James Dean

James Dean
ISBN-10
075247071X
ISBN-13
9780752470719
Series
James Dean
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
128
Language
English
Published
2011-09-16
Publisher
The History Press
Author
William Hall

Description

They called him America's first teenageer, James Dean starred in just three films, but his death in 1955 aged 24 - dying as he lived - made him an icon of the rebellious youth culture that he had symbolised in Rebel Without a Cause. This biography explores the myth around him.

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