"The James Dean Story The James Dean Story is a 1957 American documentary. Released two years after Dean's death, the Warner Bros. Pictures release chronicles his short life and career via black-and-white still photographs, interviews with the aunt and uncle who raised him, his paternal grandparents, a New York City cabdriver friend, and the owner of his favorite Los Angeles restaurant, and outtakes from ""East of Eden"", footage of the opening night of ""Giant"", and Dean's ironic PSA for safe driving from ""Warner Bros. Presents"". Martin Gabel's narration was written by Stewart Stern, who scripted Dean's ""Rebel Without a Cause"","
"Rebel Without a Cause Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. Filmed in the recently introduced CinemaScope format and directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments. The film stars James Dean, Sal Mineo, and Natalie Wood. The film was a groundbreaking attempt to portray the moral decay of American youth, critique parental style, and explore the differences and conflicts between generations. The title was adopted from psychiatrist Robert M. Lindner's 1944 book, ""Rebel Without a Cause: The"
"in ""East of Eden"", Dean was nominated posthumously for the 1956 Academy Awards as Best Actor in a Leading Role of 1955, the first official posthumous acting nomination in Academy Awards history. (Jeanne Eagels was nominated for Best Actress in 1929, when the rules for selection of the winner were different.) ""East of Eden"" was the only film starring Dean that he would see released in his lifetime. Dean quickly followed up his role in ""Eden"" with a starring role as Jim Stark in ""Rebel Without a Cause"", a film that would prove to be hugely popular among teenagers. The"
"1955, Dean traded the MG for a new 1955 Porsche Super Speedster purchased from Competition Motors in Hollywood, California. He traded the Triumph T110 for a 1955 Triumph TR5 Trophy three days after filming wrapped on ""East of Eden"". Just before filming began on ""Rebel Without a Cause"", Dean competed in the Palm Springs Road Races with the Speedster on March 26–27. He finished first overall in Saturday's novice class, and second overall in the Sunday main event. Dean also raced the Speedster at Bakersfield on May 1–2, finishing first in class and third overall. His final race with the"
"Hypnoanalysis of a Criminal Psychopath"". The film, however, does not make any references to Lindner's book in any way. Warner Bros. released the film on October 27, 1955. Over the years, the film has achieved landmark status for the acting of cultural icon Dean, fresh from his Oscar nominated role in ""East of Eden"" and who died before the film's release, in his most celebrated role. This was the only film during Dean's lifetime in which he received top billing. In 1990, ""Rebel Without a Cause"" was added to the Library of Congress's National Film Registry as being deemed ""culturally,"
"dating Marlon Brando. In 1954, Dean became interested in developing an auto racing career. He purchased various vehicles after filming for ""East of Eden"" had concluded, including a Triumph Tiger T110 and a Porsche 356. Just before filming began on ""Rebel Without a Cause,"" he competed in his first professional event at the Palm Springs Road Races, which was held in Palm Springs, California on March 26–27, 1955. Dean achieved first place in the novice class, and second place at the main event. His racing continued in Bakersfield a month later, where he finished first in his class and third"
"Rock and Roll revolution by featuring Bill Haley & His Comets' ""Rock Around the Clock"" over the opening credits. Screenings of the film occasionally led to teen violence and vandalism, and, for some, the film marks the start of visible teen rebellion in the 20th century. ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955) thrust its angst-ridden star James Dean to international stardom, and, unlike ""Blackboard Jungle"", told its story from the viewpoint of its teen characters, another James Dean film ""East of Eden"" (1955) showcased his extraordinary talent as an actor. ""Gidget"" (1959) set off a wave of light-hearted teen beach party"
"beast"" of Westerns). In 1955, Ray directed ""Rebel Without a Cause"", starring James Dean in what proved to be his most famous role. When ""Rebel"" was released, soon after Dean's early death in an automobile crash, it had a revolutionary impact on movie-making and youth culture, virtually giving birth to the contemporary concept of the American teenager. Looking past its social and pop-culture significance, ""Rebel Without a Cause"" is the purest example of Ray's cinematic style and vision, with an expressionistic use of colour, dramatic use of architecture, and an empathy for social misfits. ""Rebel Without a Cause"" was Ray's"
