James Dean

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cultural icon film actor human stage actor

James Dean was an iconic American actor of the 1950s whose brooding performances and early death made him a lasting symbol of youthful rebellion in popular culture.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural icon → film actor → human → stage actor →
activeYearsEnd	1955 →
activeYearsStart	1950 →
awardNomination	Academy Award for Best Actor for East of Eden → Academy Award for Best Actor for Giant →
burialPlace	Park Cemetery, Fairmount, Indiana, United States →
causeOfDeath	car accident →
coStarredWith	Elizabeth Taylor → Natalie Wood → Raymond Massey → Rock Hudson → Sal Mineo →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1931-02-08 →
dateOfDeath	1955-09-30 →
educatedAt	Santa Monica College → University of California, Los Angeles →
familyName	Dean →
fullName	James Byron Dean →
genre	drama film →
givenName	James →
hobby	auto racing →
influenced	Marlon Brando–inspired acting styles in popular culture → youth fashion and attitude in the 1950s →
knownFor	brooding screen presence → method acting approach →
languageSpoken	English →
mannerOfDeath	traffic collision →
notableFor	influence on youth culture → portrayals of troubled and rebellious youth →
notableWork	East of Eden → Giant → Rebel Without a Cause →
occupation	actor →
owned	Porsche 550 Spyder sports car →
placeOfBirth	Marion, Indiana, United States →
placeOfDeath	near Cholame, California, United States →
raisedBy	his aunt and uncle in Fairmount, Indiana →
religion	Protestantism →
residence	Fairmount, Indiana, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
studied	drama →
symbolOf	teenage angst → youthful rebellion →
workedOn	East of Eden → Giant → Rebel Without a Cause →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elia Kazan → Montgomery Clift →	influenced
James Dean ("James Byron Dean") →	fullName
Rebel Without a Cause →	leadActor
Rebel Without a Cause ("James Dean as Jim Stark") →	leadActorCharacter
Actors Studio →	notableMember
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor →	notableRecipient
James Franco →	portrayed
East of Eden ("James Dean as Cal Trask") →	role
East of Eden →	starred
Rebel Without a Cause →	starring
Rock Hudson →	workedWith