' mother died of cancer in 1999 (the song Ocean Spray, James' first published lyric, is about her passing).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Dean_Bradfield   (1306 words)

  
 James Dean - Wikiquote
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was a charismatic American film actor who epitomized youthful angst.
Dean's status as a cultural icon is likely embodied in the title of his most cited work, Rebel Without a Cause.
There’s James Dean, Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe – windows of the Champs Elysees, discos in the south of Spain, restaurants in Sweden, t-shirts in Moscow.
en.wikiquote.org /wiki/James_Dean   (2728 words)

  
 James Dean
A testament to adolescent angst with James Dean as the prototypical angry young man at odds with his parents, himself and the future.
Dean has a small role, about four lines of dialogue, and he's wildly miscast as the serene and pious John the Baptist.
Dean is perfectly cast as the sweet, vain, naive farm boy--the scene in which he mimics a rich dandy is solid gold.
www.queertheory.com /histories/d/dean_james.htm   (988 words)

  
 The James Dean Story: Introduction
James Dean was little more than a boy when he died, killed at twenty-four on the highway near Paso Robles, California, on September 30, 1955, while on his way to a sports car meet.
Dean was already an actor of promise, and his death was front-page news.
Dean and his sick ego." This comment is all too typical and an ironic epitaph for an actors' icon.
www.americanlegends.com /bookstore/deanstory/intro.html   (1569 words)

  
 James Dean
East of Eden is an acknowledged classic, and the starring debut of James Dean lifts it to legendary status.
Dean is heartbreaking, following the method acting style of Marlon Brando but staking out a nakedly emotional honesty of his own.
For many the film is chiefly remembered for James Dean's final performance, as poor former ranch hand Jett Rink, who strikes oil and transforms himself into a flamboyant millionaire playboy.
www.reelmoviecritic.com /rmc/J/james_dean.htm   (533 words)

  
 James Dean is Not Dead
James Dean would not have been recognised in his final role - that of a corpse slumped over the wheel of his wrecked Porsche Spyder.
James Dean would be the definitive 'rebel-hero' of the cinema, yet there had been others before him.
Dean's wrecked Porsche was put on public display, and fans were invited, for a fee, to sit in the seat where he had died.
www.geocities.com /costelt/smithsmoz/Jamesdean/dean.htm   (2672 words)

  
 James Dean , Celebrity profile, bio, biography
He felt that Dean's career, had he lived, would have sputtered out, as he was not well-trained and relied too much on his instincts, as opposed to his idol Marlon Brando, who--contrary to what people believed--had been very well trained by his acting teacher Stella Adler and relied on that training to create his characters.
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955) was an American actor, born in Marion, Indiana and raised in Fairmount, Indiana.
James Dean is interred in the Park Cemetery, Fairmount, Indiana.
www.starglimpse.com /celebs/pages/james_dean/james_dean.shtml   (1462 words)

  
 John Gilmore Celebrity Spotlight: James Dean - Part 1
I remember looking at James Dean one day when he and I had been hanging around in New York - he was standing in the rain with his head tipped back and water running down his face.
Dean's eyes had the same look as the clown's: not funny or cheerful, more a sort of distant craziness, a controlled kind of craziness that kept you from knowing what he was thinking.
Dean lurched into the place as though he'd tripped on the door sill and was struggling for balance.
www.johngilmore.com /Celebrities/james_dean.html   (969 words)

  
 James Dean
James Dean burst onto the silver screen in 1955 and, for the next three short but glorious years, he electrified movies.
Only James Dean remains such an unforgettable and unique icon, an incredible part of culture, a legend in film and in life.
Still the epitome of cool, Dean is re-created in realistic detail, dressed in his signature red windbreaker, white T-shirt, and blue denim pants.
www.manbehindthedoll.com /JAMESDEAN.htm   (474 words)

  
 Revealed: the truth behind the crash that killed James Dean - Telegraph
It reveals that Dean braked hard, trying to avoid the car that cut across him, rather than using the throttle to accelerate around it, as was alleged at the time.
Dean, who died from a broken neck and massive internal injuries, had made just three films before he died and only East of Eden had been released.
Dean's death transformed his status from that of a promising young actor into an enduring icon.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/25/wdean25.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/09/25/ixworld.html   (740 words)

  
 James Dean (2001) (TV)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Continuity: When young James Dean is lying in bed he is on his back with his left hand beside his head when his mothers enters the room.
James Dean is portrayed by James Franco with a remarkable resemblance in physical appearance and great sensitivity.
As the events of James Dean's life unfold in the made for cable film, insight is gained into the enigmatic and tragically short life of the brilliant film star.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0240628   (314 words)

  
 Review | James Dean
Even now, almost 50 years after actor James Dean took that fatal last spin in his Porsche Spyder, his restless ghost -- or at least his myth -- is still riding with us, conjured up in everything from televised blue-jeans commercials to ambitious rock groups desperately seeking second-hand cool.
"The James Deans" is the moniker of a would-be gang of would-be rebels who inhabit the undersized but affluent New Jersey town of Hallworth in the 50s, playing a small but pivotal role in the ultimate solution of Coleman's compelling mystery.
The back-handed tribute to Dean also clearly demonstrates just how strong an influence he was on the youth--particularly the white suburban youth -- of the postwar Eisenhower era, even though this novel itself is set three decades later and a good hour's drive away, in Brooklyn and environs in 1983.
www.januarymagazine.com /crfiction/deans.html   (1991 words)

