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James Dean died on 30th September 1955, aged twenty-four. At the time of his fatal car accident he had just completed Giant, his third film after East of Eden and Rebel without a cause. Yet from this meagre career a legend was born that shows no sign of abating. He is classic American icon, surpassed only by Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, projecting an image of Fifties cool and tough-guy charm that has been vigorously mass-marketed via T-shirts, posters, calendars and countless fan clubs. But until now no serious biography has looked beyond the Hollywood-manufactured cliche to the volatile polarities, conflicted sexuality and childhood trauma of the person himself. Was he bisexual or gay? A neurotic con artist or a lost boy trying to find himself? This revisionist, passionate portrait, based on many new and documented sources and featuring previously unpublished photographs, argues that Dean's angst-ridden compliance-in public- with rigid sexual mores helped fuel the fury and electricity of his acting. Its conclusion will be a revelation for everyone concerned with movies, popular culture and the ethics of image versus reality. Hardback Ed with Dust Jacket 1994
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