| LC control no. | n 50040427 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dean, James, 1931-1955 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1931-02-08 |
| Death date | 1955-09-30 |
| Place of birth | Marion (Ind.) |
| Place of death | Cholame (Calif.) |
| Profession or occupation | Actors |
| Found in | James Dean, c1956. James Dean in his own words, 1991: p. 7 (James Byron Dean) The Official site of James Dean, viewed June 19, 2013 About > Biography (James Dean was born February 8, 1931, in Marion, Indiana. He attended Santa Monica Junior College and UCLA. Dean had one of the most spectacularly brief careers of any screen star. In just more than a year, and in only three films, Dean became a widely admired screen personality, a personification of the restless American youth of the mid-50's, and an embodiment of the title of one of his film "Rebel Without A Cause." En route to compete in a race in Salinas, James Dean was killed in a highway accident on September 30, 1955) <http://jamesdean.com/> Wikipedia, June 19, 2013 (James Dean; James Byron Dean; born February 8, 1931 in Marion, Ind.; died September 30, 1955 in Cholame, Calif.; American actor. Dean's enduring fame and popularity rests on his performances in three films, all leading roles. His premature death in a car crash cemented his legendary status) |
| Associated language | eng |
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