James Dean Quote
![]() | “If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man.” ―James Dean Source/Notes: As quoted in: "Boulevard of broken dreams: the life, times, and legend of James Dean" (Plume, 1997) by Paul Alexander, p. 71 - ISBN: 9780452278400. Also in: "Rebels united: James Dean, the enduring reality" (Brean-Jones Pub. Co., 1984) by Joel Brean, p. 133. And also in: "Rebels: The Rebel Hero in Films" (Citadel Press, 1973 ) by Joe Morella, Edward Z. Epstein, p. 91 - ISBN: 9780806503608 |

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James Dean
Born: February 8, 1931
Died: September 30, 1955 (aged 24)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Actor
Bio: James Byron Dean was an American film actor. He is a cultural icon, best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were as loner Cal Trask in East of Eden, and as the surly ranch hand, Jett Rink, in Giant.
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