James Dean's biography

James Byron Dean is 24 years old film actor born at Marion. James was born on Sunday 8th of February 1931. James is often nicknamed as Jimmy, Jim, J.D., "One Speed" Dean, Jimmy Dean. According to year of birth 1931 James belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 8th of February means he is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.

He is native english speaker. He is white american. James is citizen of United States of America. James is other. James´s primary profession is to be film actor. You can know James also as television actor, stage actor, racing automobile driver. He is recently known as actor.

James Dean's dad

James Dean's father's name is Winton Dean.

James Dean's mom

James Dean's mother's name is Mildred Marie Wilson.

James Dean's schools

We found 4 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Santa Monica College, University of California, Los Angeles, Fairmount Public School.

Detailed informations about James´s schools

He studied high school - Fairmount High School, Fairmount, Indiana, United States (1949).

He studied university - Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California, United States (Transferred), University Of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Dropped Out After One Semester In January Of 1951).

James Dean's career

James´s main focus is to be film actor. He is famous thanks to Best known for the characters Cal Trask in "East Of Eden" (1955), Jim Stark in "Rebel Without A Cause "(1955),Jett Rink in "Giant" (1956)..

Is James Dean gay ?

James is known to be bisexual.

How did James Dean die

James died on on Friday 30th of September 1955 when he was only 24 years old at Cholame. James Deans death was caused by car crash.

Awards and competitions

James Dean's Awards

He won the Bloom Award as "Best Newcomer" for early Broadway work in "The Immoralist".
He was the first actor to receive an Academy Award nomination posthumously, for his role in East of Eden (1955). However, he did not win.
He is one of only six male actors to be posthumously nominated for an Academy Award as best actor in a leading role. The others were Spencer Tracy, Peter Finch, Massimo Troisi, Heath Ledger and Chadwick Boseman.
He is one of only six actors to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his first screen appearance. The other five actors are: Orson Welles, Lawrence Tibbett, Alan Arkin, Paul Muni and Montgomery Clift.
According to Elizabeth Taylor, Dean was a homosexual. She referred to him as gay during a speech at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2000.
He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1719 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

James Dean's Rankings

In October 1997, he was ranked #33 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
His performance as Jim Stark in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) is ranked #43 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).

James Dean's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work East of Eden in 1955
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor

What else you don't know about James Dean ?

James´s middle name is Byron.

What James Dean has done for a first time

He was the first actor to receive an Academy Award nomination posthumously, for his role in East of Eden (1955). However, he did not win.
He received posthumous Oscar nominations for his his first and last ever screen performances: East of Eden (1955) and Giant (1956).
Dean's first filmed appearance was in a commercial for Pepsi-Cola in 1950. He is the character who puts money in the piano/jukebox.
He is one of only six actors to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his first screen appearance. The other five actors are: Orson Welles, Lawrence Tibbett, Alan Arkin, Paul Muni and Montgomery Clift.
Through his mother he is the descendant of John of Gaunt (the son of King Edward III) and his first wife Blanche of Lancaster.
Generally credited with being the first actor to depict American youth into the medium of cinema.
Despite achieving overnight star status following the release of his first film, James Dean still made home visits to Fairmount whenever possible. A private recording was made of Dean enjoying some time with his grandparents at their place of residence.
Martin Landau introduced him to his first girlfriend Barbara Glenn Gordon.
When James was in Hollywood he wrote many letters to his first girlfriend Barbara Glenn Gordon.

James Dean's quotes

Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
[when told he was too short to be an actor] How can you measure acting in inches?
[to Hedda Hopper] Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated. You must say, "Wait. Let me see". And above all, you must be honest with yourself.
If a man can bridge the gap between life and death... I mean, if he can live on after his death, then maybe he was a great man.
[on acting] You can do "Hamlet" while performing cartwheels... as long as the audience sees your eyes - you can make the performance real.
(When speaking to a friend) Death can't be considered, because if you're afraid to die there's no room in your life to make discoveries.
I think I am going to make it because on one hand I am like Clift saying help me and of the other hand I am Brando saying, "Screw you!", and somewhere in between is "James Dean".
I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world, is discovery.
Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have.
My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
The cinema is a very truthful medium because the camera doesn't let you get away with anything. On stage you can even loaf a little, if you're so inclined.
To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves.
[Being asked about his sexual orientation] No, I am not a homosexual. But, I'm also not going to go through life with one hand tied behind my back.
[on the risk of racing cars] What better way to die? It's fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
The only greatness for man is immortality.
There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
You can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture. You've got to show what it's really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
[on raising children and teenagers] I think the one thing this picture shows that's new is the psychological disproportion of the kids' demands on the parents. Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done.

James Dean's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how James Dean looks. We will focus on his height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 5' 8" (173 cm). Body build is athletic. James´s eyes are tinted green. His hair is shade of blonde.

James Dean