  
 The Curse of James Dean's Porsche
James Dean driving his new Porsche with his mechanic Rolf Wutherich on the day of his death.
Friends told James Dean that the car was trouble when they saw it - a rare Silver Porsche Spyder, one of only 90 in 1955.
For example, his tombstone was stolen twice in 1983, and in 1985 had to be replaced because of damage done to it by fans.
www.qsl.net /w5www/dean.html   (495 words)

  
 James Dean
Born Feb. 8, 1931, James Byron Dean, in Marion, IN.
James was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Cal Trask in "Eden."
Dean as the rebel "Jim Stark" with co-star Natalie Wood.
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 James Dean
What tragically became James Dean's last television role was presented on the anthology program 'Schlitz Playhouse of the Stars.' The 1955 production was an excellent one (by TV standards), viewers that night were treated to an emerging superstar at his peak, playing the type of role that eventually transformed him into an enduring American icon.
One early effective subliminal technique Dean employed in many of his television dramas was his habit of strategically positioning his cigarette smoke to give viewers the impression of steam rising off his body.
James Dean was killed in that fatal car accident less than six months later.
www.tvparty.com /movdean.html   (445 words)

  
 Morbidly Hollywood - The Death of James Dean
James Dean was arguably one of the freshest young faces on the Hollywood scene in the 1950s.
James Byron Dean was born on a farm in Marion, Indiana on February 8, 1931 to Winton and Mildred Dean.
James Dean is buried in Fairmount Park Cemetery where his tombstone has been stolen 3 times, the last in July of 1998.
www.franksreelreviews.com /shorttakes/jamesdean.htm   (1302 words)

  
 Astrocartography of James Dean's Least-aspected Sun
James Dean was unquestionably the first star of the pop culture.
Film star James Byron Dean studied acting at UCLA and later achieved success in Holly­wood under his Primary Sun line: the planet ruling “dramatic talent” and the “celebrity spotlight.” As we can see in his astrocartography, Primary Sun runs over Hollywood in a vertical, midnight position.
Dean’s Secondary Transcendental, Uranus, which runs vertically along the northeast coast of the United States (in a vertical, midnight position), describes another location of significance: in 1952, he moved to New York and studied in Lee Strasberg’s school of Method Acting.
www.dominantstar.com /b_dean.htm   (353 words)

  
 James Dean
James Dean was raised on a farm by his aunt and uncle in Fairmount, Indiana.
JAMES DEAN is a trademark of the James Dean Foundation.
Dean had completed work on George Stevens' Giant (1956) when he was killed in a crash while speeding his Porsche Spider to Salinas, California, to participate in an auto race.
www.movietreasures.com /James_Dean/james_dean.html   (1712 words)

  
 James Dean 50th Apparel and Merchandise
James Dean 8 oz Coffee Mug 50th Anniversary
James Dean 23 oz Pilsner Glass 50th Anniversary
James Dean License Plate Dean Fest 50th Anniversary
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 James Dean ASLA - Image Gallery Main Page
James Dean has also traveled Europe for many years, seeking inspiration for his work, the bulk of which has been, until recently, public spaces.
In fact, Dean helped select the nine bronze sculptures commissioned by Caruso, including the "Joy to Life" fountain at The Promenade at Westlake and the whimsical statue inspired by Huckleberry Finn at The Commons at Calabasas.
Note: Many of the photos which represent the work of James Dean ASLA were taken by members of the firm, and additional contributions were made by Olwyn Kingery, and Jan Dyer, to name a few.
www.jamesdeandesign.com /gallery_main.html   (1465 words)

  
 James Dean   (Site not responding. Last check: )
James Franco (Freaks and Geeks, Spider-Man) stars as legendary film actor James Dean in the Turner Network Television (TNT) Original film JAMES DEAN, directed by Academy Awardandreg;-nominated director Mark Rydell (On Golden Pond, The Rose).
JAMES DEAN, a stirring drama that tells the tragic story of the brooding rebel who remains a legend 45 years after his death.
The film also delves into the early tragedies and insecurities that fueled Dean's burning desire to succeed as an actor, including the death of his mother when he was nine and his fractured relationship with his father, from whom he was constantly seeking approval.
www.tnt.tv /Title/Display/0,5918,334529,00.html   (576 words)

  
 James Dean Forever on DVD - The Official Site
The film focuses on the last five years of Dean’s life as he was honing his craft as an actor, dissecting his extraordinary evolution from an aspiring thespian to a consummate method actor who skyrockets to fame.
James Dean plays the 24-year-old idol-to-be Cal, a wayward Salinas Valley youth who vies for the affection of his hardened father (Raymond Massey) with his favored brother Aron (Richard Davalos).
James Dean plays the new kid in town whose loneliness, frustration and anger mirrored those of postwar teens – and still reverberate 50 years later.
www.warnervideo.com /jamesdeandvd/?frompage=sitemap   (772 words)

  
 James Dean St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
Dean was also attractive to older men, and it was a local preacher in Fairmount who first sensed the boy's emotional vulnerability, grew fond of him, and showered him with favors and attention.
This quality in the young Dean was a dubious asset that he would exploit to his advantage frequently over the course of his brief career.
Dean had taken a job parking cars at a lot across from CBS and it was there that he met the director Rogers Brackett, who took a paternal, as well as a sexual, interest in the young man. Eventually Dean moved in with Brackett and was introduced to a sophisticated homosexual milieu.
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