"was the toast of Hollywood only a decade earlier having made the iconic picture ""Rebel Without a Cause"" starring James Dean, arrives to communist Yugoslavia desperately trying to re-ignite his spiraling career. Problems with drugs and alcohol have made him fall on hard times, but his name still holds enough cache to get him a lucrative offer of shooting a movie with Yugoslav state funds - the spectacular costumed horror-drama based on Dylan Thomas' script The Doctor and the Devils. On the other hand, Ray's powerful host, the director of state-owned production company Avala Film and former UDBA (Yugoslav state"
"Dean movies ""East of Eden"" (1955) and ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955). Rosenman had lived together with Dean whom he gave piano lessons to and it was Dean who introduced him to the director Elia Kazan. Dean also lobbied George Stevens to let Rosenman score ""Giant"", but Stevens preferred the more traditional Dimitri Tiomkin. Rosenman remarked ""The year I did my first film, I had five major performances in New York,"" however. ""The minute I did my first film, I didn't have a performance there for 20 years. They would never say, 'I don't like them'. They wouldn't look at"
"had become friends after they first met on the set of ""Giant"", referred to Dean as gay during a speech at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2001. Biographer Darwin Porter believes that Dean was more likely omnisexual, and that his trysts were often opportunistic and designed to further his career. Publisher: Sandy Beach, A (February 26, 2018) James Dean James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, ""Rebel Without a Cause"""
"James Dean James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in ""East of Eden"" (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in ""Giant"" (1956). After his death in a car crash, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best"
"East of Eden (film) East of Eden is a 1955 film, directed by Elia Kazan, and loosely based on the second half of the 1952 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. It is about a wayward young man who, while seeking his own identity, vies for the affection of his deeply religious father against his favored brother, thus retelling the story of Cain and Abel. The film stars Julie Harris, James Dean (in his first major screen role), and Raymond Massey. It also features Burl Ives, Richard Davalos, and Jo Van Fleet, and was adapted by Paul Osborn."
"Vermont/Sunset Metro Red Line station to the Observatory. The observatory is closed on Mondays. There are photo opportunities and scenery at and around the Observatory, with views of the Pacific Ocean, the Hollywood Sign and Downtown Los Angeles. The observatory was featured in two major sequences of the James Dean film ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955), which helped to make it an international emblem of Los Angeles. A bust of Dean was subsequently placed at the west side of the grounds. It has also appeared in a number of other movies: The Observatory has appeared in episodes of the following"
"Marlon Brando and ""Rebel Without A Cause"" starring James Dean. Although the ban on ""The Wild One"" was upheld by a review board, it overthrew his decision on ""Rebel Without a Cause"" and overturned his bans on several other movies. Recent research shows that during the 1950s Mirams provoked fears about the effects of modern American popular culture, especially comics and movies, in attempts to ban or severely restrict community access to such media. In this he was supported by leading members of the New Zealand left such as Elsie Locke. [Gary Whitcher, ""'More Than America': Some Responses to American"
"Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alan attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received his start in acting and was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1954. Allen was best known for his role as gang leader Buzz Gunderson in Nicholas Ray's 1955 film ""Rebel Without A Cause"". James Dean starred as Jim Stark, a disaffected teenager who has moved to Los Angeles to start a new life, only to find more problems in his new home. After a show at the Griffith Observatory, Buzz challenges Jim to a knife fight, which Stark wins"
"Dean and Massey was characterized by Turan as ""the paradigmatic generational conflict in all of American film."" Wins Nominations East of Eden (film) East of Eden is a 1955 film, directed by Elia Kazan, and loosely based on the second half of the 1952 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. It is about a wayward young man who, while seeking his own identity, vies for the affection of his deeply religious father against his favored brother, thus retelling the story of Cain and Abel. The film stars Julie Harris, James Dean (in his first major screen role), and"
