James Dean died on Sept. 30, 1955, at 24 years old James Dean died on Sept. 30, 1955, at age 24 He was killed in a car accident while driving his beloved Porsche 550 Spyder The actor was laid to rest ...

The remains of James Dean's Porsche, which crashed in Central California on Sept. 30, 1955. (ullstein bild via Getty Images) Seventy years ago today, actor James Dean was killed while driving his ...

Nearly seven decades ago, actor James Dean died in a fateful crash in a quiet part of San Luis Obispo County where Highways 41 and 46 meet. The short-lived movie star’s legacy on and off the silver ...

Never-before-released photos of the crash that killed actor James Dean are going up for auction in August. The unpublished photos, which were used in a court case, are expected to fetch $20,000 at ...

It's been over 70 years since James Dean’s untimely death, but the other man involved in the crash, Donald Turnupseed, spent most of his life avoiding speaking about the accident. On Sept. 30, 1955, ...

Before shooting began on the movie “East of Eden,” director Elia Kazan reportedly sent James Dean off to Palm Springs to gain some weight and get some sun so that he looked like a “real” farm boy. The ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - September 30, 1955. Actor James Dean dies in a car crash at the age of 24. The rebellious Hollywood icon starred in only three major motion pictures.

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Blackwell's Corner, Calif. — The handsome young man stares out at Highway 46: jacket collar popped, hair slicked back, blue eyes and parted lips frozen in a come-hither stare. He points to a sign for ...

He was killed in a car accident while driving his beloved Porsche 550 Spyder The actor was laid to rest in his hometown of Fairmount, Ind., where a memorial and museum now honor Dean Known for his ...