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East of Eden (1955) dir Elia Kazan

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East of Eden (1955).

Dir: Elia Kazan

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James Dean in East of Eden. (1955)

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James Dean photographed with Betsy Palmer, whom he dated for a little while in 1953, after they played together in a teleplay called Sentence of Death.

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“New York overwhelmed me. For the first few weeks I only strayed a couple of blocks from my hotel off Times Square. I would see three movies a day in an attempt to escape from my loneliness and depression. I spent a hundred and fifty dollars of my limited funds just on seeing movies.”

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James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)

“Jim Dean and Elvis were the spokesmen for an entire generation. When I was in acting school in New York, years ago, there was a saying that if Marlon Brando changed the way people acted, then James Dean changed the way people lived. He was the greatest actor who ever lived. He was simply a genius.” — Martin Sheen

“[Dean’s] death caused a loss in the movie world that our industry could ill afford. Had he lived long enough, I feel he would have made some incredible films. He had sensitivity and a capacity to express emotion.” — Gary Cooper

“He seemed to capture that moment of youth, that moment where we’re all desperately seeking to find ourselves.” — Dennis Hopper

“What I remember most about him was the little boy quality shining forth at you from behind those thick glasses of his, tearing at your heart. He had that extreme and touching idealism of youth which made you wish that he would never have to be disillusioned. Now he won’t be.” — Louella Parsons

“I liken it to a kind of star or comet that fell through the sky and everybody still talks about it. They say, ‘Ah, remember the night when you saw that shooting star?" — Julie Harris

"All of us were touched by Jimmy, and he was touched by greatness.” — Natalie Wood

“He was a normal kid. He’d play with me, setting up electric trains on the floor, or put me on his motorbike and drive to an ice-cream parlor, with me sitting in front, holding on to the handlebars. He was kind and playful; we were very close, and he called me Markie. “Jimmy” was a very different person to “James Dean” – not a rebel, but warm, caring and good at anything to do with the arts.” — Marcus Winslow, Jr.