"that ""Diesel carries the movie with his unsettling mix of Zen-like tranquillity and barely controlled rage."" Other reviews were more mixed. Susan Wloszczyna of ""USA Today"" gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, saying that Cohen ""at least knows how to keep matters moving and the action sequences exciting."" Owen Gleiberman of ""Entertainment Weekly"" gave the film a C, saying it ""works hard to be exciting, but the movie scarcely lives up to its title."" Rita Kempley of ""The Washington Post"" gave the film a scathing review, calling it """"Rebel Without a Cause"" without a cause. ""The Young and"
"and motorcycling). On the Warner Bros. backlot, he falls in love with actress Pier Angeli, who is working on the neighboring production of ""The Silver Chalice"" (1954). Despite concerns from Pier's domineering mother, James and his girlfriend buy a beach house in which they live together. Meanwhile, eccentric director Nicholas Ray casts him in the lead role for ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955). He once again hopes to impress his father with his rising movie star career in Hollywood, but Winton persists with his indifference. When ""East of Eden"" debuts, Warner is furious that he does not show up at"
"to break the cycle and conquer sin. The book explores themes of depravity, beneficence, love, and the struggle for acceptance, greatness, and the capacity for self-destruction and especially of guilt and freedom. It ties these themes together with references to and many parallels with the biblical Book of Genesis (especially Genesis Chapter 4, the story of Cain and Abel). Steinbeck's inspiration for the novel comes from the fourth chapter of Genesis, verses one through sixteen, which recounts the story of Cain and Abel. The title, ""East of Eden"", was chosen by Steinbeck from Genesis, Chapter 4, verse 16: ""And Cain"
"the second series, Jackson is convicted of the murders, but when a subsequent attack takes place, with exactly the same modus operandi, the team suspect a copycat killer - although Fowler and Mowbray suspect that Jackson may not have been their man after all. When a civil case is brought against Mowbray and Henderson for misconduct, Mowbray discovers that vital evidence against Jackson was not discovered during the course of the initial investigation. Without Motive Without Motive is a British crime drama series broadcast on ITV, starring Ross Kemp as the main protagonist, Detective Constable Jack Mowbray, a born and"
"production photographs and a final shooting script dated August 17, 1955 for a behind-the-scenes television promotional film titled ""Behind the Cameras: Rebel Without a Cause"" hosted by Gig Young and that had scripted interviews and staged footage by the cast and crew (script winning bid US$225.) Notes Bibliography Rebel Without a Cause Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. Filmed in the recently introduced CinemaScope format and directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments. The film stars"
"92 in Seattle, Washington. Stewart Stern Stewart Henry Stern (March 22, 1922 – February 2, 2015) was an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the film ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955), starring James Dean. In addition to ""Rebel Without a Cause,"" Stern's most notable screenwriting credits include ""Sybil"", which garnered Emmy awards for both Stern and Sally Field, ""The Rack"" starring Paul Newman, ""The James Dean Story"" directed by Robert Altman, ""The Outsider"" starring Tony Curtis, ""The Ugly American"" starring Marlon Brando, ""Rachel, Rachel"" starring Joanne Woodward and ""The Last Movie"" directed by Dennis Hopper."
"Lanzmann, Vincenzo Labella, based on ""Ten Plus One"", a police procedural novel by Ed McBain. Detective Steve Carella in Ed McBain's novel was renamed Stéphane Carella in French thriller. Without Apparent Motive Without Apparent Motive () is a 1971 French thriller film directed by Philippe Labro. Set in Nice, it tells the story of a police detective faced with a series of unexplained killings of apparently unconnected people by a mystery sniper. Unmarried police detective Carella sees Jocelyne, a sexy old flame who is being trailed by an Englishman. Any thoughts of taking up with her again are put aside"
"of Eden"", James Dean's film debut. """" is a travelogue of his 1960 road trip with his poodle Charley. Steinbeck bemoans his lost youth and roots, while dispensing both criticism and praise for America. According to Steinbeck's son Thom, Steinbeck made the journey because he knew he was dying and wanted to see the country one last time. Steinbeck's last novel, ""The Winter of Our Discontent"" (1961), examines moral decline in America. The protagonist Ethan grows discontented with his own moral decline and that of those around him. The book has a very different tone from Steinbeck's amoral and ecological"
