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James Dean: At Speed James Dean - Wikipedia James Dean: James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause uit 1955: Algemene informatie: Volledige naam: James Byron Dean: Geboren: 8 februari 1931 Marion Indiana: Overleden Death of James Dean - Wikipedia The death of Hollywood actor James Dean occurred on September 30 1955 near Cholame California. Dean had previously competed in several auto racing events and was ... Questions linger 50 years after James Deans fatal crash ... coroners inquest cleared driver but questions linger 50 years laterwith deans death the fate of a cal poly student and korean war veteran resided in the ... Who is James Dean dating James Dean girlfriend wife James Byron Dean (February 8 1931 September 30 1955) was an American actor. He is a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement as ... James Dean Blue Jean Coffee Cozy AllFreeSewing.com You probably never imagined that something as unassuming as a coffee cozy could look this cool. The James Dean Blue Jean Coffee Cozy can't help but make you look boss ... James Dean - Wikipedia 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 ... James Dean - Biography - IMDb James Dean was an American actor. He is a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film ... 10 Things You May Not Know About James Dean - History in ... Article Details: 10 Things You May Not Know About James Dean. Author. Jesse Greenspan. Website Name. History.com. Year Published. 2015. Title. 10 Things You May Not ... James Dean - IMDb James Byron Dean was born February 8 1931 in Marion Indiana to Mildred Marie (Wilson) and Winton A. Dean a farmer turned dental technician. The Death of James Dean - Findadeath - Celebrity Deaths This photograph was taken by Dennis Stock. The casket was located in the very funeral parlor that James Dean himself would end up just a few months this photograph ... Rank: #1504328 in BooksBrand: Brand: David Bull PublishingPublished on: 2005-11-01Original language: EnglishNumber of items: 1Dimensions: .69" h x 11.34" w x 11.30" l, Binding: Hardcover144 pagesUsed Book in Good Condition 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.Absolutely a must have book for any fan of James Dean!By Derek W."Dad, I want to watch a James Dean movie tonight". The words from my 6 year old daughters mouth after my sudden infatuation with Jimmy rubbed off on her. That, and I think it helps that her favorite singer Taylor Swift mentions him in her song "Style". My recent obsession with James Dean and more specifically his accident and death, started around Jan or Feb of last year (2015). I tend to find a subject to lose myself in for a couple weeks or maybe a month at a time. I read up on it on the Internet, maybe buy a book or two, and then I get my fill and move on. This has not been the case with James Dean.I had seen the pictures of his crash over the years and remember reading about it once or twice, but I never paid it much mind. That said, the pictures did stay with me, and I've always had a strange fascination with pictures of crashes from the 50s like that. So when I came across them again one night as I was just bumming around the Internet early last year, something about them just grasped me this time.I had, like many many others, knew who James Dean was and identified him as a cultural icon from the 50s and the "Rock-N-Roll" generation, but I never paid much more thought to him than that. So looking at those pictures that evening, I decided to investigate further. My first stop was the obvious Google and what I could find from there. I came across the website Find A Death and read about it there. I stared at those photos from the accident scene and was drawn in so strong for some unexplainable reason. Those washed out, grainy images. The smashed up almost beyond recognition Porsche 550 Spyder. There was just something about those photos I couldn't explain and still can't manage to explain the proper way. I know what I want to say, but I can't find the right words.I came to find a book called "The Death of James Dean" by Warren Beath. I ordered a copy and (impatiently) waited for it to arrive. In the meantime I studied as much as I could find on the web about the subject and began bombarding my family and friends with facts about Jimmy, his life, and his death. Most of the time those people will just bear with me and I think hope I will move on soon. This was not the case with Jimmy. By the time the book arrived I was a mini expert on him. But the book still intrigued me very much. I read it cover to cover in about 3 days. I was ready for more.I pitter pattered around the Internet more and tried to find more info I did not yet know. I had seen the book