James Dean
- Biography
- In little more than a year's time and after appearing in only three feature films, James Byron Dean became one of the most admired screen stars of all time, achieving cult status and becoming an icon of American culture.
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- Born
- February 08, 1931
- Died
- September 30, 1955
Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actor Giant (1956) |
| 1955 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actor East of Eden (1955) |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Special Achievement East of Eden (1955) |
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09/23/09 In searching the Cinematical archives to see whether or not this commercial that, quite brilliantly, imagines what James Dean's life would have been like had he not died in a car crash in 1955, I came across this post from Cine writer Martha Fischer honoring the legendary actor on the 50th anniversary of his death. | Cinematical.com -
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09/03/09 Scraping by as a struggling songwriter in Amsterdam and Berlin, he falls in with a succession of bohemians and art-world hangers-on, trying to reconcile the romantic vision of African-American expatriates like James Baldwin and Josephine Baker with the reality of being the sole black face in an all-white world full of self-styled revolutionaries who still obediently go home for Christmas. | The A.V. Club