He was killed in a car accident while driving his beloved Porsche 550 Spyder The actor was laid to rest in his hometown of Fairmount, Ind., where a memorial and museum now honor Dean Known for his ...

The remains of James Dean's Porsche, which crashed in Central California on Sept. 30, 1955. (ullstein bild via Getty Images) Seventy years ago today, actor James Dean was killed while driving his ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - James Dean was not allowed to drive fast cars while he was working on a movie. Problem was, on Sept. 30, 1955, when he got behind the wheel of his German sports car in ...

WHETHER YOU KNOW JAMES DEAN from his influential (and tragically short) movie career or from his name drop in a Taylor Swift song, he is undeniably a cultural icon. A year before his death in a car ...

Nearly seven decades ago, actor James Dean died in a fateful crash in a quiet part of San Luis Obispo County where Highways 41 and 46 meet. The short-lived movie star’s legacy on and off the silver ...

Before shooting began on the movie “East of Eden,” director Elia Kazan reportedly sent James Dean off to Palm Springs to gain some weight and get some sun so that he looked like a “real” farm boy. The ...

It's been over 70 years since James Dean’s untimely death, but the other man involved in the crash, Donald Turnupseed, spent most of his life avoiding speaking about the accident. On Sept. 30, 1955, ...

Sep. 16—FAIRMOUNT — Roughly 30,000 people are expected to gather for food and fun in remembrance of cinematic icon James Dean at the 47th annual James Dean Festival, slated for Sept. 22-24.

Blackwell's Corner, Calif. — The handsome young man stares out at Highway 46: jacket collar popped, hair slicked back, blue eyes and parted lips frozen in a come-hither stare. He points to a sign for ...

James Dean, who died in a 1955 car crash at the age of 24, is making an unexpected return to the big screen via CGI for the Vietnam War action-drama 'Finding Jack.' By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent ...

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James Dean died on Sept. 30, 1955, at 24 years old James Dean died on Sept. 30, 1955, at age 24 He was killed in a car accident while driving his beloved Porsche 550 Spyder The actor was laid to rest ...