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About James Dean
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in Giant (1956).
After his death in a car crash on September 30, 1955, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in East of Eden. Upon receiving a second nomination for his role in Giant the following year, Dean became the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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James Dean's Timeline
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February 8, 1931
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House of the Seven Gables Apartments, 410 South McClure Street, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, United States
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| 1955 |
September 30, 1955
Age 24
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At the junction of California State Route 46 and California State Route 41, Cholame, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
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October 8, 1955
Age 24
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Park Cemetery, Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana, United States
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