Marlon Brando was considered one of the best actors of all time who starred as a rebel in three major 1950s films: A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and The Wild One, with the latter inspiring a new style. James Dean was most famous for his role as a troubled teen in Rebel Without a Cause and only acted in three movies before dying in a car crash at age 24. Norma Jean Mortensen, better known as Marilyn Monroe, had a rough childhood but found fame through modeling and acting, starring in films like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Some Like It Hot, and The Seven Year Itch.