It’s been 70 years since Hollywood legend James Dean died in a car crash in Central California. The “Rebel Without a Cause” star was killed in a collision at the Cholame “Y” where Highway 41 and ...
Though he only released one film before his dying in a car crash, the actor became a lasting figure in pop culture.
On the morning of Sept. 30, 1955, Dean set out from Los Angeles with his 29-year-old mechanic, Rolf Wütherich, in a brand-new 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder. Dean had entered the car in a weekend race in ...
The actor’s untimely death at just 24 years old sent shockwaves through Hollywood. Dean's death ended not only the life of a ...
The resulting fire engulfed both the car and the home, and it took rescue personnel 45 minutes to extract Heche from her vehicle. She was taken to a hospital where she died from her injuries – which ...
Guinness recalled in a 1977 interview on the BBC’s Parkinson Talk Show that he asked Dean just how fast the iconic Porsche would go and Dean replied that it could go up to 150 mph.
The actor, who died 70 years ago, lives on at an annual Indiana festival packed with vintage cars, impersonators in red ...
It’s been 70 years since Hollywood legend James Dean died in a car crash in Central California. The “Rebel Without a Cause” star was killed in a collision at the Cholame “Y” where Highway 41 and ...