Edna Ferber did not want James Dean to play Jett Rink, the brutish ranch hand turned dissolute millionaire oil magnate from her 1952 novel “Giant.” ‘ She had imagined someone brawnier for the movie ...

James Dean dated this surprising sitcom mom.

James Dean remains one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, and fans still mark James Dean birthday by revisiting the places ...

One of the more significant relationships the book addresses is the one Dean had with Elizabeth Taylor, his costar in the 1956 film Giant. According to Colavito, the two got off to a somewhat rocky ...

Screen icon and method acting pioneer James Dean is forever connected to the motto, “Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse,” but now a group of filmmakers have paid off the legend’s ...

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 ...

Perhaps the most enduring scene in “Giant,” the 1956 movie based on Edna Ferber’s novel of the same name, is the moment when Jett Rink, played by James Dean, strikes oil on his bleak West Texas patch ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. James Dean may have only starred in a few Hollywood movies before his life was tragically cut short, but he left a huge impression. He became ...

This article includes links that may result in a small affiliate share for purchased products, which helps support independent LGBTQ+ media. Queer Eye for the James Dean guy! Antoni Porowski is a ...