James Dean

James Dean is an actor with three famous films that immortalized his portrayal of teen angst, the rebellious and the misunderstood. It’s not surprising he was forever frozen in time typecast into this iconic role with his death at a young age of 24. He is famous for his role in the movie “East of Eden” in 1955, “Rebel Without a Cause” in 1955 and his last film “Giant” in 1956. His iconic status is mostly credited to his role in the “Rebel without a cause”. He was born in Indiana, was raised by relatives with the early loss of his mother to cancer at his tender age of nine. True to being an iconic symbol of teenage restlessness and confusion in the 1950’s Dean was reported to be homosexual and by some bisexual this was a further draw of the wider demographic of fans at the time. He also had the passion for car racing, a passion that later resulted to his death on September 30, 1955 on his way to a race further cementing his leather jacket and fast cars status that lives till today.

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James Dean. (2010). Biography.com. Retrieved 11:37, Nov 9 2010 from http://www.biography.com/articles/James-Dean-9268866