Loved this book. Any James Dean fan would be sad, if they missed this read.
Although he starred in only three major motion pictures before dying in a car crash at the age of twenty-four, James Dean influenced millions in his brief career. After his sudden death, many stories surfaced and continue to confuse fans even now. Finally, master biographer Donald Spoto brings James Byron Dean, the brilliant, gifted and troubled young man who embodied the image of the eternal teenage rebel, vividly to life.
With the cooperation of dozens of family members, friends, lovers, directors and costars, the whole picture emerges at last. Drawing on extraordinary mines of fresh material, Spoto reveals the unknown James Dean, whose: impending birth forced his young parents to marry; confused sexuality led him into the beds of both men and women; lack of discipline made him unreliable and temperamental; electrifying gift lit up the screen too briefly; hunger for stardom taught him how to take advantage of friends; sudden and controversial death still has fans and officials wondering what really happened; and so much more! A hero, an icon, a star, here, at last, is the true story behind the quintessential American rebel.
With the cooperation of dozens of family members, friends, lovers, directors and costars, the whole picture emerges at last. Drawing on extraordinary mines of fresh material, Spoto reveals the unknown James Dean, whose: impending birth forced his young parents to marry; confused sexuality led him into the beds of both men and women; lack of discipline made him unreliable and temperamental; electrifying gift lit up the screen too briefly; hunger for stardom taught him how to take advantage of friends; sudden and controversial death still has fans and officials wondering what really happened; and so much more! A hero, an icon, a star, here, at last, is the true story behind the quintessential American rebel.
