isn't it crazy how he only did three movies and he's one of the most famous actors of classic Hollywood

It says it all,that nearly seventy years after his premature death,that people still make programmes,watch his films,buy books,posters,photos of james,discuss his death,sexuality,and even his acting styles.This man is a total icon,a legend in his very own league.I fall in love with this man whenever i see him.

Sad that he died so young. He was a gifted actor. I have to wonder where his career would've gone had he lived.

Every time I see him, I just think River Phoenix would have played him in the movie about his short life.Their mannerisms are exactly alike.

He received the speeding ticket on California highway 99 in Bakersfield. He signed his last autograph in my hometown.

To think, if he didn't get the speeding ticket, he would of missed the truck he collided with by a good 15 or 20 minutes.

Who cares if he was gay or not he was a icon

James Dean is an icon in so many ways

You forgot to mention that Sir Alec Guinness warned Dean not to get into that car as he sensed something evil. You can hear Guinness himself say that in an interview!

He was a complex person, but I enjoyed his short career 💜 RIP Jimmy🙏

You can’t really compare him to other actors. He was totally unique like Garbo or Callas. A certain magic about him

James Dean’s family life and troubles shaped him for sure. He was larger than life and an iconic original.

I was fortunate enough after my own mother died when I was 14 I made a trip to Fairmont Indiana where Mr and Mrs Marcus Winslow allowed me to visit their home and treated me so wonderful by letting me stay in Jimmy's room for the night this was 1969 I never forgot their kindness and named my own son Marcus after that wonderful man who understood what I needed after the loss of my mother God bless them and James Dean

I'm 75 & remember as a child, James Dean in smaller t.v. roles before he 'hit it big' in the movies! Even though his legend has continued to grow through the decades, I don't believe that he would have had a long movie career, had he lived! His looks were already starting to fade at 24, due to his lifestyle! However, with his youthful death, he will always remain "forever young" in his fan's hearts! R.I.P. James!

My ex-wife lives onky a few miles from where Dean met his demise....and I've visited his memorial several times in passing. Even though I've heard his name all of my life, I have never seen any of his movies.

James Dean was my Hero in my teen years.. I saw all his movies and a memorial documentary in Kampala, Uganda in those years.. a true great person..

James Dean was brilliant. I was so upset about his death.. May he rest in peace. ❤

I love him in East of Eden. He does so well in it that it looks real and not just acting

I was 15 when he died and I was heart broken …

Only three movies? Amazingly unforgettable!

" What are we waiting for? Let's bring em back home. "

Unbelievable that a traffic stop contributed to the timing of this Collision.

I wish he was born on our generation. He seems such a nice, sweet, beautiful heart..

You didn't say anything that had already been said 100 times. What darkness? You really didn't mention any that I heard.

There is a story that the ambulance carrying Dean was in an accident on the way to the hospital. It's said that he had hit his head in that accident while in the ambulance.

Wow. Never thought I'd hear the word "ennui" in a KZfaq video. That's an extra 10 points to you, Sir.

So, what exactly was The Dark Side of James Dean No One Talks About? I didn’t hear anything that isn’t widely known.

From what i`ve read James ean wasn`t speeding at the time of his death, he didn`t collide with another car , the car turned in front of Dean which was Turnupseeds fault . He`ll stop, he`s gotta see us ....thinking this is what Deans mechanic said to police right before the wreck.

Great job, I didn't know how complex he was. Thanks! I wonder about the police officer who gave the ticket; what a thrill to meet James Dean, then ...

I knew everything except his mom died when he was nine, there was another passenger in the car, and Brando didn't particularly like him.

Gosh, being a teenager now, I love “Rebel Without a Cause” I never knew him, but I miss James Dean. He was so talented and gorgeous 😍❤️

There are NO equivalent film stars to James Dean. Totally unique.

Using modern techniques used by Police and Insurance companies it was found Dean's car was traveling at the correct speed. The car he hit drove in front of him, causing the accident. The mistake was caused by the Sun in the approaching car driver's eyes. So he did take the speeding ticket warning. It was an accident, but not Dean's fault. Although it took 50 years to prove using modern techniques.

I wonder what James would have become if he never died..

Fathers were given a major pass to simply “ship off” their children at any time the mother was not available. Sad really. I love my children even without their mother

3 films are enough fr me Greatest actor I've ever seen

"Take up dentistry?" lol Like its knitting or something.