At Speed by Lee Raskin but for some odd reason I put off buying it for an unknown reason. Perhaps it's because I had read that it was kind of the end all be all on the subject and I was slightly afraid that upon reading and finishing the book I would be at that point where I was ready to move on but, I didn't want to. I was thoroughly enjoying learning about Jimmy and did not want to stop. Just like Howard Matson in Mr. Beath's book I was hooked- line and sinker.In early July of last year, our family took a trip to Kentucky to visit my father. On the way down (from Wisconsin) we decided to take a small detour to Fairmount, IN. We drove through town and stopped at Jimmy's grave. We drove past the Winslow farm. I was lucky that my family was putting up with me and even seemed fairly excited to see the sights also. In August I finally decided to buy At Speed. I bought it off of eBay and within a few minutes of my purchase I received a personal message from none other than Mr. Raskin himself. It turns out I was buying from him directly but didn't realize that before hand. He asked me if I'd like an inscription in the book and if I was a Porsche fan, a fan of Jimmy, or both. I told him I was a through and through gear-head, not necessarily a Porsche fan, and was very recently becoming a very large fan of James Dean. He said he'd write something nice in the book for me. Then fate came knocking.I had bought a 2005 Dodge Viper SRT/10 in March of last year and had been planning on flipping it to make some money on it. I sold the car on eBay and within a day the person who "bought" it, backed out. About a month before hand, I found another Viper in LA that I really liked. I contacted the gentleman out of curiosity to see if he'd be willing to entertain a trade with me for mine. Turns out he was looking to do the exact thing I asked. We hemmed and hawed for a month but never really got serious about it. The day the person cancelled on me from eBay, I contacted the gentleman out in LA and asked if he wanted to do the deal. We hammered one out within a couple hours time and I was set to leave the next day. I was going to drive out to CA with my Viper and trade and drive the new one back home. I immediately decided while I was out there I would travel up from LA to Cholame where the accident occurred and re-trace the last route Jimmy took.It was an amazing trip out there. Through Colorado (up Independence Pass) during the day, the Utah desert at night. I put the top down and cruised through Utah all alone in the middle of the night with every single star out you could possibly imagine. It was an unbelievable sight. And even at 1 AM it was still 80 degrees out. I just put on a playlist I had made for the trip months before I even knew I was taking it, I made it in the hope that someday I would be able to. I made it to Vegas at 430 AM.I was back on the road by 11 AM after a few hours sleep in Vegas, and drove through the desert between Vegas and LA in 105 degree heat. The Viper never skipped a beat. I made it to the gentleman's house by around 330 PM and we made the exchange and chatted for around an hour or so. I had told him of my plan to visit the crash site and he suggested I get on the road if I wanted to make it before sunset. I headed out and started my journey north. I didn't get to re-trace the route exactly as he lived on the very east side of LA and I was going to avoid going in to the city further than I absolutely had to even though I've been dying to visit LA for many many years.I took the 210 over to the 5 which used to be the 99 when Jimmy was on it, and headed north. Had I received Mr. Raskin's book before I left, I would have known to take the "racer's route" taken by Jimmy that day. That is getting off the 5 and taking 166 at Metter over to 33 north. Instead I took the 5 all the way up to 46 (466 in 1955). That takes you to Blackwell's Corner which was Jimmy's last stop before the accident. 33 takes you to the same place if you take the same route Jimmy did. Of course Blackwell's Corner looks nothing like it did in 1955. The sun was going down quickly and I was racing against time to make it to the site before dark. I saw the rolling hills in the distance and the sun was just starting to go behind them.I started coming up to the hills, or perhaps smallish mountains, and I had butterflies in my stomach. I had been reading and looking at pictures of this for months. I was staring the ascent up Polonio Pass and as I started up, I looked to my left and there, about 100 feet off the road, was the remnants of the old 466. The same road Jimmy drove on! I couldn't believe I was seeing it. I got to the top of Polonio Pass and started my decent. Up ahead I could see the flashing lights of the intersection of 46 