James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Director George Stevens on location for "Giant" in Marfa Texas
Caption: James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Director George Stevens on location for "Giant" in Marfa Texas
Actor, Miscellaneous Crew
Born: February 8, 1931
Star sign: Aquarius
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Known for: Rebel Without a Cause (1955), East of Eden (1955), Giant (1956), General Electric Theater (1953)
Source: IMDB
James Byron Dean was born February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana, to Mildred Marie (Wilson) and Winton A. Dean, a farmer turned dental technician. His mother died when Dean was nine, and he was subsequently raised on a farm by his aunt and uncle in Fairmount, Indiana. After grade school, he moved to New York to pursue his dream of acting. He received...