James Dean: Date Of Birth : 8th February, 1931

Place Of Birth : Marion, Indiana, USA

Dean became the stage manager for Miller Playhouse Theatre Guild.

James Dean went to school at UCLA to study acting. He majored in theatre arts and pre-law.

When Dean got the part in East of Eden, he bought himself a red race-prepared MG TD and shortly afterwards, a white Ford Country Squire Woodie station wagon. Dean upgraded his MG to a Porsche 356 Speedster (Chassis number: 82621), which he raced. Dean came in second in the Palm Springs Road Races in March 1955 after a driver was disqualified; he came in 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 appeared in a commercial for Pepsi.

James appeared in "Rebel Without A Cause" (1955) and other hit films.

At 5:45 P.M. on September 30, 1955, James Dean was killed. He was the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.



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