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13 unusual facts about James Dean


Dennis Stock

In 1955, Stock met the actor James Dean and undertook a series of photos of the young star in Hollywood, Dean's hometown in Indiana and in New York City.

Gordon Mirams

After the release of the Mazengarb Report on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents in 1954, Mirams responded to community fears about juvenile delinquency by banning The Wild One starring Marlon Brando and Rebel Without A Cause starring James Dean.

Günter Klass

Wütherich, a Porsche mechanic, had also been co-driver for James Dean, and was serving in that capacity during Dean's fatal car crash.

I Want to Be Loved Like That

The song is a ballad, in which the narrator gives examples of relationships like Natalie Wood and James Dean, and his mother and father, and then states that he wants to be loved with the same affection that they had for each other.

Jim Stärk

The band's name alludes to the character Jim Stark portrayed by James Dean in the 1955 movie Rebel Without a Cause.

Mettler, California

On September 30, 1955, motion picture actor James Dean was driving north on California State Highway 99 when he was stopped by California Highway Patrol officer O.V. Hunter and given a ticket for speeding.

It is the place where motion picture actor James Dean received a traffic ticket on the last day of his life.

Moss Mabry

One of his most iconic designs was the red jacket sported by James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause (1955).

Raggare

Popular sources of influence are elements from American popular culture of the 1950s, such as the movies Rebel Without a Cause with James Dean, and American Graffiti.

Sanford H. Roth

His photographs of James Dean still appear regularly in books, magazines, print and other works all over the world.

Suedehead

The video clip for this Morrissey single features the singer walking in the streets of Fairmount, Indiana, the boyhood city of James Dean.

The Lament for Icarus

According to Dr. Justine Hopkins, Draper identifies Icarus "with the other heroes of the Pre-Raphaelites and symbolists, who, like James Dean half a century later, manage to live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse".

WMRI

The WMRI call letters were previously used on its FM station at 106.9 MHz (the present day WXXC.) Prior to adopting the current callsign, the station was known as WGOM (for "Giant of Music", inspired by locally born James Dean's final movie "Giant") with a Top 40 format before automating in the late 1970s.


Bruno Pelletier

In 1992, he released his first self-titled album in October and played the role of James Dean in the rock opera La Légende de Jimmy, by Luc Plamondon and Michel Berger in November.

Bus Riley's Back in Town

The intense drama depicts a man (James Dean look-alike Parks) returning home from three years in the Navy only to find that his girlfriend (Ann-Margret) has married an older man.

El Cabrillo

After Warner died in 1984, the building's owner cleaned out the basement and inadvertently threw out some of Warner's possessions, including James Dean's boots from Rebel Without a Cause and Marlon Brando's leather jacket from The Wild One.

Films of the Golden Age

Among the many performers who have been covered by the magazine over the years were Tyrone Power, Butterfly McQueen, Olivia de Havilland, Betty Hutton, Robert Mitchum, Noël Coward, Anita Page, Conway Tearle, Edna May Oliver, James Dean, Dorothy Dandridge, Gene Kelly, Esther Williams, Una Merkel, and directors Michael Curtiz, and W. S. Van Dyke.

Garfield in Paradise

They meet the tribal chief who explains that the villagers learned English "from watching a lot of beach movies", and that the car was originally owned by the Cruiser, a James Dean/Fonzie-styled legend who drove his car into the village in 1957 and introduced the people to the 1950s pop culture.

Johnson Motors Inc. Clothing

Although the company was the number one dealer of Triumph Motorcycles in California, an active supporter of California Motor Racing during the early to mid twentieth century, and collaborated with such stars as Marlon Brando, James Dean, Clint Eastwood and Steve McQueen, it has only become well known in recent years due to its vintage clothing.

Pier Angeli

For a short time, Angeli also had a romantic relationship with James Dean; however, under pressure from her domineering mother, she broke off the relationship and went on to marry singer and actor Vic Damone (1954–1958).

Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich

“The saga of Pete Maravich is as absorbing as the legend of James Dean, of Steve Prefontaine, of John Lennon, of every generation’s icon who died young.The fruits of Press Maravich’s love for his son, and of Pete’s intense desire to please his father, could be seen in the grainy films from the Pistol’s college days. His story is timeless.”

Ray Connolly

He also wrote and directed the feature length documentary entitled James Dean: The First American Teenager, while his television drama series have included Honky Tonk Heroes, Lytton's Diary and Perfect Scoundrels.

Violent Playground

McCallum's character, in particular, references roles played by James Dean, Marlon Brando, and especially Vic Morrow in Blackboard Jungle.