James Dean Quotes


If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.


Citations

Dalton, David. James Dean: The Mutant King: A Biography. Straight Arrow Books, 1974, p. 106.

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James Dean
James Dean
  • Born: February 8, 1931
  • Died: September 30, 1955
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor

James Byron Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in Giant (1956).