(Marion, USA, 1931-Paso Robles, id., 1955) American Actor. After studying drama at New York, he began his career working in small theaters of Broadway. His performance in The immoralist (1954) play by A. Gide, it earned him the opportunity to sign a contract in Hollywood, where, the following year, it rolled East of Eden, directed by Elia Kazan. In 1955 he started the orders of Nicholas Ray to star alongside Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he portrayed Dean misunderstood and at odds with the reality around him teenager. Shortly after it appeared in Giant (1956), directed by G. Stevens from E. Ferber's novel, in which Dean, this time a pawn of rough manners, consolidated its young maverick image. This image as well as its strong opposition to the Korean War and his tragic death in a car accident shortly before the premiere of the film, became a symbol for a generation marked by their desire for freedom and in constant conflict with their elders .

James Dean

James Dean was born on February 8, 1931 in the city of Marion, in the state of Indiana.

Rebel Without a Cause

James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor - Giant

James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor - Giant

James Dean with Kid & Horse By Richard Miller

Richard C. Miller James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor take a break from filming "Giant"

Richard Miller. Title: James Dean Cola Backwards

Richard Miller. Title: James Dean Hat Back

James Dean Road & Track By Richard Miller

Rebel Without a Cause

James Dean with kids on the set of Giant, photographed by Richard Miller, 1955

Richard Miller. Title: James Dean Driving Chevy

James Dean resting between scenes, "Giant", 1955, Photographer: Richard Miller

Rebel Without a Cause

James Dean in “Giant” (George Stevens, 1956)

"East of Eden"

James Dean & Natalie Wood love scene "Rebel Without a Cause"

Julie Harris, the pair of James Dean in "East of Eden"

James Dean playing with a yoyo, 1955. Photo by Richard C. Miller.

Photo By Richard Miller.

"Rebel Without a Cause"

USA. Indiana. Fairmount. 1955. In 1955 James DEAN returned to the town where he had spent his youth and gone to High School

USA. New York City. 1955. James Dean haunted Times Square. For a novice actor in the fifties this was the place to go. The Actors Studio, directed by Lee Strasberg, was in its heyday and just a block away

USA. Indiana. Fairmount. James Dean and his young cousin Markie play with a model car. 1955. Dean would be dead before the year was out, killed in a high speed crash in Bakersfield, Californian in September 1955.

Richard Miller. Title: James Dean Hotel Room

James Dean getting groceries in Texas. Photo by Richard Miller.

USA. Fairmont, Indiana. 1955. In 1955 James Dean returned to his roots, the town of Fairmount where he was raised and educated.

Concentration: New York City. 1955. James Dean attending a dance class with Katherine Dunham along with other members practicing - Dean was the first ever actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, for his role in East Of Eden in 1955.

USA. New York City. 1955. James Dean helps with Geraldine Page in her dressing room before she goes on stage

USA. New York City.

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