The James Dean Handbook - Everything You Need to Know about James Dean

Publisher Marketing: James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. He is a cultural icon, best embodied by the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as a troubled Los Angeles teenager, Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were as loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955), and as the surly farmer, Jett Rink, in Giant (1956). Dean's enduring fame and popularity rests on performances in only these three films, all leading roles. His premature death in a car crash cemented his legendary status. James Dean was the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Dean the 18th best male movie star on their AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list. This book is your ultimate resource for James Dean. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: Fixed Bayonets!, Sailor Beware (1952 film), Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (film), Trouble Along the Way, East of Eden (film), Rebel Without a Cause, Giant (1956 film) Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission. Contributor Bio:  Smith, Emily Emily Smith lives in Kent with her family, including 4 children. She has always written privately, wittily entertaining and apt items for the family. She worked for several years as a journalist but then decided to dedicate herself to her family while her children were growing up. This book was written some 10 years ago, and when she became ill with terminal cancer, she decided to publish it. It is difficult not to feel deprived of all the other books she might have written if some far-sighted publisher had taken this on ten years ago.