James Dean: The Biography

James Dean: The Biography

â€œWhatâ€™s important about Jimmy is that in spite of his short life, he had really lived-and with his beauty, he acted in ways that other actors only dream about.â€ â€” Terese Hayden, producer, Camino Real

Killed in a car crash at only 24, James Dean has become a tragic legend.

Compared to a Marlon Brando, Dean rose to fame in the film East of Eden, based on the novel by John Steinbeck.

American teenagers particularly related to Dean through his role in Rebel Without a Cause, where he portrayed an emotionally confused teen.

This is the most comprehensive biography of James Dean ever written, based upon over one hundred interviews with people who have never before spoken on record.

Val Holley delves into Deanâ€™s early life and training on stage and in television using research that is astounding in its detail and frequently lets his sources speak in their own voices.

Praise for James Dean: The Biography:

â€œVal Holley allows James Dean to be as wily, controlling, beautiful, seductive, sexually ambivalent, and actory as he apparently was. Itâ€™s like suddenly having the gift of a fourth, posthumous movie to slip on the shelf.â€ â€” Brad Gooch, author of City Poet: The Life and Times of Frank Oâ€™Hara

â€œI was drawn in by its legwork and detail, surprising interviews, sweet reasoning, and vivid characterization. This immortal of the screen stacks up as an American enigma.â€ â€” Patrick McGilligan, author of George Cukor: A Double Life,

â€œVal Holleyâ€™s James Dean is obviously a labor of love, and very thorough.â€ â€” Washington Post Book World

â€œThe most definitive biography yet written â€¦ quite interesting without being sensational.â€ â€” Booklist

â€œHolley has produced a meticulously documented work that dissects Deanâ€™s personality as never before.â€ â€” Publishers Weekly

â€œThoroughly researched and engagingly written, this is a worthy addition to the growing body of literature surrounding an actor whose life achieved mythic proportions as a result of his untimely death.â€ â€” Library Journal

â€œThe freshest, most revealing, and probably the most truthful account of [Dean] I have ever read.â€ â€” Alexander Walker, author of Vivien: The Life of Vivien Leigh

Val Holley has written numerous articles on James Dean and H. L. Mencken. He lives in Washington, D.C. James Dean was his first full biography.

Country	USA
Author	Val Holley
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Endeavour Media
Manufacturer	Endeavour Media
NumberOfPages	303
PublicationDate	2016-08-24
Publisher	Endeavour Media
ReleaseDate	2016-08-24
Studio	Endeavour Media

James Dean: The Biography

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