"manipulates Natalie into breaking up with Jimmy. Jimmy shoots himself in a suicide attempt. Heartbroken, Natalie severs all ties with her mother. By the mid-1950s, she (Waddell) and her friend Margaret O'Brien (Sophie Mentis) decide that Natalie should play the female lead in ""Rebel Without a Cause"" opposite James Dean (Nick Carpenter). In order to get the role, she allows herself to be seduced by director Nicholas Ray (Robert Taylor). Ray does not cast her initially, but her involvement in a car accident caused by Dennis Hopper (Jarrod Dean), changes his mind. Simultaneously, she auditions for director Roy Tremaine (Andy"
"speed addict Greg (Sean Astin), angry and rebellious Little J (Balthazar Getty) wheelchair bound Manny (Will Smith), love hungry and overweight Brenda( Ricki Lake), and philosophical loner Crasher (James LeGros).” The film also features Lara Flynn Boyle, Kyle MacLachlan, Alyssa Milano, Steven Tobolowsky and an uncredited Christian Slater as a social worker.” Major concludes, “In spite of the remarkable stock of fine performances, however, the film’s real gem is it’s [sic] screenplay by Rocco, Kurt Voss, and Michael Hitchcock.” Janet Maslin of ""The New York Times"" said, ""This is ""Rebel Without a Cause"" without the grown-ups and without boundaries."" Critic"
"films and music in both East and West Berlin influenced the rise of a subculture of youth commonly known as Halbstarke (lit. half-strengths). American films of the era like ""The Wild One"" and ""Rebel Without a Cause"", featuring movie stars Marlon Brando and James Dean, respectively, were viewed by the GDR with romanticizing public disobedience and rebellion, as well as encouraging violent crime. Continued occurrences of crime and uprisings by German youths would eventually lead to the decision by SED party officials to begin construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. In memory of the 1953 East German rebellion, West"
"Stewart Stern Stewart Henry Stern (March 22, 1922 – February 2, 2015) was an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the film ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955), starring James Dean. In addition to ""Rebel Without a Cause,"" Stern's most notable screenwriting credits include ""Sybil"", which garnered Emmy awards for both Stern and Sally Field, ""The Rack"" starring Paul Newman, ""The James Dean Story"" directed by Robert Altman, ""The Outsider"" starring Tony Curtis, ""The Ugly American"" starring Marlon Brando, ""Rachel, Rachel"" starring Joanne Woodward and ""The Last Movie"" directed by Dennis Hopper. He is also author"
"a former California Highway Patrol officer who had been called to the scene, Ron Nelson, said the ""wreckage and the position of Dean's body indicated his speed at the time of the accident was more like 55 mph"". American teenagers of the mid-1950s, when Dean's major films were made, identified with Dean and the roles he played, especially that of Jim Stark in ""Rebel Without a Cause"". The film depicts the dilemma of a typical teenager of the time, who feels that no one, not even his peers, can understand him. Humphrey Bogart commented after Dean's death about his public"
"photographs of oil paintings of famous rock stars titled ""Rock Dreams"", to which he had contributed liner notes to accompany each photograph. The conversation centered on two topics: the James Dean movie ""Rebel Without a Cause"", and White's disco career. At the end of the show, following White's declaration that Disco would be the next big thing, Povich turned to Cohn and quipped 'You should re-write ""Rebel Without a Cause"" and turn it into a disco movie!' Cohn did, in fact, rewrite ""Rebel"", not as a movie script, but as a fictionalized account which would be published in 1976 in"
"seen at the Dragon throne, in distress and without her robes of state: ""The dynasty is finished,"" she repeats to herself several times. In 1959 Jerry Wald announced he would make a film on the Boxer Rebellion called ""The Hell Raisers"". He hoped to star David Niven and Stephen Boyd. Best known for his 1955 film ""Rebel Without a Cause"" starring James Dean, Nicholas Ray was a tortured individual at the time of the production of ""55 Days at Peking"", somewhat akin to the Dean persona he helped to create for ""Rebel"". Paid a very high salary by producer Samuel"
"could"". As a child actress, Wood received significant media attention. By age nine, she had been named the ""most exciting juvenile motion picture star of the year"" by ""Parents."" In the 1953–54 television season, Wood played Ann Morrison, the teenage daughter in ""The Pride of the Family,"" an ABC situation comedy. She successfully made the transition from child star to ingénue at age 16 when she co-starred with James Dean and Sal Mineo in ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955), Nicholas Ray's film about teenage rebellion. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She followed this with"