This document provides biographical information about American actor James Dean. It discusses that Dean began his career in small Broadway theaters after studying drama in New York. His role in The Immoralist in 1954 led to a contract with Hollywood. There he starred in East of Eden directed by Elia Kazan in 1955. That same year he starred in Rebel Without a Cause directed by Nicholas Ray, portraying a misunderstood teenager. Shortly after he appeared in Giant directed by George Stevens, further establishing his image as a young maverick. This image and his opposition to the war, along with his tragic death in a car accident before the premiere of Giant, made him a symbol for his generation. The document includes several photos of Dean from

2. (Marion, USA, 1931-Paso Robles, id., 1955) American Actor. After studying drama at New
York, he began his career working in small theaters of Broadway. His performance in The
immoralist (1954) play by A. Gide, it earned him the opportunity to sign a contract in
Hollywood, where, the following year, it rolled East of Eden, directed by Elia Kazan. In
1955 he started the orders of Nicholas Ray to star alongside Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo,
Rebel Without a Cause, in which he portrayed Dean misunderstood and at odds with the
reality around him teenager. Shortly after it appeared in Giant (1956), directed by G.
Stevens from E. Ferber's novel, in which Dean, this time a pawn of rough manners,
consolidated its young maverick image. This image as well as its strong opposition to the
Korean War and his tragic death in a car accident shortly before the premiere of the film,
became a symbol for a generation marked by their desire for freedom and in constant
conflict with their elders .
James Dean

3. James Dean was born on
February 8, 1931 in the
city of Marion, in the state
of Indiana.

4. Rebel Without a Cause

5. James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor - Giant

8. James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor - Giant

9. James Dean with
Kid & Horse By
Richard Miller

11. Richard C. Miller James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor take a break from filming "Giant"

13. Richard Miller. Title: James Dean Cola Backwards

14. Richard Miller. Title: James Dean Hat Back

15. James Dean Road & Track By
Richard Miller

16. Rebel Without a Cause

18. James Dean with kids
on the set of Giant,
photographed by
Richard Miller, 1955

19. Richard Miller. Title: James Dean Driving Chevy

20. James Dean resting between
scenes, "Giant", 1955,
Photographer: Richard Miller

22. Rebel Without a Cause

23. James Dean in “Giant” (George
Stevens, 1956)

24. "East of Eden"

25. James Dean & Natalie Wood
love scene "Rebel Without a
Cause"

26. Julie Harris, the pair of James Dean in "East of Eden"

29. James Dean playing with a yoyo, 1955. Photo by Richard C. Miller.

30. Photo By Richard Miller.

31. "Rebel Without a Cause"

32. USA. Indiana. Fairmount. 1955. In 1955 James DEAN returned to the town where he had spent his youth and gone to High School

35. USA. New York City. 1955. James Dean
haunted Times Square. For a novice actor in
the fifties this was the place to go. The
Actors Studio, directed by Lee Strasberg, was
in its heyday and just a block away

36. USA. Indiana. Fairmount. James Dean and his young cousin Markie play with a model car. 1955. Dean would be dead before the year was out, killed in a high speed crash in
Bakersfield, Californian in September 1955.

37. Richard Miller. Title: James Dean Hotel Room

38. James Dean getting groceries in Texas. Photo by Richard Miller.

39. USA. Fairmont, Indiana. 1955. In 1955 James Dean returned to his roots, the town of Fairmount where he was raised and educated.

40. Concentration: New York City.
1955. James Dean attending a
dance class with Katherine
Dunham along with other
members practicing - Dean was
the first ever actor to receive a
posthumous Academy Award
nomination for Best Actor, for
his role in East Of Eden in 1955.

41. USA. New York City. 1955. James Dean helps with Geraldine Page in her dressing room before she goes on stage

43. USA. New York City.

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