Dean's sexuality and his close friendship with his 'Giant' costar is explored in the biography 'Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean' Richard C. Miller/Donaldson Collection/Getty When James Dean ...

Dean, who was born on Feb. 8, 1931, grew up Fairmount, a town in north central Indiana. After graduating from high school, he moved to California, enrolling at UCLA to study drama before dropping out ...

Giant was released the following year, and Dean received his second posthumous best actor Oscar nomination for his performance in it. (His first was for East of Eden.) "The story of James Dean is ...

Conventional wisdom suggests that, if you get a slew of Oscar nominations, you’re bound to also sweep the eventual awards show in terms of wins. Just look at Titanic securing 11 Oscar wins after ...

Timothée Chalamet has hit a major milestone, becoming the youngest two-time Oscar nominee since James Dean for 'A Complete ...

Actor James Dean and actress Elizabeth Tayor on the set of the movie “Giant” in July 1955 in Marfa, Texas. (Photo by Richard C. Miller/Donaldson Collection/Getty Images) According to a ...

Dean got a second posthumous nom for 1956’s Giant movie. Dean had been driving in his Porsche ... Chalamet, 29, performed the ...

James Dean once opened up to Elizabeth Taylor about the deep pain he carried from his childhood, including allegations of ...

the last actor to achieve this feat was James Dean, who was posthumously nominated in back-to-back years for 1955’s period family drama “East of Eden” and 1956’s Western drama “Giant ...