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 ...
When legendary Hollywood star James Dean wasn’t acting, he was behind the wheel of something fast. After all, his passion in life wasn’t appearing on the silver screen; it was, and always had been ...
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 ...
The video shows the last known stop of James Dean at Blackwells Corner, his last completed race at Minter Field in Shafter, and his memorial in Cholame. On Sept. 30th 1955, James Dean lost control of ...
A fix for the deadly stretch of California highway that claimed James Dean’s life is nearing completion over six decades after his tragic death. On Sept. 30, 1955, Dean hopped in his new Porsche 550 ...
When James Dean died in 1955 he was only 24 years old with just three films under his belt. Those pictures made him the symbol of our age and his tragic end gave America one of its first pop icons. 65 ...