James Dean

James Dean was an American film actor who became one of the most important cinematographic icons of the XX century.

He was born on February 8, 1931 in Marion Indiana. At the age of 9 years, his mother died so he was sent to live to a farm in Fairmount.When he was in high school he moved to New York to study drama and acting in UCLA university.

During the early 50’s he started doing small roles on T.V. commercials and he participated on plays such as “See the Jaguars” and “The Inmoralist”. He started participating on films such as “Fixed Bayonets”(1951) by Sam Fuller, “Sailor beware”(1951),”Has Anybody Seen my Gal?” and “Trouble along the way”(1953) by Michael Curtiz.

Thanks to the early works he attracted the attention of the director Elia Kazan who decided to give him the main role of the film “East of Eden” which got him several nominations and awards, including an Oscar nomination.

The same year he participated on the film “Rebeld without a cause” as the main actor.  He became so popular with only 2 movies that Warner decided to give him a role on the film “Gigant” which also gave him a nomination to the Oscar.

But his glory didn’t last enough, because he died in a car accident.