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  1. Hollywood actor James Dean was killed at the age of 24 in an auto accident on September 30, 1955, near Cholame, California.

  2. Sep 28, 2020 · Dean was killed when the 550 Spyder he was driving collided with a Ford Tudor sedan along then-U.S. Route 446 near Cholame, California. The Ford, driven by 23-year-old Cal Poly student Donald...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_DeanJames Dean - Wikipedia

    Dean died in a car crash in 1955. He became the only actor to receive two posthumous Academy Award acting nominations, being nominated in the Best Actor category for East of Eden and Giant. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood in the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list.

  4. Apr 3, 2014 · He was killed in a tragic car accident at age 24. Updated: Apr 14, 2021. (1931-1955) Who Was James Dean? James Dean starred in the film adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel East of Eden, for...

  5. May 28, 2024 · James Dean, American film actor who became a symbol of the confused, restless, and idealistic youth of the 1950s. Although he made few films before his death in a car accident at the age of 24, his performances, perhaps most notably in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), have proved enduring.

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  6. Feb 13, 2022 · James Dean's brief yet iconic time in the spotlight came to an abrupt end when he died in a tragic car accident on September 30, 1955 — and the details of his death remain both perplexing and disturbing to this day.

  7. Nov 13, 2009 · At 5:45 PM on September 30, 1955, 24-year-old actor James Dean is killed in Cholame, California, when the Porsche he is driving hits a Ford Tudor sedan at an intersection.