James Dean: Rebel with a Cause

by Wes D. Gehring

On September 30, 1955, a budding movie star who had just completed a rigorous schedule that included three films, set out on a trip to participate in a sports-car race in Salinas, California. James... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871951819
• ISBN13: 9780871951816
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Indiana Historical Society
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

James Dean

"James Dean: Rebel With A Cause" is about the life of James Dean. It starts off with the day he died in a car accident at the age of 24 and then rewinds back to the day he was born. It goes through his Indiana roots and his time in California, from his Broadway debut to his star-making role. We knew him as Cal Trask, a unloved son in "East of East", Jim Stark, an angst-ridden teen in "Rebel Without A Cause", and Jett Rink, the contemporary cowboy in "Giant". I liked the book becuase I like learning about new people. The only thing I didn't like was that there were a lot of words I didn't understand. But that didn't stop it from being a good book about an amazing actor.