James Dean was pronounced dead at the scene sometime ... Before passing sentence, Judge Hirst acknowledged the crash was not deliberate and it was a distressing case. "Even more so when the ...

The Secret Life of James Dean. Despite Dean’s career only lasting five years – abruptly ending with his death in a car crash at age 24 in 1955 – he cemented himself in Hollywood history as a ...

In his honor, the area was renamed James Dean Junction and a small roadside memorial was created so fans of his movies could leave keepsakes in his memory. Just a half mile from his crash site ...

Born on Feb. 8, 1931, James Dean was the son of farmer-turned-dental ... Not long afterward, he was killed in a car crash on his way to a race in Salinas, California, and the interview never ...