Rest In Peace James dean

Loved him in 'Giant'. His performance in 'East of Eden', was spot on! He was good at his job. Period!

I think Jimmy Dean just had a fascination with Brando because he was America’s greatest actor. Remember, Brando literally became a hero to people and was greatly admired. I can even see Jimmy Dean copying Brando’s mannerisms. I’m sure a lot of actors were copying Brando which wasn’t a wise thing to do but Dean was a natural talent and was able to get away with it along with his screen presence. He was a talented actor for sure and one of the best within his time, in my opinion.

Why do we care if he was gay? He was a good actor

MANY have talked about this dark side. There is no escape from these discussions, they are everywhere.

We love James Dean ♥️

James Franco played him. Did a good job.

Crazy how he only had 3 movies and he had been dead for more than 60 years but people still talk about him

He was perfect for that time. We could feel the searching feeling he emitted. I wasn't close to my parents.

Very good video, but please STOP sugesting (like many other videos' narrators keep doing the same in all Dean's videos) that "perhaps he was homossexual". Listen well: James Dean WAS NOT homossexual for goodness sake! Dean dated pently of girls before he met Pier with whom he became profondly in love. He became extremelly sad when Anna Maria Pier Angeli married the italian Vic Damone. Dean did not marry Pier because her mother would not allow her daughter marrying a Quacker which Dean was. Had Dean been homossexual and he would have not dated one simple girl, ONLY BOYS, am I clear???? Thank you for the video.

According to David Dalton the author of " James Dean: The Mutant King" James Dean was the Abraham Lincoln of Teenagers for all time: he freed them all and gave them a voice!

Wow it's really amazing video. I really loved it.

3 movies is NOT a "handful", it's a "pinch"... & a mighty insignificant one at that.

Is it crazy that a few years ago, for halloween, I dressed up as James Dean? I did my hair like his and i wore jeans and a white shirt.

James Dean was one of the best actors I have seen in my whole life . I have seen all his three films. Rebel without a cause , east of Eden and giant !!!! He is the only person I have seen who as done a crying emotional scene that really did look real. And it was hard to believe he was just acting. If James Dean wud have lived he wud have gone straight to the top with is acting and wud have been very rich. !!!! I don't care what this man did in his private life or how many women and men he slept with. As far as I'm concerned there will never be another actor that cud ever touch James Dean .!!!! A beautiful laid back handsome man.😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

I really liked James Dean and all of his movies. Rip James Dean

Never saw his movies but I heard songs about him so he must've made an impact

The speeding ticket, may be if he slowed down, he'd would have lived longer and made more great movie's. I love James Dean

I believe that, sadly, he would have killed himself in one way or another before too long had he not died in the car crash.

He starred in one of my favorite movies-“Giant.” He was gorgeous and talented.

Unrattled by a speeding ticket just hours before his death tells me James Dean was a “rebel “.

Rebel Without a Cause is my favorite James Dean movie,I can watch it again and again

Happy Birthday Jimmy Dean.....legend forever...❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🥀🌹

I love james dean so much

Create a time machine immediately!!

I find it so fascinating that most of us probably weren't even a Twinkle, maybe even our parents were a Twinkle & HE seemed to in some way impact our lives. He was so ahead of his time. If only he listened to Alec GUINNESS. Guinness told Dean the week before that if Dean drove that car that he'd be dead in a week & he was. It's crazy how people have premonitions like that. Dean would probably be so astounded if he saw the race cars of today & also knew of all the women in love with him! RIP James Dean one of the world's True Icons. 🙏🙏💞💞💕💕

He had Charisma, but I think He did not love a life.🙋 It is very sad, that this man died too young. 🌸🌸🌸🌸 A Genie🌼🌼🌼🌼 I will look, if River Phoenix is His,, Twin ''. Rest in Peace both. ❤️❤️

He was gorgeous and talented and unique 🙏🏽✝️❤️💐

Man, he looks so much like James Franco (a slightly younger version), the same kind of sex appeal! No wonder Franco portrayed Dean in a movie.

Neither one of those things surprised me about him. I was a teenager then.

Why there is no mention about his relation with italian actress Pier Angeli ?

I thought his career was boosted by Elias Kazan giving him best roles of his career i am amazed you didn't mention him intentionally!!!?

