James Dean, the acting rebel without a cause, was born in Marion, Indiana on February 9, 1931. His parents were Winton Dean and Mildred Dean. During his first six years of his life he and his family lived in Marion Indiana. Because of a military transfer between his father and the military he moved to California. His father was a dentist and performed his practices in the military. There his mother became ill and died when he …showed first 75 words of 1414 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1414 total…Awards, for his performances in East of Eden and Giant. Although he only made 3 films, they were made in just over one year's time. Joe Hyams, in Little Boy Lost, sums up his career: Dean was an exciting person in his childhood and his adulthood. He was always active and meant a lot to millions around the nation. Obviously its people like this that we need to entertain our country. Bibliography Some book on him.