and 41. The fateful place Jimmy lost his life 60 years before. Coming down Antelope Grade it was getting closer and the sun had just set behind the distant hills. This was the same exact time of day Jimmy had been coming down the hill also. Unfortunately it isn't the same road. The old 466 is off to the left in a pasture up until about a mile or so before the intersection. If you go to Google maps you can still see the "old road" leading up to the intersection. Then, I finally arrived. I came into it slowly and saw the "James Dean Memorial Junction" sign and slowed to turn onto the entrance to Cholame Valley Road which is about 200 feet past the intersection. I parked the Viper and got out and walked back to the crash site.There I was, after months and months. It was totally surreal to be there. The same time of evening. It is a very very eerie place. Not completely because of what occurred there, but because it is literally in the middle of nowhere. Of all the places in the world, of all the busy intersections in all the big cities, of the more busy highways, and of course most obviously, the racetracks that he raced on, this lonely, desolate, intersection is what took the life of such a young, enigmatic, rising star. It was quiet there. I ran around taking as many pictures as I could before it got completely dark. I tried to copy the angles of the pictures Sanford Roth took that day. I wanted to try to park the Viper in the same area that the Spyder finally came to a rest and take some pictures like that, but it started to get too dark by then. I took in the scene one last time and paid my respects and headed down the road to Paso Robles for the night. I couldn't have asked for better timing or weather or anything really. It was perfect.I checked into the Best Western Black Oak (very very nice place!), and grabbed a late bite. I planned on getting up early and driving around Paso Robles to find the Kuehl-Nicolay funeral home which is where Jimmy ended up that night. I was up at 530 and found the funeral home easy enough and snapped a few pics of it then headed up the street to go to "hospital hill" which was the site of the old War Memorial Hospital where Jimmy and Rolf were taken directly after the accident. The hospital, gone now- demolished in the late 70s, now has a couple of large houses on the hill. I took some pictures there and then left to head back to the crash site.I stopped at the Jack Ranch Cafe where the James Dean Memorial is and took some pictures there. The garage which was operated by Paul Moreno who also owned the ambulance that picked Jimmy and Rolf up, used to be next to the cafe. Unfortunately it to is now completely gone. It was also the place that the Spyder and Donald Turnupseed's Ford were taken after the accident.I drove the mile from the cafe to the accident site and took some more photos and hung around for a little while just taking in the sights. I headed back up the Antelope Grade and turned off on the access road to the water treatment facility. This road actually uses a small portion of the old 466 Jimmy drove on. I parked and got out and started to walk down the "old road". It is in a state of suspended decay. Crumbling away slowly in a pasture now. I walked on the road for a couple hundred yards taking some pics. This was just as surreal as being down at the crash site. You could just barely make out the white dotted lines on the road still. I didn't want to leave but I had to start my trek back home. 2000 plus miles in 2 days. I took one last look around and hopped back in the Viper and headed out. I looked over to my right this time at the old highway slowly dissolving back into the hill and said goodbye to Jimmy one last time.I stopped at Blackwell's Corner to top off with fuel and take pictures of the giant signs of Jimmy out front. Bought a few little souvenirs and got back on the road, I had a long trip ahead of me. I made it to Sidney Nebraska by 4 AM and was back on the road by 11 AM. I finally pulled up in front of my house at 130 AM Friday morning. I pulled the Viper into the garage and took a quick shower and hopped into to bed happy to be off the road and home, but sad to not be back in California. I made a decision that night laying in bed that I would go back there as soon as I could and take the same road trip again to Cholame. This time with my fiance next to me.It was an amazing trip and definitely a check off the bucket list. Both Vipers performed flawlessly and actually got great gas mileage especially considering the second one is a Paxton supercharged monster with 800 HP.I finally received Mr. Raskin's book about a week after I came home and read it front to back the same night. I emailed him directly after and sent him some pictures from the trip. We exchanged emails for a week or so and talked about Jimmy and the accident. I had so many questions and he answered each and every one of them. He asked me to meet him in Fairmount for the 60th anniversary of Jimmy's death where he would be doing a book signing for his new book On the Road to Salinas. I told him I would try to make it if I could. Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend the festivities there that weekend.I did pre-order his new book and when I got it, I read it cover to cover the same night. I emailed him and thanked him for talking with me and told him how great the new book was. It answered a few other questions I had and really nailed down what exactly happened that day. Bar none, there is no better expert on James Dean and the accident other than Mr. Lee Raskin. A completely down to earth gentleman and great guy to talk to. I'm just disappointed I wasn't able to meet him in person. I highly suggest you buy both of his books, At Speed and On The Road To Salinas if you are even mildly interested in James Dean. And if you are very interested in Jimmy, you will not be disappointed in any way.After over a year now, my fascination with James Dean has not slowed one bit. I'm hungry for more and am looking forward to when I can take the next trip to California. Until then, I'll just keep looking at those old, faded photos from 1955 and wishing I could've met Jimmy just once. In Cholame, it felt like I almost did.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.Outstanding James Dean BookBy Arthur C. Porter, Jr.This is the best book that I have ever read about James Dean and his vehicles. Lee Raskin has done an outstanding job of bringing Jimmy and his love of speed and vehicles to life. I highly recommend this book JAMES DEAN: AT SPEED to any James Dean fan or anyone who loves vehicles.// Lee has also written the best coverage of Jimmy's tragic fatal accident that I have ever read and since 1955 I have read all of them. I have hundreds of books, articles, magazines, LP albums, wall posters, DVDs, etc. concerning Jimmy I have collected since 1955. JAMES DEAN: AT SPEED is the best.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.Fantastic bookBy porschenutThis is the best researched and illustrated book on James Dean and his sports car passion that I've ever read, and I own a modest library of books on sports car racing for comparison purposes. I love the way it includes all sorts of illustrations of sports car and movie memorabilia, not to mention the many photos of Dean at work and play. It also includes details about Dean's ultimately fatal attraction with racing Porsches, and is written by someone with extensive Porsche racing experience. Overall an attractive and outstanding publication that will appeal to fans of both Dean and Porsche.See all 39 customer reviews... James Dean Blue Jean Coffee Cozy AllFreeSewing.com You probably never imagined that something as unassuming as a coffee cozy could look this cool. The James Dean Blue Jean Coffee Cozy can't help but make you look boss ... Who is James Dean dating? James Dean girlfriend wife James Byron Dean (February 8 1931 September 30 1955) was an American actor. He is a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement as ... James Dean - Wikipedia James Dean: James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause uit 1955: Algemene informatie: Volledige naam: James Byron Dean: Geboren: 8 februari 1931 Marion Indiana: Overleden James Dean - Wikipedia 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 ... Questions linger 50 years after James Deans fatal crash ... coroners inquest cleared driver but questions linger 50 years later?with deans death the fate of a cal poly student and korean war veteran resided in the ... James Dean - IMDb James Byron Dean was born February 8 1931 in Marion Indiana to Mildred Marie (Wilson) and Winton A. Dean a farmer turned dental technician. 10 Things You May Not Know About James Dean - History in ... Article Details: 10 Things You May Not Know About James Dean. Author. Jesse Greenspan. Website Name. History.com. Year Published. 2015. Title. 10 Things You May Not ... Death of James Dean - Wikipedia The death of Hollywood actor James Dean occurred on September 30 1955 near Cholame California. Dean had previously competed in several auto racing events and was ... James Dean - Biography - IMDb James Dean was an American actor. He is a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film ... The Death of James Dean - Findadeath - Celebrity Deaths This photograph was taken by Dennis Stock. The casket was located in the very funeral parlor that James Dean himself would end up just a few months this photograph ...
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