Flashback: JS remembers James Dean.Actor James Dean Noun 1. James Dean - United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) James Byron Dean, Dean may be the ultimate symbol of restless youth of the 1950s. His first film, East of Eden East of Eden is a novel by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck, published in September 1952. Often described as Steinbeck's most ambitious novel, East of Eden , opened in March 1955, at the dawn of the rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. era. In the film, based on a novel by John Steinbeck Noun 1. John Steinbeck - United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968) John Ernst Steinbeck, Steinbeck , Dean played the rebellious but sensitive son of a sometimes strict father. Young Americans were instantly drawn to him. That fall, Rebel Without a Cause made Dean an icon (idol). But by then he was dead, at the age of 24. He was killed while speeding on a California road in his Porsche 550 Spyder. THE DATE: September 30, 1955, Dean's legend has grown. Today, his very name, like that of Marilyn Monroe, evokes both glamour and tragedy. |
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