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Name:
James Byron Dean
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Born:
February 8, 1931, Marion, Indiana to Winton and
Mildred Wilson Dean
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Mother:
His mother died of cancer in 1940
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Height:
5'8
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His neck size:
15 1/2
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Waist:
30-32-inch
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Shoe size:
9E
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Favorite Drink:
Coffee
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Favorite Ice Cream:
Coffee and Raspberry
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Favorite Book:
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Music:
Frank Sinatra's Songs for "Young Lovers"
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Actors:
Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando
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Interests:
painting, bullfights, photography, sculpting,
car racing, playing the bongos
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Education: Santa
Monica City College, pledged Sigma Nu fraternity
and majored in Drama. Also later study under Lee
Strasberg in the New York Actors Studio.
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Early Acting Jobs:
Pepsi Advert, and stunt tester in the game show
Beat the Clock
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Academy Award Nominations:
Nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role, for
both East of Eden and Giant.
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Films he would have
done: James was set to star in
two films at the time of his death these were
The Left-Handed Gun, and Somebody Up There Likes
Me.
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Nickname:
Often referred to himself as "the little
bastard," a name he had painted on the back
of his Porsche Spyder days before his death.
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The day he died:
Jimmy received a speeding ticket before the crash
and a few days before had appeared in a safe-driving
commercial.
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Favorite brand of
cigarettes: Winstons and Chesterfields.
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Favorite poet:
James Whitcomb Riley.
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Pets:
A Siamese kitten he named Marcus given to him
by Elizabeth Taylor and a Palomino he named Cisco
the Kid.
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Vision:
He could barely see without his glasses.
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Insomnia:
He sometimes suffered from insomnia, and used
to see movies to stretch out the night.
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Relationships:
Anna Maria Pierangeli (Pier Angeli; Italian; actress),
Ursula Andres, Elizabeth 'Dizzy' Sheridon.
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