I mon was born in 58 in Portland Ja and remember the whole island in luv with Mr Dean. Like many reggae greats gone 2soon

I must say back in the day I was all for dean democracy. Now though things are different

You did not comment on the subtle, but sure, signs of a homoerotic relationship between Dean and his colleagues-star, Sal Mineo.

His childhood details seem to be confused. The last story said nothing about him being left with his aunt and uncle. They also said his father had a bull frog farm that didn't work out.

Was the “dark side” he got a speeding ticket 2 hours before he died? I’m confused 🤔

James Dean is hot!

Happy Birthday to James Dean Today it's my birthday 2 :)

Fortuneteller - You`ll become an icon in Hollywood after you star 3 movies. James Dean - 3 movies is more than enough, after all, nobody lives forever.

Lovely and thanks u ✌🏻🙏🏻💐🌹💖💖💖

R.I.P. 🙏♥️

Been reading too much ADA material, eh?

Before James Dean, acting was different than it was before. James Dean was a method actor. The actor began to use elements from his own life and experiences in a way that actors had never done before. He tapped into real things in out of his personal life that would enhance and illuminate his acting. It was immediate and direct. Dean came to the Method by instinct, using his own quirks and understanding of the acting craft. Dean opened himself up to the audience. There was no such thing as an emotion too painful or too revealing to be portrayed on screen. Dean was able to play his parts as convincing as he did because, unlike the generation before his, he was willing to reveal himself and display true emotions for the camera, even if they were painful for him to portray and painful for the audience to watch. Specifically, James Dean formulated his own theories, and all of those theories dove-tailed into the idea that acting had to be spontaneous emotional and in the moment. For James Dean believed that the moment was the most important element in the process of acting, that an actor should work only moment to moment, and that an effective perfomance was a series of brilliant moments strung together like pearls in a necklace. "An actor must interpret life," James Dean once said, "and in order to do so he must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts out at his feet. In the short span of his lifetime, an actor must learn all there is to know, experience all there is to experience, or approach that state as closely as possible. He must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art."

Dean projected powerful emotion, sensitivity and vulnerability; that was no "act".

He was so intense in East of Eden.

He was not a rebel just to be a rebel for the sake of rebelling. He just did not want to participate in things he did not believe in. Hence the rebel. No one has ever come close to what he had because you cannot imitate someone and be authentic, especially with the depth Dean had. What we saw from Dean was I fear just scratching the surface of his talent. Even if he had lived, we may not have seen much more from him because he hated Hollywood. New York theater was another story.

One of Dean's girlfriends before his death, remember Jerry Seinfeld's Mother in the 2nd greatest Sitcom of All Time (Seinfeld 1990-1998), his mother on the show, in real life she dated James Dean briefly in early 1950's ..... Confirmed fact

he liked taking chances - = you can't match a tank with an aluminum can - the result you can plainly see - i 'll do a portrait of him now - rip J D

If Dean had not been stopped for a traffic ticket he would’ve never gotten in that accident he would’ve never been at that spot an accident is perfect timing

Absolutely the best actor that ever lived!❤️

Dean democracy

He deserved better 🥺

AREN'T WE ALL A LITTLE DARK Sometimes..Dean was Unique Not Many Are like him...And He Lived LIFE on the Wild side...

Great talent that was gone too soon. I read that he had agreed to star as Rocky Graziano in the 1956 film Somebody Up There Likes Me right before his death. A role that Paul Newman ended up playing. I'm not sure how true this was or if he had even signed on for the movie before his death, but I heard this in another documentary video about James Dean. Kinda wonder if it was true.

The Ford sedan collided with James Dean's Porsche in a complete broadside. 22 year old Donald Turnupseed was completely to blame for the accident. More BS about James Dean.

"rumors circulating about Brando`s sexuality" . really ? Dean yes .

It's not right to speak ill of those who are no longer here to defend themselves.

I just googled James Dean a few minutes ago, and I read several exposes about Dean having flings, not only with Marlon Brando, but with Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Steve McQueen, Rock Hudson, Lee Strasberg, and Martin Landau! :O

he was a good actor, ive seen one of his movies

Someone said to james why do u take such risks he responded by saying deaths among us and I’d like to conquer it

Brilliant actor...left this world to soon.

Peter Lawford had told him not to drive that car.