James Dean Biography

- Most of Dean’s so-called affairs with various starlets were made up by the Warner Brothers PR. He did have love affairs with Pier Angeli and Liz Sheridan.

- Dean was issued a speeding ticket only two hours and fifteen minutes before his fatal accident.

- Dean is the only actor in history to receive more than one Oscar nomination posthumously.

- Contrary to popular belief, Dean's middle name was not taken from Lord Byron, but from a relative, "Byron" Dean.

- Dean’s final screen test for East of Eden was shot with Paul Newman, who also was in the final running for one of the roles.

- At the time of his death, Dean was signed to appear in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) at M.G.M. and The Left Handed Gun (1958) at Warner Bros. Both parts subsequently were taken by Paul Newman and helped make him a star.

- Just before his death, Dean’s agent, Jane Deacy, negotiated a 9-picture deal over 6 years with Warner Bros. worth $900,000.

- Dean was given a Siamese cat as gift by Elizabeth Taylor.